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The Security Council met on Monday amid a sharp escalation in hostilities across Ukraine, where UN officials warned that the war has reached its deadliest point since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Briefing members, Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for political affairs, said recent months had seen some of the most extensive aerial attacks of the conflict, while the humanitarian toll on civilians continued to mount on both sides of the front line. Source link
Signal’s Meredith Whittaker wants you to remember that AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’
Asked about the privacy implications of chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude, Signal President Meredith Whittaker answered, “These are not your friends. These are not conscious beings. These are not sentient interlocutors.” Whittaker made those comments in a broader interview with Bloomberg about policy, privacy, and Signal. She acknowledged that she uses AI tools “to format a document here and there,” but insisted, “I don’t ask them questions. I’m very serious about my thinking and writing, and I don’t want the process of working through an idea […] to be foreclosed or eclipsed by the response of a system that’s averaging…
Nigeria’s natural gas export earnings rose to $2.53 billion in the first quarter of 2026, reinforcing the sector’s growing importance as the country seeks to expand foreign exchange sources beyond crude oil. Recent data released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that proceeds from gas exports rose to $2.53 billion during the quarter. The increase highlights the expanding contribution of the natural gas sector to Nigeria’s export earnings at a time when policymakers are seeking to broaden the country’s revenue streams and improve external sector stability. As global demand for cleaner energy sources continues to grow, Nigeria has…
Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been re-elected as Governor of Ekiti State after being formally declared winner of the governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mr Oyebanji was declared winner on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, after securing a decisive majority of votes across the 16 local government areas of the state. According to the final collation announced on Form EC8E, the governor polled a total of 319,224 votes to defeat his closest rival, Wole Oluyede of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 40,543 votes. The governorship candidate of the African…
Imo visit: DIG Onwuemelie calls for unified operation to enhance security across southeast region
The Deputy Inspector-General of Police supervising the South-East Geopolitical Zone and in charge of Logistics and Supply, DIG Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, has called for a unified approach among security agencies within the South-East region to reduce crime and enhance security. He made the call while embarking on an operational visit to Imo State as part of his strategic assessment tour of the South-East Geopolitical Zone, in line with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu. During the visit, the DIG paid an operational visit to the State Police Command, where he was received by the State Commissioner…
News » Premier League news » Chelsea newsJune 20, 2026 20:37 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin View Chelsea summer 2026 transfer targets Nwaneri not wanted by Chelsea? Chelsea don’t plan to rekindle their interest in signing Arsenal midfielder Ethan Nwaneri after a failed approach last summer, according to The Daily Mail. The Englishman was a top target for the Blues last year, but he ended up penning a new long-term deal with the Gunners.Nwaneri was loaned out to Marseille in January due to a lack of playing time, but the attacker had a frustrating spell in France.It has now been revealed that the Gunners…
As of 17 June, 896 confirmed cases and 232 deaths had been reported across 31 health zones in the country, with Uganda confirming 19 cases and two deaths, according to the latest updates released on Friday by the World Health Organization (WHO).To safely deliver lifesaving assistance, WHO’s chief Tedros called for a ceasefire last month amid decades-long clashes between the Congolese authorities and the M23 armed group in eastern DRC, where more than two million forcibly displaced people – including over 320,000 refugees – live and Ebola continues to spread.Now, the risk is regional, Dr. Allen Maina of the UN…
Earlier this week, at TechCrunch’s newest StrictlyVC event in El Segundo, Shinkei Systems founder Saif Khawaja and Founders Fund partner Delian Asparouhov sat down for a conversation that kept circling back to a question that doesn’t usually come up at a venture event: How do you know if a fish is stressed out? It’s a fair question for Khawaja to field, since his company, Shinkei, has built its entire business around the answer. Shinkei makes a refrigerator-sized robot called Poseidon that fishermen install on their boats. The machine scans each fish with computer vision, identifies the species, and locates the…
Brazil and Barcelona winger Raphinha has suffered another injury setback, raising fears that his 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign could be over and adding further uncertainty to his future at club level. The 29-year-old was forced off in the 40th minute of Brazil’s 3-0 victory over Haiti after experiencing discomfort in his right thigh. According to Xavi Hernandez Navarro of ARA, medical tests have confirmed a hamstring tear, affecting the same muscle group that has troubled the Brazilian repeatedly over the past year. Although an official statement is yet to be released, the injury is expected to rule him out…
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