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Google chief executive Sundar Pichai says the AI revamp of its online search engine will soon spread to countries other than the United States

Google's AI Search Revamp Puts Publishers In A Quandary

Google's use of artificial intelligence to sum up answers to search queries has publishers wondering if traffic to their websites will wither.

Slovak PM Shooting Suspect Named As 71-year-old Writer

A suspect detained at the scene after Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot several times is reported to be a 71-year-old writer

A suspect detained for shooting Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico is a 71-year-old writer from the centre of the European nation, the interior minister said Wednesday, after media identified the man.

'Mad Max' Tears Through Cannes With Frenetic 'Furiosa'

Alyla Browne portrays a child version of 'Furiosa' before Anya Taylor-Joy takes over as a fearsome young adult warrior

"Furiosa", the latest frenetically paced "Mad Max" action movie, zoomed into pole position among this year's blockbusters with a raucous world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday.

BIWC Group: Unveiling the Shadows of corporate deception

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Swiss Court Jails Gambian Ex-minister For Crimes Against Humanity

Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced Gambian ex-interior minister Ousman Sonko to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity committed under the regime of former dictator Yahya Jammeh.

Irish foreign minister Micheal Martin said recognition of Palestinian statehood would come this month

Ireland To Recognise Palestinian Statehood 'This Month': Minister

Ireland is certain to recognise Palestinian statehood by the end of May, the country's Foreign Minister Micheal Martin said on Wednesday, without specifying a date.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken performed 'Rockin' in the Free World' in a Kyiv bar on Tuesday

Guitar-playing Blinken Sparks Criticism In Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was trying to send a message of defiance and hope when he took to the stage of a Kyiv bar on Tuesday night for a guitar performance of "Rockin' in the Free World".

Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi sets out QatarEnergy's plans to boost LNG production capacity at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha

Qatar Eyes More Long-term Gas Supply Deals This Year

Qatar is one of the world's top LNG producers alongside the United States, Australia and Russia. Asian countries led by China, Japan and South Korea have been the main market for Qatari gas.

The prison van was rammed head-on by a stolen Peugeot vehicle as it went through the toll crossing

French Police Hunt Killers Behind Prison Van Ambush

French police were on Wednesday hunting for a group of gunmen who killed two prison officers in an attack at a motorway toll that freed a convict linked to gangland drug killings.

Wednesday's forecast did not present a much brighter picture for Germany, with growth of 0.1 percent expected in 2024

EU Cuts Inflation Forecast For 2024 Despite Uncertainty

The European Commission expects inflation to fall to 2.5 percent in 2024, down from a previous forecast of 2.7 percent -- news that will be welcomed by the European Central Bank (ECB).

Number of humanitarian aid trucks entering the Gaza Strip every day since October 21, 2023, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Palestinians Mark 'Nakba' Anniversary As Thousands Flee Gaza's Rafah

Tens of thousands of civilians fled the southern Gaza city of Rafah ahead of a threatened Israeli ground offensive, as Palestinians on Wednesday mark the anniversary of their "Nakba" or "catastrophe" of 1948.

Georgia's NGO network like this dog shelter is hugely dependent on foreign grants

'We Will Never Register': Georgia NGOs Vow To Defy Repressive Law

Baia Pataraia, the head of a leading women's rights group in Georgia, woke up last weekend to find her apartment building in the capital Tbilisi plastered with posters of her face and the words "foreign agent".

Petrobas CEO Jean Paul Prates (L) speaks during the CERAWeek oil summit in Houston, Texas in March 2024

Chief Of State Oil Company Dismissed In Brazil

The CEO of Brazil's state oil company Petrobras has been sacked, the government announced Tuesday.

Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell said recent forecast-beating inflation data had lowered his confidence that prices will slow as quickly as hoped

Asian Markets Mixed As Focus Turns To US Inflation Report

Asian markets wobbled Wednesday ahead of key US inflation data later in the day, with traders struggling to pick up the baton after a record performance on Wall Street.

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever says the time is coming when AI will be able to think as well or even better than people, affecting every aspect of human activity

OpenAI Co-founder Ilya Sutskever Announces Departure

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announced his departure Tuesday from the startup that ignited an artificial intelligence tech race with its release of ChatGPT. Sutskever said on X, formerly Twitter, that he was leaving after almost a decade at OpenAI, whose "trajectory has been nothing short of miraculous."