The new Office of AI will bring together the government’s work on issues such as education, the labor market, climate and energy, copyright and defense.Image: Imago Australia wants to control the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) more closely in the future. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the establishment of a central AI office in the […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 15/07/2026 – 12:00 GMT+2 The European Union and Ukraine have signed a deal to jointly boost the production of drones, a fast-evolving technology that has redefined modern warfare. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The deal was announced on Wednesday by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv. The initiative […]
Continue ReadingJuly 15, 2026, 11:29July 15, 2026, 11:29 At the end of March a Swiss man was in Bali arrested. He left the house during the traditional Nyepi festival, the “Day of Silence” in Bali – this violates the island’s traditions. He further insulted the celebrations several times. “Fuck Nyepi and fuck your rules too,” he […]
Continue ReadingKenya’s High Court has dismissed a bid by a Rastafarian group seeking to legalise the use of cannabis for religious purposes. The Rastafarian community had argued that the ban on smoking cannabis infringed on their rights to freedom of religion and belief guaranteed under the constitution. In a landmark judgement, Justice Bahati Mwamuye said the […]
Continue ReadingA new era began between Spain and the tiny British territory of Gibraltar on Wednesday, as border checks that have long been a source of tension and frustration were finally lifted. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING A journalist with the AFP news agency at the frontier said several dozen people and vehicles crossed the border from Spain for […]
Continue ReadingChina’s economic growth slowed sharply between the start of April and end of June as weak domestic demand and the Iran war’s impact on oil prices overshadowed the country’s strong exports. Official gross domestic product (GDP) figures showed the world’s second largest economy grew in the second quarter by 4.3%, below Beijing’s annual target, and […]
Continue Reading“Putin always escalated when he felt he was in trouble … the most natural escalation is the provocation,” said Kasparov, a former world chess champion who is now one of the Kremlin’s most prominent exiled critics. Kasparov said he expects such a move could involve an incursion into a country on NATO’s eastern flank, such […]
Continue ReadingThe pact could also be a tipping point for British alcohol and spirits companies. The reduction of customs duties on Scotch whisky from 150% to 75% immediately and then gradually to 40% over 10 years is a “real shift, not a small tweak”, says Avneet Singh of Modern Drinks Pvt Ltd, an import house based […]
Continue ReadingA US-Russian space crew has arrived at the International Space Station after launching from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Nasa astronaut Anil Menon and Russian crewmates Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina lifted off as scheduled at 7.47pm local time aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 for an eight-month stint on the orbiting outpost. Their spacecraft […]
Continue ReadingJuly 14, 2026, 10:51 p.mJuly 14, 2026, 10:51 p.m Cuban women walk through Havana at night. (Archive image, July 10, 2026)Image: keystone For the third time in about a week, there has been a nationwide power outage in Cuba. “There has been a complete separation of the electricity system,” the Ministry of Energy announced on […]
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