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Police clash with protesters at Paris demonstration against pension overhaul

By Layli Foroudi and Manuel Ausloos PARIS (Reuters) – Riot police clashed with protesters on Friday evening in Paris as a new demonstration took place against the government’s plans to raise the French state pension age. The growing unrest, which has resulted in a wave of strikes since the start of the year and rubbish …

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‘I’m back’: Trump returns to YouTube and Facebook after two-year ban

(Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump posted to YouTube and Facebook on Friday, in a return to the tech platforms he used to power his political rise until he was cut off following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on Congress by his followers. The posts on his Facebook page and YouTube channel, which were titled …

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Russia’s war on Ukraine latest: Pentagon releases video of drone intercept

(Reuters) – March 17 (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, alleging Moscow’s forcible deportation of Ukrainian children is a war crime, as the Kremlin reacted with outrage. PUTIN WARRANT * The United States said there was no doubt Russia was committing war crimes in Ukraine, …

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Thousands in Belgrade protest against Western-backed Serbia-Kosovo deal

By Ivana Sekularac BELGRADE (Reuters) – Several thousand people gathered in Belgrade to protest against a Western-backed deal to normalise ties between Kosovo and Serbia, which they view as recognition of Kosovo independence. Serbia’s constitution considers Kosovo an integral part of its territory, even though it declared independence in 2008 with U.S. and European Union …

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U.S. resumes drone flights over Black Sea after Russia intercept

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has resumed surveillance drone flights over the Black Sea region following a Russian fighter jet intercept on Tuesday that led to the downing of a U.S surveillance drone, two U.S. officials said on Friday. An RQ-4 Global Hawk flew a mission to the region on Friday, the officials said, …

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UN says it is doing everything possible to continue Ukraine grain deal

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations is “doing everything possible” to make sure a deal allowing the export of Ukrainian grain from Black Sea ports continues, U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths told the Security Council on Friday, a day before the pact is due to expire. He also said “meaningful progress” had …

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Farming and tourism under threat as winter drought dries up France’s Lake Montbel

By Manuel Ausloos PARIS (Reuters) – Set at foot of the Pyrenees mountains, Lake Montbel is famous in south-west France for its turquoise waters, massive size and thriving aquatic life.     But as spring nears, the postcard landscape has largely turned into a muddy wasteland, with the boats of the local sailing club left stranded …

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What is Generative AI, the technology behind OpenAI’s ChatGPT?

(Reuters) – Generative artificial intelligence has become a buzzword this year, capturing the public’s fancy and sparking a rush among Microsoft and Alphabet to launch products with technology they believe will change the nature of work. Here is everything you need to know about this technology. WHAT IS GENERATIVE AI? Like other forms of artificial …

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NATO’s Stoltenberg hails Turkish move on Finland membership, sees Sweden joining soon

By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday hailed Turkey’s decision to move ahead with ratifying Finland’s bid for membership of the military alliance and said he was confident Sweden would join soon too. In a telephone interview with Reuters, Stoltenberg said President Tayyip Erdogan’s announcement that Turkey’s parliament will start …

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Reactions to ICC’s arrest warrant for Putin citing Ukraine war crimes

(Reuters) – Following are reactions to the news on Friday that the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the war crime of illegal deportation of children from Ukraine. The court also issued a warrant for Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s Commissioner for Children’s Rights, on the same charges. …

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