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‘The people of Haiti are in a perfect storm of suffering,’ warns UN chief
State authority is crumbling across Haiti while gang violence engulfs the capital Port-au-Prince and beyond, “paralysing daily life and forcing families to flee,” UN Secretary-General António...
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Haiti ‘shamefully overlooked’, warns Guterres
Haitians are enduring a “perfect storm of suffering” the UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday as gang violence continues to paralyse daily life...
Latin America and Caribbean: Millions more children could face poverty due to climate change
Climate change could push at least 5.9 million more children and young people in Latin America and the Caribbean into poverty by 2030 unless governments...
UN rights chief decries ‘relentless intensification’ of US sanctions against International Criminal Court staff
The United States must stop ramping up sanctions against officials with the International Criminal Court (ICC), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said...
International Criminal Court: New US sanctions ‘a flagrant attack’ on judicial independence
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has strongly rejected new sanctions announced by the United States on Wednesday against four more of its personnel in a...
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Why Meta Is Betting Big on Open A.I.
The technology giant is embracing open models, closer ties to Washington and more as it seeks to catch up in the artificial intelligence race.
Waymo Is Growing Faster Than Ever. So Are Its ‘Edge Cases.’
As Waymo deploys more driverless cars to 15 U.S. cities and counting, its vehicles keep encountering new and unexpected situations that they have no script...
How Small, Independent Newspapers Are Still Finding Readers
In a world of failing newspapers, free weeklies like The Chronicle of Glens Falls, N.Y., are still finding readers. All it takes is owners who...
Traffic to Trump’s Truth Social Falls Sharply This Summer
President Trump’s social media platform has had double-digit declines in visitors in June and July, according to estimates from a widely cited online tracking firm.
Trump Shrugs Off A.I. and Data Center Concerns as Voters Grow Anxious
The president and his top aides have been especially bullish about data centers, despite national blowback against the facilities.
MacKenzie Scott Steps Back Into Spotlight With New Book
She posted four pages of a manuscript on a newly started Substack newsletter on Saturday and said that the novel would be released serially throughout...