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“Russia’s subsequent assessment of that meeting has shown that Russia is apparently not at all interested in serious talks at this time,” Merz said. “We will therefore do everything in our power to continue assisting Ukraine — not only militarily, but also politically, financially, and economically.” Merz’s comments came in response to Lavrov’s notably dismissive assessment of his meeting with Wadephul. “[Wadephul] put out his notes and read out a text that fully reiterates what Germany conveys through its leaders every day, publicly and officially,” Lavrov said after the meeting took place. “I pointed that out to him there was…

Hope Again is the conference slogan. But what felt even more apt was Try Again.Just forget about the last two years, after the party won a historic majority but where the mood never matched the achievement. Now, as conference delegates and MPs filed out of the hall after Andy Burnham’s first speech as prime minister, it was close to euphoria. Where the hell have you been all our lives? What have we been doing – when you were right there all along?That feeling rarely lasts: Burnham himself warned he would make choices that would be a harsh comedown from this…

Oura has pulled its plan to sell shares in its business on the US stock market, in a move which would have valued the firm at $15bn (£11.3bn), just days after announcing it.The maker of smart rings which track their owners’ health said it would postpone its flotation “due to uncertainty in the Initial Public Offering (IPO) market” and did not say when it might go ahead.Oura had filed official documents setting out plans to raise up to $2.2bn by offering shares in the business to investors just over a week ago.The tech firm has become the latest business to…

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) selected Xint to research the use of autonomous AI application security for deep analyses of internally and externally developed messaging applications that are used throughout the Department of War. DARPA was established in 1958 following the USSR’s launch of Sputnik in 1957. The purpose was to ensure the US would never again be surprised by the technological achievements of foreign countries. DARPA consequently partners with and supports private industry in the development of cutting edge new technology to keep the US ahead of rivals. This is a big deal for Xint. Previous DARPA…

Anthropic is preparing one of the largest IPOs on record, asking investors to finance an unusually expensive race for artificial intelligence dominance.The Claude developer has confidentially filed for an initial public offering that could value it at more than $2 trillion, according to a prospectus reviewed by Reuters. The listing is now expected after the November US midterm elections.The filing offers the clearest look yet at the economics, dependencies and technological risks behind a company whose valuation has multiplied alongside demand for generative AI.It also presents prospective shareholders with an unusual proposition: Anthropic is expanding at extraordinary speed, but doing…

Following a successful inaugural year of ingenuity and career building, NASA ORBIT (Opportunities in Research, Business, Innovation, and Technology) has officially returned for a second season to bring university and college student innovation to the forefront of Earth technology development and deep-space exploration. Registration for the 2026–2027 challenge is open through Monday, Nov. 16, 2026, through the NASA STEM Gateway. Expanded for its second season with up to $500,000 in total prize funding, NASA’s ORBIT invites student teams to explore their boldest ideas and invent their brightest solutions. Through the competition, students must conduct targeted research, conceptualize early models, and…

Daniel Swain has made a name for himself studying the extremes of a warming planet. Fires, floods, droughts, heat, storms: if it’s a record breaker, Swain has probably studied it.  As a climate scientist at the California Institute for Water Resources of the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources program, a division of the UC Office of the President, Swain has dedicated his life to understanding so-called “outlier events” and how climate change is super-charging them. Then, he explains them, and not just to fellow scientists. He devotes over 1,000 hours a year to climate communication for the public. …

For several hours last month, the fate of the Nigerien junta hung by a thread. At midnight between Aug. 28 and Aug. 29, hundreds of rebel soldiers stormed the capital, Niamey. The attack, which began as an outpouring of frustration over battlefield setbacks and poor welfare benefits, quickly morphed into an attempt to overthrow President Abdourahamane Tchiani, who seized power in the West African state in a coup three years ago. After a 24-hour standoff between the mutineers and government forces, Africa Corps—a Russian paramilitary organization and successor of the now-defunct Wagner Group—came to the state’s aid by dispatching airborne…

What was claimed A video of NATO soldiers is being shared with claims that it is a new NATO promotional clip. Our verdict This isn’t the case. The video isn’t new. NATO actually posted it in summer 2024 to mark its 75th anniversary. A viral video featuring NATO soldiers is circulating online with the false claim that it is part of a new campaign from the military alliance.This is not the case. The video isn’t new.NATO originally posted the video on its social media channels in summer 2024 to mark the alliance’s 75th anniversary. The caption said the video was…

A man in Brooklyn, New York, died after his bag got caught between the doors of a subway train which then dragged him down.On Monday, a man was leaving a Manhattan-bound A train at the Utica Avenue station in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood when his shopping bag became caught between the subway’s doors.The man was subsequently dragged backward, pulled between train cars and on to the tracks, ABC7 reports, citing investigators.New York police, who received a 911 call about the accident at about 6.05pm ET on Monday, have identified the man as Yaw Boahene from Brooklyn.“Upon arrival, officers were informed that…