Russia seeks calm after aborted mutiny, West sees cracks in Putin’s power

Reuters 06/26/2023

Russia sought to restore calm on Monday after an aborted mutiny by Wagner Group mercenaries over the weekend, while Western allies assessed how President Vladimir Putin might reassert authority and what it could mean for the war…

Police detain 50 after Pride march in Istanbul

Reuters 06/26/2023

ISTANBUL — Turkish police detained at least 50 people on Sunday after Istanbul’s LGBT community held their annual Pride march. The government led by President Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist-rooted AK Party has toughened its stance on…

Oil climbs on concerns Russia political issues may impact supply

Reuters 06/26/2023

SINGAPORE  – Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Monday, June 26, 2023, after a failed mutiny by Russian mercenaries over the weekend raised concerns about political instability in Russia and the potential impact on oil…

Dutch weigh law to ban cruelly overbred pets 

Reuters 06/25/2023

UTRECHT — Katja and Ilia bought their French bulldog puppy Abby after being charmed by her scrunched-up good looks.  Two years on, the overbreeding that created those characteristics had also led to breathing problems that required surgery.…

Elon Musk will train if Las Vegas martial arts cage match vs Mark Zuckerberg takes hold

Reuters 06/25/2023

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk said on Saturday he will start training if the mixed martial arts cage fight he has provoked with fellow billionaire media mogul Mark Zuckerberg takes shape. Twitter owner Musk tweeted on Tuesday he…

US convenes nuclear weapons meeting with China, France, Russia, UK

Reuters 06/24/2023

WASHINGTON — The United States this month convened a meeting of working-level experts from China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom to discuss nuclear weapons issues including strategic risk reduction, the State Department said. White House national…

James Cameron says he wishes he’d sounded alarm over lost submersible

Reuters 06/23/2023

Movie director and submersible maker James Cameron said on Thursday he wishes he had sounded the alarm earlier about the submersible Titan that imploded on an expedition to the Titanic wreckage, saying he had found the hull design risky. All five aboard the…

Putin says Russia positions nuclear bombs in Belarus as warning to West

Reuters 06/18/2023

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that his deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, something he confirmed for the first time had already happened, was a reminder to the West that it could not inflict a…

Cyclone leaves 11 dead, 20 missing in southern Brazil

Reuters 06/18/2023

SAO PAULO — At least 11 people have been killed in Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul after an extra-tropical cyclone struck the region on Friday, according to the state’s authorities. The storm caused torrential…

Ecuador authorities confiscate pigs, fighting cocks from prison

Reuters 06/17/2023

Ecuadorean security forces have confiscated pigs, fighting cocks and more than two dozen bladed weapons, among other items, from a high-security wing of Bellavista prison in the city of Santo Domingo, the country’s military said on Friday.…

Japan hopes to shore up PH defense amid Taiwan tensions

Reuters 06/17/2023

TOKYO—Japan is preparing military aid for the Philippines to help secure sea approaches and safeguard Taiwan’s western flank, officials said, deepening security ties that could bring Japanese forces back to the Philippines for the first time since…

Google, one of AI’s biggest backers, warns own staff about chatbots

Reuters 06/15/2023

SAN FRANCISCO — Alphabet Inc is cautioning employees about how they use chatbots, including its own Bard, at the same time as it markets the program around the world, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters.…

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