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Julian Assange
Julian Assange can appeal extradition to the US, UK court rules
LONDON — The High Court in London has ruled WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has the right to appeal in a final challenge against his extradition to the United States.Assange’s legal team argued that the judges Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson should not accept the assurances given by US prosecutors that the WikiLeaks founder could seek to rely upon the rights and protections under the US First Amendment.His legal team made the case that Assange could be discriminated against on the basis of his nationality, as an Australian-born foreign national.In a short ruling, the judges said the US submissions were not sufficient, granting Assange permission to a full appeal in relation to the points on freedom of speech and nationality.A date has not yet been set for the full appeal.Assange is...
May 20, 2024

Julian Assange can appeal extradition to the US, UK court rules

President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Dominique Hasler, center, opens the 133rd session of the Committee of Ministers at the European Council
Council of Europe adopts first binding international AI treaty
STRASBOURG — The Council of Europe agreed on a treaty on artificial intelligence (AI) on Friday, claiming it is the first binding international treaty on the technology.The treaty sets out a legal framework that covers the entire lifecycle of AI systems and addresses the risks they may pose while promoting responsible innovation.“With this new treaty, we aim to ensure a responsible use of AI that respects human rights, the rule of law and democracy,” the council’s Secretary-General Marija Pejčinović Burić said in a statement.The convention aims to establish “transparency and oversight requirements tailored to specific contexts and risks”, including identifying content generated by AI systems.The European Union has agreed on an AI Act, which is set to be implemented this...
May 17, 2024

Council of Europe adopts first binding international AI treaty

An overview of a destroyed Russian MiG 31 fighter aircraft and fuel storage facility at Belbek air base, near Sevastopol, in Crimea
Massive Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea causes power outages in Sevastopol
KYIV — A massive Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea early Friday caused power cutoffs in the city of Sevastopol and set a refinery ablaze in southern Russia, Russian authorities said.The drone raids marked an attempt to strike back during Moscow's renewed offensive in northeastern Ukraine, which has added to the pressure on outnumbered and outgunned Ukrainian forces as they await delayed deliveries of crucial Western weapons and ammunition.Ukraine has not commented on the attack nor claimed responsibility for it.The Russian Defence Ministry said its air defenses downed 51 Ukrainian drones over Crimea, another 44 over the Krasnodar region and six over the Belgorod region. It also said Russian warplanes and patrol boats had destroyed six sea drones in the Black Sea.Moscow's claims...
May 17, 2024

Massive Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea causes power outages in Sevastopol

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico
Slovakia's PM Robert Fico undergoes further surgery, remains in serious condition
BRATISLAVA — Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico underwent another operation after being shot in an assassination attempt earlier this week and remains in serious condition, according to the country’s Deputy PM and Defence Minister Robert Kaliňák.Fico, 59, was shot multiple times on Wednesday while greeting supporters after a government meeting in the former coal mining town of Handlová, in an attack that has shocked the nation.Miriam Lapunikova, director of the Roosevelt Hospital in Banská Bystrica -- where Fico was taken by helicopter after he was shot -- said Fico underwent a CT scan and is awake and stable in intensive care.Despite the fact he is conscious, she described his condition as “very serious”.She explained that the surgery removed dead tissues that had remained...
May 17, 2024

Slovakia's PM Robert Fico undergoes further surgery, remains in serious condition

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023
Russia not seeking Kharkiv capture, claims Putin
MOSCOW — Russia is currently not seeking to capture Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv, President Vladimir Putin has claimed."There are no such plans today," he said at the end of his visit to China.But he stressed that Russian forces were advancing in the north-eastern Kharkiv region to create a "security zone" for Russia's border region.Putin has spoken before of such a zone, but his public comments have not always reflected his aims in Ukraine.Ukraine says the front line has stabilized, admitting that Russia has occupied a number of border villages.Russia launched its offensive in the region last week, and fierce street fighting has been reported for the past several days in the key town of Vovchansk near the Russian border.On Friday, Ukrainian...
May 17, 2024

