Clearview AI fined by Dutch agency for facial recognition database
U.S. facial recognition company Clearview AI has been fined $33.7 million for building what Dutch data protection watchdog DPA said on Tuesday was an illegal database. DPA also issued an additional order, imposing a penalty of up to some $5.5…
Russia’s Putin visits Mongolia, defies international warrant for his arrest
Russian President Vladimir Putin was visiting Mongolia on Tuesday with no sign that the host country would bow to calls to arrest him on an international warrant for alleged war crimes stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The trip…
Ukraine criticizes Mongolia’s failure to arrest Putin
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said Monday that Mongolia’s failure to arrest visiting Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, wanted on an international warrant, dealt a severe blow to the international criminal law system. Putin arrived in Mongolia on Monday for talks likely to…
New Polish law makes school attendance mandatory for Ukrainian refugees
warsaw — Sava Trypolsky couldn’t wait for school to start. Days before the Ukrainian boy entered first grade Monday, his backpack was packed. Sitting on his bed in his home near Warsaw last week, he pulled out coloring pens, glue…
3 Ukrainian teens begin their final year of high school holding on to hopes for the future
This week marks the start of the school year in Ukraine, a pivotal time for any student, especially for teenagers in their final year of high school. Ukrainian teens have more than just grades and university choices on their minds…
Russian aerial attack targets Kyiv
Ukrainian officials said Monday that Russian forces attacked several regions with missiles and drones, including Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. Serhiy Popko, the head of Kyiv’s military administration, said on Telegram that Russia launched a drone along with more than 10 cruise…
Moscow accuses Kyiv of launching massive drone attack on Russia
Russian officials said Ukraine launched a massive drone attack early Sunday, hitting several regions in Russia, including power and refinery plants in Moscow and the nearby city of Tver. Russia says air defenses intercepted and destroyed 158 Ukrainian drones, including…
Bird species extinct in Europe returns, and humans must help it migrate
PATERZELL, Germany — How do you teach a bird how, and where, to fly? The distinctive northern bald ibis, hunted essentially to extinction by the 17th century, was revived by breeding and rewilding efforts over the last two decades. But…
Russia pounds Kharkiv, Donetsk regions
Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Donetsk regions continued to be hit by deadly strikes from Russia on Saturday. Oleh Syniehubov, the governor of Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, said on Saturday that a Russian guided bomb attack on a residential building killed two people…
‘Renaissance of illegals’: Since start of war in Ukraine, Russia relies more on bargain-basement spies
Madrid/Washington — They are known as “illegals” — spies who operate under the guise of normal jobs. Since Russia lost many of its valuable spy assets when dozens of diplomats were expelled from Western countries after the invasion of Ukraine,…