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NATO is developing a political strategy to counter Russia under the assumption that the Kremlin’s foreign policy will stay Vladimir Putin-like—if not run by the Russian president himself—for the long term. It’s a part of a broader NATO effort to move away from the post-Cold War peace dividend of the 1990s, when allies tried to placate…

Scots holidaymakers stranded in Turkey have "no idea" when they can return home after flights were cancelled again. Hundreds of families in Antalya have been stuck in resorts since last weekend after airline TUI axed flights following a global IT outage. Today the airline cancelled another spate of re-booked flights for the second…

SAN FRANCISCO — Meta released a new artificial intelligence model it says rivals technologies from OpenAI and Google — and is making it free for anyone to use.The new model, called Llama 3.1, extends Meta’s strategy of making its models open-source, meaning anyone can use and modify them without paying the company.If Meta is successful, it could…

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed a declaration in Beijing on ending a yearslong rift, Chinese state media said Tuesday, taking a step toward potentially resolving the deep divide between the sides as the war in Gaza rages on.The declaration by the two heavyweights of…

People use umbrellas to avoid the heavy rain brought by typhoon Gaemi in Quezon City, the Philippines, July 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)MANILA, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Gaemi sweeps through Quezon City, the Philippines, prompting residents to wield umbrellas as shield against its heavy downpour.A woman uses an umbrella to avoid the heavy…

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJul 22, 2024, 08:44 PM ETCloseJesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com.CHICAGO -- As this year's MLB trade deadline approaches, the Chicago Cubs are concentrating on their future beyond this season, according to president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer.Hoyer, speaking before his…

Photo: Kevin Karpinsky Air tankers over a fire in Williams Lake on Sunday. UPDATE 2:15 p.m. Residents of Williams Lake, B.C., got a front-row look at the wildfire fight to save their community, with water bombers swooping low and dropping red fire retardant, crews spraying structure fires from ladders and RCMP evacuating residents. The…

Scorching weather continued across Japan on Monday. The mercury rose to 39 degrees Celsius in some regions in Tochigi and Yamanashi prefectures in eastern Japan. Japanese weather officials say a high-pressure system near Japan's main island of Honshu is bringing sunny weather. They say the rainy season in…

The BND employs around 6,500 staff members, including nearly 800 active-duty soldiers seconded from the army, which is also experiencing staffing shortages. Exterior view of the BND building, host of the Federal Intelligence Service, BND, in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. (AP) The German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) is…

Protests at shipping ports and a unique court case are bringing attention to Australian weapons exports to Israel amid the war on Gaza, a trade that critics describe as secretive and unaccountable. “Few people know that Australia has one of the most secretive, unaccountable weapons export systems in the world,” Australian Greens Senator David…