Russia Ramps Up Threats Toward Ukraine Over Victory Day Parade

Kremlin officials said a large strike on Kyiv would be “inevitable” if Ukraine disrupted the May 9 event, a prospect President Volodymyr Zelensky has appeared to allude to.

By Cassandra Vinograd and Ivan Nechepurenko

UAE’s ruling royal family benefits from more than €71m in EU farming subsidies

Al Nahyans’ control over farmland in Europe has meant they receive proportion of payments to farms The United Arab Emirates’ ruling royal family is benefiting from tens of millions in EU subsidies to grow crops destined for the Gulf, it can be revealed. A cross-border investigation by DeSmog and shared with the Guardian found subsidiaries controlled by the Al Nahyans collected more than €71m (£61m) in six years for farmland it controls in Romania, Italy and Spain. Continue reading...

By Clare Carlile

EU responds to Kremlin's call to evacuate diplomats from Kyiv on Russia's Victory Day

The European Union is set to maintain its position and presence in the Ukrainian capital despite Russia's public threats of attack on Kyiv.

By Tetyana Vysotska,VALENTYNA ROMANENKO

EU weighs restricting use of U.S. cloud platforms to process sensitive government data, sources tell CNBC

There have been increasing calls within Europe for the region's most critical workloads to diversify away from dominant U.S. cloud providers.

EU reaches tentative deal on simpler AI rules, plans ban on 'nudifier' apps

In a provisional deal, the European Union has agreed on a ban on the use of AI for creating pornographic deepfakes and sexualized imagery. It has also agreed on amending certain rules within the EU's AI Act.

South Korea rejects Trump’s claim that ship was hit because it ‘decided to go it alone’

South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday rebutted US President Donald Trump’s assertion that a South Korean-operated vessel was attacked as it was acting on its own without US protection in the Strait of Hormuz – a focal point of the ongoing Iran war. “For several days before the fire broke out, the ship had been anchored in the relevant waters near the United Arab Emirates on the inner side of the Strait of Hormuz,” the ministry said in a statement. The remarks followed an...

By The Korea Times

US war on Iran: 'A game of high risk, high reward' for both Trump and the Islamic Republic

Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Behnam Ben Taleblu, Iran Program Senior Director and Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He presents the escalating confrontation between Iran and the United States as a dangerous and evolving contest of “high risk, high reward.” He argues that Tehran is actively probing Washington’s tolerance for escalation: “the Islamic Republic is looking at the play to the edge here to see how risk averse versus how risk tolerant the Trump administra...

By Mark OWEN

Russian “Missile Drought” Bites As Putin Pulls Back To Defend Moscow - Forbes

Russian “Missile Drought” Bites As Putin Pulls Back To Defend Moscow  Forbes

‘I just count the days left in the US’: Job loss fears haunt Indian H-1B professionals

By Vidheesha Kuntamalla

Recreational fishing in the US catches far more fish than previously estimated

Recreational fishing in the US catches far more fish than previously estimated

Putin’s security is being tightened for Victory Day events

The Kremlin said on Thursday extra security measures were being put in place for Russian President Vladimir Putin in case of a Ukrainian attack on May 9 celebrations marking the anniversary of victory in World War Two. “You know that on the eve of major holidays, and, of course, perhaps most importantly, Victory Day in […]

A celebration with tears in one’s eyes

Patriotism in Russia has taken on monstrous forms and its ‘victory over fascism’ has taken on a distorted meaning.

By Elizaveta Chukharova

EU to ban AI systems generating sexualised deepfakes

The European Union has agreed to ban artificial intelligence systems generating sexualised deepfakes, following global outrage this year over non-consensual nudes produced by Elon Musk's chatbot Grok.

S. Korea, Japan hold upgraded bilateral security dialogue amid North Korea, Middle East concerns

South Korea and Japan held their first vice ministerial-level “two-plus-two” foreign defense talks in Seoul on Thursday, amid growing regional tensions and broader efforts to strengthen trilateral cooperation with the United States. The security dialogue, which was previously conducted at the director-general level between the two countries’ foreign and defense authorities, was elevated to the vice-ministerial level for the first time this year. First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo and Vice

By The Korea Herald

"War Criminal": Pro-Kremlin Lawyer Who Helped Jail Alexei Navalny Turns Against Putin

Former Kremlin-linked lawyer and propagandist Ilya Remeslo was detained in March after he posted online that Vladimir Putin should resign.

Russia Tells Foreign Embassies in Kyiv to Evacuate as It Warns of ‘Retaliatory’ Strikes

The Foreign Ministry said Russia would target the capital city if Ukrainian attacks this week disrupt annual Victory Day celebrations.

EU countries, lawmakers clinch provisional deal on watered-down AI rules

The tentative agreement, which needs to be formally endorsed by EU governments and the European Parliament in the coming months, comes after nine hours of negotiations

By Reuters

Report: Ukrainian drones hit Russian industrial facility; eyewitnesses say 1 strikes residential building

Perm Krai Governor Dmitry Makhonin said Ukrainian drones struck one of the region’s industrial facilities in Perm.

Is It Time For Von Der Leyen To Go?

Is It Time For Von Der Leyen To Go? Via Remix News, Amidst continued fears regarding Putin attacking beyond Ukraine and economic uncertainty caused by the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Brussels is reportedly beginning to grumble, i.e., look for someone to blame and remove. Now, according to a report by Finnish public service media Yle, cited by Világgazdaság, voices are growing to remove the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. Several Euro...

By Tyler Durden

EU not to evacuate diplomats from Kyiv amid Kremlin threats

The European Union will not reconsider its diplomatic presence in the Ukrainian capital despite threats voiced by Russia regarding possible massive missile strikes on Kyiv.

EU: Agreement to ban AI services that create sexual deepfakes

This issue had caused a stir in many countries and the launch of an EU investigation The post EU: Agreement to ban AI services that create sexual deepfakes appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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Iran denies ship attack as Trump warns of renewed bombing

Iran denied on Thursday attacking a South Korean cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz this week, as US President Donald Trump said a deal to end the war was "very possible" but warned Washington would resume bombing if talks failed. The post Iran denies ship attack as Trump warns of renewed bombing appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Henry Oduah