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The leader of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group says he will withdraw his troops from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on 10 May because of ammunition shortages. Yevgeny Prigozhin’s statement came after he posted a video of him walking among his dead fighters’ bodies, blaming top Russian defence officials. “Tens of thousands” had been killed and…
West African bloc ECOWAS on Wednesday strongly condemned jihadist attacks which a day earlier hit the Malian capital where locals voiced concern and questions remained about the rare and deadly strike. An Al-Qaeda-linked group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the attack in Bamako against highly sensitive targets, including a military police training centre and the…
With both sides refusing to compromise on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the US naval blockade, there is no clear path out of the war that began on February 28 The deal that US President Donald Trump signed at Versailles in June set an ambitious 60-day deadline for ending the war with Iran…
The demo includes an inaccuracy about the James Webb Space Telescope, underscoring the misinformation risks of using Bard and ChatGPT to refine search. As Google’s AI-powered Bard prepares to compete against ChatGPT, don’t count on the chatbot programs always being right: A recent demo of Bard shows it spouting inaccurate information. Bard, which Google announced…
Russia launched its largest navy drills of the post-Soviet era on Tuesday alongside Chinese warships, the latest sign of deepening military cooperation between the two global powers. The drills will continue until September 16 and will involve more than 400 warships, submarines and other maritime vessels. Russian and Chinese warships began joint drills in the Sea…
Chinese trust company Zhongrong International has missed repayments on dozens of investment products since late July — pointing to deepening troubles in the world’s second-largest economy amid a real-estate crisis. Wang Qiang, the company’s chief compliance officer, told investors earlier this week that the company — a part of China’s shadow banking sector — had…