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Oct 31, 2024 | 
niche-canada.org | Peter Martin
In the 1880s and 90s, the American traveller, missionary and educationalist Sheldon Jackson undertook a series of expeditions across Alaska. The purpose of these expeditions was to establish new churches and religious educational institutions throughout the region. During these expeditions, however, Jackson observed what he considered to be a dire economic situation unfolding amongst the various Indigenous communities he encountered.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
business-standard.com | Peter Martin |Daniel Flatley |Marissa Newman
Thousands of pagers and other devices exploding in Lebanon this week mark a new and deadly escalation in the use of supply chains against adversaries, giving new urgency to global leaders' drive to reduce their dependence on technologies from rivals. Lebanese officials believe the gadgets were rigged with explosives as part of an elaborate attack allegedly by Israel on Hezbollah, penetrating the Iran-backed group's procurement chain with links from Taiwan to Hungary.
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May 10, 2024 | 
stripes.com | Iain Marlow |Peter Martin |Sam Dagher
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, center, meets with U.S. CIA Director William Burns, second from left, in Cairo on April 7, 2024. (Facebook/Spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency) One key American official is quietly keeping Washington’s lines of communication open across the Middle East as the U.S. and Israel endure their worst falling-out in decades over the war in Gaza.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
ndtv.com | Arsalan Shahla |Peter Martin |Jennifer Jacobs |Patrick Sykes
Israel launched a retaliatory strike on Iran following last week's missile and drone barrage from Tehran, according to two US officials, though media from both countries appeared to downplay the severity of the incident. An explosion was heard early Friday in Isfahan, Iran's third-biggest city, Fars news agency reported. Nuclear facilities located there are safe, state television and the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said.
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Apr 13, 2024 | 
ndtv.com | Courtney McBride |Peter Martin
Early signs suggest Israel's vaunted air defences passed their biggest test yet, repelling an unprecedented barrage from Iran. Israel and its allies intercepted the "vast majority" of the 200 drones and missiles fired by Iran, most before they entered Israeli airspace, military spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a briefing. He said the only impacts were to a 10-year-old girl who was badly wounded and minor damage to an army base.
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Apr 2, 2024 | 
business-standard.com | Natalia Drozdiak |Peter Martin
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is proposing to establish a fund of allied contributions worth $100 billion over five years for Ukraine as part of a package for alliance leaders to sign off when they gather in Washington in July. Allies are still discussing Stoltenberg's proposal and any mechanics of the accounting, including whether to factor in bilateral aid to Ukraine into the overall sum, according to people familiar with the discussions.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
business-standard.com | Alberto Nardelli |Peter Martin
The US is preparing a United Nations Security Council resolution that would warn against deploying nuclear weapons in space, people familiar with the matter said, as it seeks to dissuade Russia from potential plans to put a warhead in orbit. The resolution would be introduced while Japan is president of the Security Council this month, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations.
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
libdemvoice.org | Caron Lindsay |Chris Moore |Peter Martin |David Raw
So I managed to sleep thoughout tonight’s drama. Waking up to a phone glowing with WhatsApp messages, I realised there had been a bit of a rammy in the Commons. I checked out the BBC summary and my immediate and instinctive reaction is that the Speaker had been right to allow votes on three distinctive positions on such a huge issue.
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Jan 26, 2024 | 
japantimes.co.jp | Peter Martin
U.S. intelligence agencies are grappling with a daunting new challenge: Making artificial intelligence safe for America’s spies. An arm of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is tapping companies and colleges to help harness rapidly developing AI technology that could provide an edge against global competitors like China. The challenge is ensuring it doesn’t open a backdoor into the nation’s top secrets or generate fake data.
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Jan 26, 2024 | 
sfgate.com | Peter Martin
ATTN: National editors26 January 2024(Bloomberg) -- US intelligence agencies are grappling with a daunting new challenge: Making artificial intelligence safe for America’s spies. An arm of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is tapping companies and colleges to help harness rapidly developing AI technology that could provide an edge against global competitors like China. The challenge is ensuring it doesn’t open a backdoor into the nation’s top secrets or generate fake data.
