Source link The Indian government is wary of AI’s potential to stir up problems, a senior figure has told the Financial Times New Delhi has “woken up” to the dangers of AI-generated deepfakes and will hold social media companies accountable for any such content on their platforms, a senior official in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s […]
Source link Berlin has been calling for more military aid to Kiev, warning it cannot sustain the cost on its own Both Russia and Ukraine now find themselves unable to make any progress on the battlefield, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius told the tabloid Bild on Thursday. Pistorius has insisted on boosting weapons production and […]
Source link The International Court of Justice is set to announce a decision on potential emergency measures against West Jerusalem South Africa has expressed hopefulness ahead of an International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearing on the genocide case against Israel which was filed by Pretoria, Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor told Ubuntu Radio. The ICJ will […]
Source link The country’s revenues from the sector exceeded $45 billion in 2023, preliminary data shows Russia raked in record earnings from agricultural exports last year, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev has announced, citing preliminary estimates. Speaking at a ministerial meeting on Wednesday, Patrushev said that cross-border sales of agricultural goods brought Moscow more than $45 […]
Source link Lithuania’s Ausrine Armonaite says lending to the government is better than “hiding cash in a sock” Lithuanian Economy Minister Ausrine Armonaite has issued a call for citizens to finance the country’s defense industry, telling them to “invest in tanks” rather than keep hold of their savings. Discussing her proposal with Lithuanian National Radio […]
Source link Rishi Sunak is prepared to defy European human rights laws to deport migrants to Africa British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has refused to back down over the controversial policy of sending illegal immigrants to Rwanda, saying on Thursday that he was prepared to ignore an international law that imposes a temporary injunction on […]
Source link Grant Shapps wants Western nations to increase their military spending ahead of a possible conflict British defense minister Grant Shapps has predicted a global conflict between the West and Russia, China, Iran and North Korea within five years. Shapps has called on Britain’s allies to increase their military spending in response to this so-called […]
Source link Maksim Reshetnikov noted the large disparity in the two countries’ growth rates Russia may overtake Japan as the world’s fourth largest economy in the coming years, Economy Minister Maksim Reshetnikov stated on Wednesday. Russia has already moved passed Germany, the EU’s economic heavyweight, in purchasing power party (PPP) terms and now has the […]
Source link Rustem Umerov will instead meet with his French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu via video link, several outlets have reported Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has canceled a trip to meet with his French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu “for security reasons,” several media outlets have reported. The two officials are instead expected to hold talks via […]
Source link The conflict with Russia generates jobs and export advantages for arms manufacturers, Sebastien Lecornu has said The surge in demand for weapons amid the Ukraine conflict benefits the economy of France, Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu told Le Parisien on Wednesday. The senior official revealed plans to produce 78 Caesar howitzers for Ukraine in […]
Source link Mariusz Kaminski has been on a hunger strike in protest over “political” persecution Poland’s former Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski will be force-fed in prison because his health is in danger, President Andrzej Duda announced on Wednesday. Kaminski was arrested on January 9 along with his former deputy Maciej Wasik. Both men declared that […]
Source link The country is now in a “particularly” difficult situation, Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck has warned The German economy has lost its competitive advantage after abandoning Russian gas supplies, Vice-Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck stated on Wednesday. The EU’s top economy benefited from cheap Russian energy for over two decades. It relied on the […]
Source link Moscow and Pyongyang reportedly discussed bilateral ties and the security of the Korean Peninsula Russian President Vladimir Putin has hosted North Korea’s Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui at the Kremlin, following talks between the countries’ top diplomats on boosting bilateral ties and cooperation earlier on Tuesday. During their meeting, top North Korean and Russian […]
Source link Pretoria’s case is backed by international law and UN conventions, Ronald Lamola told RT Israel has no moral standing in Gaza and cannot commit genocide in the name of self-defense, South African Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has told RT in an exclusive interview as Pretoria’s case continues before the International Court of Justice […]
Source link With ministers relying on artificial intelligence to read reports, the government may as well “let the robots run the country,” opposition lawmaker Sarah Olney has declared Members of the British government have outsourced their traditional job of reading policy papers and reports to an experimental artificial intelligence, Conservative minister Alex Burghart told a […]