Iran and Russia have finalised a long-delayed cooperation agreement, reinforcing ties between the two countries just as they both face mounting geopolitical pressures. The 20-year deal, signed by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday, enhances military and defence cooperation, and includes a clause that neither country would allow…
The accusation was as blunt as it was serious: Russia is plotting terror attacks against unspecified targets utilizing aircraft, Poland’s prime minister said. “I will not go into details, I can only confirm the validity of fears that Russia was planning acts of air terror, not only against Poland but against airlines around the world,”…
BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple is in talks with Tencent and TikTok owner ByteDance about integrating their artificial intelligence models into iPhones sold in China, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The U.S. company started the rollout of OpenAI’s ChatGPT into its devices this month, part of the Apple Intelligence product that allows its Siri…
If you bring a mobile phone or tablet into Tajikistan, the law requires you to register the device with the government. And the mandatory registration fee you pay will ultimately line the pockets of a private company linked to associates of the president’s son, an investigation by RFE/RL’s Tajik Service has found. Since October 2023,…
When he launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin apparently believed Russian forces would topple the government within weeks and restore Moscow’s dominance over the country after 30 years of independence. Putin was mistaken, and the war he started rages on nearly three years later. It’s hard to imagine Putin…
It was a “mission accomplished” moment for Vladimir Putin: In May 2016, he appeared on a screen set up at the sunlit remnants of a Roman amphitheater in Palmyra, Syria, and praised Russian forces before a renowned orchestra from his hometown held a concert in front of the ancient columns. About seven months earlier, Russia…
Constant pain, body shakes, skin sagging and premature ageing are just a few of the symptoms that women are reporting since having their dermal filler dissolved Like many women her age, Charlotte* has dabbled with tweakments – trying out Botox in her forehead and filler in her cheeks. But the effect was not as she’d…
Porridge is under fire in new anti-obesity legislation. When did the simple breakfast become ‘junk food’? Porridge has long been seen as the perfect way to start your day: most commonly made with oats and milk or water, the breakfast staple is known as hearty, cheap and nutritious. But there is a rumble in the…
Beirut, Lebanon – Youssef Salah and Mohammad Mahmoud exchanged joyful cheek kisses from their motorbikes in Cola Roundabout, a busy transport hub in Beirut. “Today is the best morning,” the smiling Mahmoud, 20, said. “We feel the biggest joy,” he gestured at Ali al-Abed, 20, who was seated behind him. “We’re from Deir Az Zor,”…
Swiped: The School that Banned Smartphones presents a pioneering social experiment (Picture: Channel 4) At the beginning of the new school year, 12-year-old Liana agreed to give up her phone for three whole weeks. There would be no Snapstreaks, no Whatsapp messages and no TikTok videos. Ahead of putting her phone in a locked box,…