Polish lawmakers on Friday approved a contentious draft law on Russia’s alleged influence in Poland that is targeting the opposition and may affect the outcome of fall parliamentary elections. The new law would establish a state commission for investigating Russian influences in
As Albanians go to the polls on May 14 in local elections in a region that many experts and policymakers consider a tinderbox in Europe’s tumultuous Balkans region, critics worry that the Biden administration has retreated from the former communist county. “Albania
The China and Russia-led BRICS economic bloc has received membership applications from 19 countries ahead of a June summit, potentially expanding the group’s influence throughout the Middle East and Africa. “What will be discussed is the expansion of BRICS and the modalities
China has drastically ramped up its foreign investments in Mexico in the private and government sectors over the last decade, which has prompted some concern as experts warn there is a financial and political upside for Beijing as U.S.-Mexico relations falter. In
After 33 years in power, Montenegrins ousted their long-time leader, Milo Djukanovic, who has dominated politics in Montenegro since the days of the Yugoslav wars. While the vote was considered free and fair with the outgoing president conceding defeat to his Oxford-educated
Artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT can influence users’ moral judgments, according to new research. Researchers found that users may underestimate the extent to which their own moral judgments can be influenced by the model, according to a study published in the journal Scientific
President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet Thursday for two days of discussions on a range of topics, but both men face Chinese-manufactured crises at home that they may be keen to escape. “Justin Trudeau had been claiming
Christopher Andersen, author of ‘The King’, noted that in the 50 years he has written about the Royal Family, “I cannot think of a single time [Charles] denied Camilla anything”. “One thing is becoming increasingly clear: Camilla is feeling her oats,” he
U.S. National Security Agency Director Paul Nakasone warned Tuesday about the influence of TikTok. Speaking before the Senate Armed Services Committee, he voiced his concerns regarding the Chinese-owned video app’s data collection and potential to facilitate broad influence operations. “TikTok concerns me
A newly appointed teaching assistant was caught driving her uninsured car whilst under the influence of cannabis because she was “self-medicating”, a court heard. Mother-of-one Hayley Ord, 41, was tested more than twice the drug-drive limit after traffic police stopped her Toyota Aygo X-Play