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MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says that he will endorse a national strategy for the development of artificial intelligence. Putin emphasized that it’s essential to prevent a Western monopoly. He spoke at an AI conference in Moscow on Friday. He noted that “it’s imperative to use Russian solutions in the field of creating

By The Associated Press Paris Hilton had a Thanksgiving surprise to share in the form of a daughter named London. Hilton on Friday shared an Instagram photo of a pink baby outfit with “London” printed on the top and a caption that read “thankful for my baby girl.” She followed with several Thanksgiving TikToks that

PRAGUE (AP) — Slovakia’s new prime minister, Robert Fico, says he considers the war between Ukraine and Russia a frozen conflict that cannot be solved by sending arms to the Ukrainian armed forces. Fico ended his country’s military aid for Ukraine after his new government was sworn in on Oct. 25. After meeting his Czech

By KATE BRUMBACK and JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Opening statements are expected next week in Atlanta in the trial of rapper Young Thug, who’s accused of co-founding a violent criminal street gang and using his music to promote it. It took nearly 10 months to seat a jury to hear the

NEW YORK (AP) — Ringo Starr’s latest project is for fans of music and of fashion. Published Friday, “Beats & Threads” is an illustrated journey through the former Beatles drummer’s long career, featuring images of everything from his drum kits to his trend-setting wardrobe. The 312-page book is being sold through the publishing division of

By HELENA ALVES and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Activists wearing masks depicting President Emmanuel Macron have urged France to change its position and endorse a law proposed by the European Union that would define rape as sex without consent in the bloc’s 27 countries. The demonstrators gathered in downtown Paris on Friday

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Ofri Bibas Levy has been haunted by nightmares since Oct. 7, when her brother, sister-in-law and their two young children were snatched by Hamas militants from their homes and dragged into the Gaza Strip. In those dreams she sees her captive relatives, all except for

By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Gaza has always been a small, crowded space with hardly any exits. Now the world for Palestinians there has shrunk to the size of whatever refuge they can find: a jammed shelter, a car, the walls of a shared apartment, or floors and benches in hospital

By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization said it has confirmed sexual transmission of mpox in Congo for the first time as the country experiences its biggest-ever outbreak. The confirmation is a worrying development that African scientists warn could make it more difficult to stop the disease. Mpox has

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The governor of Sri Lanka’s Central Bank says he is confident it will receive the second instalment of a $2.9-billion bailout package from the International Monetary Fund before the end of the year. Payment of the money was delayed due to inadequate oversight and debt

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian officials say Ukraine has launched one of its biggest drone attacks on the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula since the full-scale war began. They did not say if there were any casualties. The Moscow-appointed governor for the Russian-occupied part of southern Ukraine’s Kherson region said Ukraine launched

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A plan for how Vietnam will spend $15.5 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been finalized and will be announced formally at the COP28 climate conference, which begins in Dubai next week. The climate counselor for the British Embassy in Hanoi did not give the

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A senator from the Netherlands’ Party for Freedom was appointed Friday to investigate possible governing coalitions after the far-right party’s election victory, while the party of outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte said it would support a center-right administration in parliament but not join the next

By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian authorities have released a prominent Kashmir journalist on bail nearly two years after he was arrested on accusations of publishing “anti-national content” and “glorifying terrorism.” Fahad Shah, founder and editor of news portal The Kashmir Walla, was arrested in February 2022 under India’s sedition and

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Nissan will invest $1.4 billion to update its factory in northeast England to make electric versions of its two best-selling cars. It’s a boost for the British government as it tries to revive the country’s ailing economy. The Japanese automaker manufactures the gasoline-powered Qashqai and smaller

BEIJING (AP) — China has announced that it will allow visa-free entry for citizens of five European countries and Malaysia as it tries to encourage more people to visit for business and tourism. Starting Dec. 1, citizens of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia will be allowed to enter China for up to

UTTARKASHI, India (AP) — Rescue teams trying to reach 41 construction workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for nearly two weeks have stopped drilling again. Their boring machine hit a new metal obstruction in rock debris, further delaying efforts. A disaster management officer says the rescuers could take several hours to cut

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ireland’s prime minister on Friday condemned anti-immigrant protesters who rampaged through central Dublin after three young children were stabbed, saying the rioters simply wanted to cause chaos, not protect the country’s way of life. Police made a number of further arrests on Friday evening as they mounted

By SAM METZ Associated Press MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — The Marrakech International Film Festival began on Friday, bringing American and international movie stars to the Arab world as war in the Middle East has led to the cancellation of other film festivals. The festival features directors Martin Scorsese and Richard Linklater and actors Jessica Chastain