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Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked the veterans for their courage and said that the state must do everything it can to ensure disabled soldiers can live full lives after their injuries. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with veterans injured in the Ukraine conflict to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities.”Everything will be fine,” Putin told soldiers undergoing rehabilitation in Moscow after sustaining injuries in the war in Ukraine.Putin visited the Centre for Innovative Technologies in Orthopaedics on Tuesday, where prosthetics are made and patients are treated. During his visit, he inspected the production of prostheses for both upper and…

Both the far-right National Rally and the NFP have tabled no-confidence motions that will be debated on Wednesday. The NFP, the largest coalition in the French lower house, holds more seats than its far-right rivals, which means its motion will be voted on first. The National Rally has indicated it will support the NFP motion, making it almost certain that the Barnier government will become the first since 1962 to be overthrown by France’s parliament. Barnier’s government was formed less than three months ago in a bid to stabilize a fractured parliament. Since Macron’s surprise decision to call snap elections…

Speaking to BBC Radio 4 Tuesday, the Reform UK leader dismissed the report as “entirely theoretical” and “pure speculation.” Farage said the story was “complete news to me, I’ve heard nothing of the kind like this.” And he claimed that he had never discussed money with Musk: “I’ve never solicited a donation from him, and one has never been offered.” Either way, Farage argued that U.K. rules make a donation to his right-wing challenger party through the British arm of the X social media giant Musk owns unlikely. Help from Elon Musk would, he said, go towards employing “a network…

Greece’s government believes the United Kingdom will no longer block the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Athens, after a face-to-face meeting between the leaders of the two countries Tuesday. While publicly No. 10 Downing St. insists there has been no change in position on the ancient sculptures — custody of which has sparked years of feuding between the two countries — Greek officials were sounding bullish after the meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his recently elected British counterpart, Keir Starmer, Tuesday. “We welcome the fact that the British government will not stand in the way if there…

In hearings held on Tuesday, six candidates battled to win MEPs’ favour and be elected EU Ombudsman. Even for this neutral role, politics is never very far from the surface. On Tuesday, six candidates duked it out in their bid to become the EU’s next ombudsman, and investigate malpractice among Brussels bureaucrats. Hopefuls from Austria, Portugal, Estonia, the Netherlands and Italy (twice) each had over an hour to make their pitches to the European Parliament’s Petitions Committee, ahead of a series of secret ballots to be held in mid-December. Whichever of them succeeds in winning MEPs’ support will succeed Ireland’s Emily O’Reilly,…

Updated: 03/12/2024 – 18:28 GMT+1 Nasser and his mother arrived in Portland, Oregon, on Monday for medical treatment after surviving the Israel-Gaza conflict, where Nasser lost his two sisters and had his hand amputated, while his mot

UK shoppers have threatened to boycott Tesco, Aldi and Morrisons over a ‘miracle’ methane-busting additive trial. The controversy began last week after several British supermarkets teamed up with the Danish-Swedish company Arla Foods to announce a 90-day trial of Bovaer, a new feed additive that aims to cut methane emissions from cows.Retailers Tesco, Aldi, and Morrisons joined forces with Arla Foods to trial the additive that hopes to tackle methane produced by cows during digestion on 30 British farms.Arla Foods owns the UK’s largest dairy cooperative and features Cravendale milk and Lurpak among its popular dairy items. Both the UK and…

Yoon, who hails from the conservative People Power Party, was elected in 2022. But the Democratic Party’s landslide victory in a parliamentary election earlier this year left him a lame duck halfway through his presidency. In his address, Yoon accused the Democratic Party of sympathizing with Pyongyang and paralyzing the government with anti-state activities. But his martial law declaration shocked even his own party, with People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon calling it “wrong.” “We will stop it along with the people,” Han said. Right after Yoon’s announcement, Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun called for a meeting of key commanders and…

While Japan confirmed no breach of territorial waters, the incident follows increased military activity in the region, including Chinese naval operations. Japan’s military said it dispatched a surveillance aircraft and a navy ship on Tuesday after spotting a Russian submarine off the coast of a southwestern island near Taiwan. The Russian Kilo-class submarine was sighted 50 kilometres south of Yonaguni Island, Japan’s westernmost territory just east of Taiwan, according to the Japanese Joint Staff.The submarine, accompanied by a Russian naval vessel, was moving northeast between Yonaguni and the nearby island of Iriomote. It was the first sighting of a Russian…

Despite its growing use, excitement around AI is waning as employees express concerns that AI tools may result in heavier workloads and faster-paced demands. A new study shows that 76% of desk workers want to become AI experts to better focus their time on more meaningful activities.The research, conducted by Slack, interviewed more than 17,000 employees worldwide, including those from EU countries such as France, Germany, and Sweden.Between September 2023 and August 2024, AI adoption steadily increased globally, rising from 20% to 36% of the desk worker population.In France, AI usage grew from 20% to 33% during the same period.When…