EU is set to propose ban on social media and AI chatbots for under-15s
Concerns have mounted globally about the impact on children’s health and safety of major outlets, including Facebook, TikTok and ChatGPT.
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Pope restores Vatican salaries cut during Covid-19
In a papal decree issued on Sept 14, the US pontiff said the measure was abolished from Sept 1.
Serbia's President Vucic says he will run for prime minister amid student protests
BELGRADE, Sept 14 - Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic, a populist who has been president or prime minister for 12 years, said he would run for prime minister in an October 25 election, and thousands of opposition supporters rallied in Belgrade on Monday.
Trump says Ukraine, Russia agree not to hit energy targets
Smoke rising from an oil depot after a reported Ukrainian drone strike in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, on Sept 4.
Argentina's Milei plans bill to toughen sanctions against firms operating in Falklands
BUENOS AIRES, Sept 14 - Argentine President Javier Milei is preparing legislation this week to toughen sanctions against companies operating in the Falkland Islands, a move analysts say raises uncertainty over whether he may escalate tensions with Britain by targeting other secto...
Ukraine wants specifics from partners on halting strikes, Zelenskiy says
KYIV, Sept 14 - Ukraine is ready to halt strikes on Russia if its partners ensure that Moscow will refrain from hitting Ukrainian energy facilities, infrastructure and food supply routes, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday.
Netanyahu says Gaza documentary 'NAZA' is 'shocking incitement'
JERUSALEM, Sept 14 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that a new documentary film which alleges that mass civilian deaths were routinely built into targeting decisions in Gaza was part of a wave of global incitement against Jews.
EU envoys extend Russia sanctions by seven days to debate six-month renewal, EU presidency says
BRUSSELS, Sept 14 - European Union envoys have pushed back the expiry of EU Russia sanctions listings by seven days until September 22, a spokesperson for the EU's Irish presidency said on Monday, after failing to agree on a six-month renewal.
Spanish minister demands justice after violent death of young woman in Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Sept 14 - Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs demanded justice after the violent death of a Spanish college student in a state neighboring Mexico City, a case that media reports said was a stabbing and local authorities are investigating as a femicide.
Russian convoy resupplies Syria coastal facilities for first time since Moscow-Damascus deal
TARTOUS, Syria, Sept 14 - A convoy of Russian naval and cargo vessels delivered supplies last week to coastal facilities long used by Moscow’s military, two sources familiar with the operation said, in the first such mission since Damascus and Moscow agreed last month on the futu...
British man admits drugging and raping wife over more than 2 decades
The man pleaded guilty at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court to 45 charges, having previously admitted 15 offences.
Portugal says Israel undermining Palestinian state through settlement expansion
LISBON, Sept 14 - Portugal's foreign minister said on Monday that Israeli settlement expansion and economic pressure in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem were undermining prospects for a viable Palestinian state.
Trump says US has tools to keep AI safe, concerns are part of ‘sick conspiracy’
US President Donald Trump has resisted stirring concerns about AI and has largely embraced AI firms in his second term.
Immigrants express relief after Sweden Democrats suffer election setback
STOCKHOLM, Sept 14 - Immigrants in Sweden expressed relief on Monday after voters dealt the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, whose rise helped drive the country's politics sharply to the right on immigration, their first setback in a parliamentary election.
Some in Silicon Valley are questioning the calls for an AI slowdown
OpenAI offices in San Francisco. On Sept 12, Dario Amodei, Anthropic’s CEO, said in an essay that AI was advancing too quickly for researchers to continue building it safely.
Microsoft joins AI firms calling for caution with cutting-edge models
The company released a 15,000-word manifesto on Sept 14 that it sees as a kind of constitution to guide development of its cutting-edge AI models.
Kremlin welcomes Trump's call on Ukraine to halt strikes on diesel facilities
MOSCOW, Sept 14 - The Kremlin on Monday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump calling on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russia's diesel-producing facilities, while adding that the upheaval in global energy markets was mainly due to the conflict in the Gulf region.
World Food Programme funding for Sudan plummets as more go hungry, head says
Sept 14 - The World Food Programme's funding for Sudan — the world's largest hunger crisis — has fallen by about half this year, its acting head told Reuters, as war drives more people into hunger while the regional crisis raises prices and aid budgets plummet.