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Vietnam court jails climate activist for tax evasion
Vietnam jailed a leading climate activist for three years for tax evasion Thursday, a sentence her family condemned as “unfair”, as the communist state ramps up a crackdown on environmentalists. Hoang Thi Minh Hong was sentenced by a court in Ho Chi Minh...
Zelensky says Ukraine joining NATO just a ‘matter of time’
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Pentagon opposes US State Dept on Ukraine weapons – Politico
Politico has highlighted disputes that outgoing US Joint Chiefs Chair Mark Milley has had to deal with regarding the arming of Kiev
ChatGPT can now search for data on the internet
The generative AI platform ChatGPT can now fetch data directly from the internet and gather up-to-date information in real-time, its creator OpenAI said Wednesday, in a major milestone for the software. Until now, ChatGPT’s responses to user queries were...
Russia to hike defense spending by almost 70 percent in 2024: ministry
Russia is set to hike defence spending by almost 70 percent in 2024, a finance ministry document published Thursday showed, as Moscow pours resources into its full-scale offensive in Ukraine. The document said defence spending was set to jump by over 68 p...
UK greenlights development of its biggest untapped oil field
London has allowed the development the Rosebank oil field in the North Sea despite environmental concerns
China, Saudi Arabia to hold joint naval drills next month: Beijing
China and Saudi Arabia will hold their second-ever joint naval drills next month, Beijing’s defence ministry announced Thursday, as China forges deeper ties with the Middle Eastern power. The drills, dubbed “Blue Sword 2023”, will take place in China’s so...
German institutes predict worse than feared recession
German economic institutes predicted Thursday that a recession this year will be worse than previously anticipated as high inflation and an industrial slowdown hit Europe’s top economy. The economy will shrink 0.6 percent in 2023, the institutes said in t...
Finnish housing market crashing – Bloomberg
The housing market in Finland is facing a downturn due to surging interest rates and weak consumer demand
Russia slashes food exports to ‘unfriendly’ countries – minister
Russia has diverted its agricultural exports to countries that abstained from joining Western sanctions, agriculture minister says
Chinese hackers stole 60,000 emails from US State Dept – officials
At least 60,000 messages were stolen from the US State Department in a major cyber attack in June, a Senate staffer told Politico
British state TV documentary maker admits sex crimes against 40 dogs
A UK crocodile expert and BBC film producer, Adam Britton, pleaded guilty to 50 charges linked to sex abuse against animals and children
Watch Highlights From Donald Trump’s UAW Speech in Michigan (VIDEO)
You might have watched the second GOP debate tonight, although if you didn’t watch it you did not miss much.
MIC DROP: Matt Gaetz Blasts Government Spending and Senator Bob Menendez in One Classic Line (VIDEO)
Matt Gaetz had an amazing moment on the House floor this week, in which he slammed government spending and the alleged corruption of Senator Bob Menendez in one sentence.
CHANGE: San Francisco Mayor London Breed to Require Drug Testing for Homeless Who Want Government Services (VIDEO)
How crazy have things become in San Francisco?
Senate Unanimously Votes to Restore Dress Code in Humiliating Rebuke to Chuck Schumer and Slob Fetterman
The Senate voted unanimously to restore the dress code for men Wednesday evening in a humiliating rebuke to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) who unilaterally dropped the unwritten but traditional dress code to accommodate the arrested developme...