Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk faces prison and substantial fines if convicted of harassing a protected animal
Anthropic and Gates Foundation pledge $200M to use AI in health and education initiatives; the foundation signed a similar, $50M deal with OpenAI in January (Jeffrey Dastin/Reuters)
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Anthropic and Gates Foundation pledge $200M to use AI in health and education initiatives; the foundation signed a similar, $50M deal with OpenAI in January — Anthropic and the Gates Foundation have pledged…
No Exit From El Fasher
Fault Lines and Lighthouse investigate the siege of Sudan’s el-Fasher, where civilians were trapped, starved and killed.
Syria: Prosecuting Assad-era security officials
The new Syrian administration is trying to provide justice for the tens of thousands tortured and hundreds of thousands more killed by the regime of former dictator Bashar al-Assad. But is enough being done to investigate and prosecute those accused? …
Israeli, Lebanese diplomats meet in Washington for further peace talks
Representatives of Lebanon and Israel convened another round of diplomatic negotiations in Washington on Thursday, as the U.S. looks to facilitate a durable peace in the region while minimizing Hezbollah’s influence.
What to know about contenders who could replace Keir Starmer as Britain’s Labour leader
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership is on the rocks after his Labour Party suffered heavy defeats in local elections last week.
Ukraine says Russia launches “virtually nonstop” strikes on Kyiv
More than 1,500 Russian drones and dozens of missiles were launched in the last two days, according to Ukrainian officials.
I found the best early Memorial Day Apple deals: Save hundreds on iPad, Apple Watch, and more
Summer is almost here, and you can already find deals on all things Apple with these early Memorial Day weekend sales.
Activist flotilla leaves Turkey for Gaza weeks after Israel intercepted a previous convoy
Dozens of boats carrying activists and aid for Palestinians set sail from Turkey’s Mediterranean coast on Thursday in the latest attempt to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza – just weeks after Israel intercepted a previous flotilla and detained two…
‘Taiwan question’: Trump stays quiet, Xi warns of ‘clashes and conflicts if not handled properly’
China warned of “clashes and even conflicts” over Taiwan if the issue is not handled properly during talks between Presidents Trump and Xi. While Trump remained silent on Taiwan, Beijing confirmed it was raised, with Xi calling it the most important is…