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Putin says European troop deployment in Ukraine would be ‘war against Russia’
President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that any deployment of European troops to Ukraine would amount to “a war against Russia” and said Moscow did not “pose a threat”. “At the
CIA declassifies briefs about Al-Qaeda on 9/11 anniversary
The CIA released more than 70 presidential intelligence briefs related to Al-Qaeda and its leader Osama bin Laden on Friday, the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The
Trump rejects Saudi request for strikes on Houthis – Report
US President Donald Trump rejected a request from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for strikes against Houthi fighters in Yemen, news outlet Axios reported on Thursday. The Iran-backed Houthis,
China, Iran among countries that have used AI to aid spying, Anthropic says
Anthropic said Thursday it shut down multiple cases of state-sponsored surveillance operations that used its artificial intelligence (AI) models, and warned that governments and state-aligned actors are increasingly using AI
S/Africa extradites six Nigerians wanted in US romance scam
South Africa will extradite six Nigerian nationals to the United States Friday over allegations they swindled victims out of more than $6 million in a sophisticated online romance scam, police
Woman gives birth from embryo frozen for more than 22 years
A Greek woman has given birth from an embryo frozen over 22 years ago after losing her son born from the same treatment, her doctor said Wednesday. “For Christina Rapti‑Tzelepi, today’s
Ex-Chelsea owner Abramovich loses third attempt to overturn EU sanctions
A top EU court on Wednesday rejected Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s third attempt to overturn sanctions against him over the war in Ukraine. The former owner of Chelsea football club,
Brent oil hits $100 a barrel on Mideast war flare-up
The price of Brent North Sea oil, the international benchmark, topped $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since the end of July, as fresh flare-ups in the
Iran, US trade blows as Hormuz impasse deepens
Iran launched fresh attacks against US targets in the Middle East on Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian oil tankers, dragging the foes deeper into war. Tehran’s powerful
Russia says Putin, Trump had ‘frank’ call after US envoys visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump had an “extremely frank” phone call on Tuesday, after US negotiators visited Moscow over the weekend, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told