Russia not seeking Kharkiv capture, claims Putin

London-based company Arup has confirmed it was the victim of a deepfake scam in Hong Kong
British engineering giant Arup revealed as $25 million deepfake scam victim
HONG KONG — A British multinational design and engineering company behind world-famous buildings such as the Sydney Opera House has confirmed that it was the target of a deepfake scam that led to one of its Hong Kong employees paying out $25 million to fraudsters.A spokesperson for London-based Arup told CNN on Friday that it notified Hong Kong police in January about the fraud incident, and confirmed that fake voices and images were used.“Unfortunately, we can’t go into details at this stage as the incident is still the subject of an ongoing investigation. However, we can confirm that fake voices and images were used,” the spokesperson said in an emailed statement.“Our financial stability and business operations were not affected and none of our internal systems were...
May 17, 2024

British engineering giant Arup revealed as $25 million deepfake scam victim

Maria, 85, evacuates the Ukrainian town of Vovchansk
Police rush to rescue residents in Ukrainian border town threatened by Russian advance
VOVCHANSK, Ukraine — In a recurring nightmare, horrors usually repeat themselves. For the Ukrainian border town of Vovchansk, they’re getting worse.Every street seems aflame. The shelling is constant. Torn up tanks and Humvees litter its streets. Small arms fire can be heard as Russian forces inch forward.Locals in the town lived through occupation and liberation for seven grueling months in 2022. But now they bear the brunt of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s race to grab as much land as he can before Ukraine eventually feels the benefit of US weapons arriving.Moscow on Friday launched its most surprising operation since the initial invasion, crossing Ukraine’s northern border, in a repeat attempt to push south towards the country’s second most-populous city.The devastating...
May 17, 2024

Police rush to rescue residents in Ukrainian border town threatened by Russian advance

Ukrainian servicemen of mobile air defense unit of Ukraine's 141st separate infantry brigade in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Thursday, May 16, 2024
Russians 'don't have numbers for strategic breakthrough' in Ukraine: NATO
BRUSSELS — NATO’s top military officer has said Russia’s armed forces are incapable of any major advance.“The Russians don’t have the numbers necessary to do a strategic breakthrough,” NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe Christopher Cavoli told reporters on Thursday.“More to the point, they don’t have the skill and the capability to do it; to operate at the scale necessary to exploit any breakthrough to strategic advantage,” the general said.His comments come as Ukrainian forces engage in fierce battles with Russia's troops for control of Vovchansk, a key town in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region.Kyiv claimed on Thursday it had checked Russia's advance, but a senior Moscow official said the Russian army had enough resources to keep going.Euronews...
May 17, 2024

Russians 'don't have numbers for strategic breakthrough' in Ukraine: NATO

Damage inside the synagogue has been described as significant
French police kill man trying to burn Rouen synagogue
PARIS — French police have killed a man after a synagogue was set on fire in the north-western city of Rouen.The man was reportedly armed with a knife and an iron bar and when he went towards the police, an officer shot him.Rouen Mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol said the attack on the synagogue did not just affect the Jewish community, but the entire city was "battered and in shock".Police were called at around 06:45 (04:45 GMT) after smoke was seen rising from the synagogue, according to local reports.Firefighters at the scene eventually brought the fire under control inside the synagogue. There appeared to be no victims other than the armed man, the mayor said.Damage inside the synagogue has been described as significant. "I'm really upset, it's catastrophic,"...
May 17, 2024

French police kill man trying to burn Rouen synagogue

Robert Fico
Lone wolf suspect charged in shooting of Slovak PM
BRATISLAVA — Authorities have charged a man in connection with the attempted assassination of Prime Minister Robert Fico who was shot on Wednesday, the country’s interior minister said."The attempt on Fico's life was politically motivated", Slovakia's Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok said during a news conference of the Slovak security on the shooting of Prime Minister Robert Fico.Estok said the suspect, believed to be 71, was a "lone wolf" and did not belong to any political party, but had previously taken part in anti-government protests.Slovakia's prime minister is no longer in a life-threatening condition after being shot multiple times at point-blank range, according to his deputy prime minister.However, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of...
May 16, 2024

Lone wolf suspect charged in shooting of Slovak PM

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