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The World Bank has appointed Nobel Prize-winning economist Michael Kremer as its next chief economist and senior vice president for development economics, placing an influential advocate of evidence-based policy at the center of the institution's global research and development agenda. Kremer, a professor at the University of Chicago......
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has rejected international efforts to discuss the denuclearization of Pyongyang, insisting that her country’s status as a nuclear-armed state is permanent and cannot be reversed. In remarks carried by North Korean state media, Kim criticized discussions at the International......
US President Donald Trump has warned that Washington could impose significantly higher tariffs on European goods, or even suspend trade in certain sectors, if Canada moves toward becoming an associate member of the European Union. Speaking to reporters in North Carolina on Wednesday, Trump said the United States would respond harshly if the......
SpaceX is preparing for another major test of its Starship program, with the company targeting September 22 for the vehicle’s 14th experimental flight. The mission is expected to push the spacecraft beyond previous suborbital tests by attempting an orbital trajectory and deploying the first batch of Starlink V3 satellites. The upcoming......
A recent statement by a senior U.S. Air Force official has sparked speculation about the possible development and testing of advanced weapons in Earth orbit, including a hypothetical nuclear-powered laser system. On September 14, U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said that the United States has weapons positioned in orbit for space surveillance.......
Lionel Messi reached another landmark in his remarkable career on Wednesday, scoring his 100th goal for Inter Miami and helping the Florida club defeat Cruz Azul 2-0 to lift the Campeones Cup. The Argentine forward opened the scoring in the 24th minute with a header from a Luis Suárez delivery before turning provider late in the match.......
U.S. prosecutors have launched a civil forfeiture action seeking nearly $61 million in cryptocurrency assets allegedly connected to a network used to move proceeds from illicit sales of Iranian oil, according to court documents cited in reports. The U.S. Department of Justice alleges that several companies and cryptocurrency wallets were......
U.S. President Donald Trump said on September 17 that Washington was moving closer to ending its war with Iran, while claiming that Tehran was seeking an agreement to stop the conflict. His comments came as diplomatic efforts continued alongside ongoing military tensions across the region. Speaking to reporters, Trump said he believed the......
Morocco and Israel have agreed to take a significant institutional step in their bilateral relationship by upgrading their diplomatic missions to full embassies and appointing ambassadors, following high-level talks in New York. The decision was reached on September 16 during a trilateral meeting involving Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser......
Despite the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence across industries, technology executives say businesses are still at an early stage of turning the technology’s capabilities into measurable economic value. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei estimated that the global economy is currently capturing only around 5% to 10% of the potential......
A new Fulbright cohort arrives in Morocco Twenty-four U.S. Fulbright grantees have begun their 2026-2027 academic year in Morocco, launching a program that will combine university teaching, field research and cultural exchange across several regions of the country. The new cohort was welcomed in early September by the Moroccan-American Commission......
Artificial intelligence is moving higher on the international diplomatic agenda as governments confront a difficult question: how can increasingly powerful systems be developed without creating risks that extend beyond national borders? The issue is gaining prominence as the United Nations opens its 81st General Assembly session in New York.......
A new poll indicates that a majority of Americans believe advanced artificial intelligence could pose a serious long-term risk to humanity, underscoring growing public concern as the technology develops at a rapid pace. The survey, conducted online by London-based Public First for Politico from September 13 to 15 among 2,064 U.S. adults,......
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