Israeli Defense Minister Supports Declaration of Independence

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant argued on Wednesday that Israel’s Declaration of Independence constitutes the opening chapter of Israel’s still unwritten constitution. “Precisely when it seemed that there was nothing left to hold on to, in hours of great pain and…[#item_full_content]

Moody’s: US Shutdown Would Be ‘Credit Negative’

A U.S. government shutdown would have negative implications for its credit assessment as it would highlight the weakness of U.S. institutional and governance strength compared to other top-rated governments, Moody’s said Monday.[#item_full_content]

ChatGPT Can Now See, Hear & Speak

OpenAI’s ChatGPT is getting a major update that will enable the viral chatbot to have voice conversations with users and interact using images, moving it closer to popular artificial intelligence (AI) assistants like Apple’s Siri.[#item_full_content]

Poland’s foreign minister accuses Germany of interference over visa allegations

Poland’s foreign minister accused Germany of trying to interfere in his country’s internal affairs after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Warsaw needs to clarify allegations that Polish consulates in Africa and Asia sold temporary work visas to migrants for thousands of dollars each. Poland’s right-wing ruling party, Law and Justice, is facing questions about the […]

Commercial building blaze south of Benin’s capital kills at least 35 people

A fire in a commercial building south of Benin’s capital has killed at least 35 people, authorities said, as they started an investigation. The gutted and burned ruins of a building in Seme-Podji, 6 miles south of the capital Porto-Novo, and the charred remains of cars and motorcycles was all that could be seen in […]

Mexican president addresses town isolation due to drug cartel turf battles in Chiapas

Drug cartel turf battles cut off a series of towns in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas, near the Guatemala border, Mexico’s president acknowledged Monday. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that the cartels have cut off electrical power in some towns, and forbidden government workers from coming in to the largely rural area to […]