kslmadmin

BRUSSELS (AP) — The first victory of the Alternative for Germany in a state election has renewed fears of an ascendant far-right in Europe, as voters repeatedly vent discontent and mainstream leaders grapple with myriad crises, from affordability to Russian aggression and scraps with China and the United States over trade. But while anti-immigrant, pro-Russian parties have made inroads across the continent in recent years, there have also been notable […]

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian social media users would be given a choice to opt out of algorithms under proposed laws announced by the government Tuesday that would let users have more control over what they see on their social media feeds. “We’ll require social media platforms to provide user empowerment tools that give people over the age of 16 genuine and enduring choice about what they see in their […]

By Olena Harmash KYIV, Sept 8 (Reuters) – U.S. peace negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner presented several “decent ideas” during talks on how to end the war with Russia, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday. Witkoff and Kushner visited both Russia and Ukraine over the weekend and held several hours of talks with Zelenskiy and Russian President Vladimir Putin.  But the meetings failed to deliver a breakthrough on […]

By Karen Brettell, Chuck Mikolajczak, Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, Sept 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. bond selloff that started with the war with Iran has pushed the 10-year Treasury yield up near 5%, a level it hasn’t held for long in almost two decades. What happens if and when it arrives? Some analysts say stocks and other markets could take a hit because of higher borrowing costs […]

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks focused U.S. fears on threats from abroad, Americans are now considerably more worried about attacks by domestic extremists than by foreign groups, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. When asked to name the biggest threat to the safety of average Americans, 33% of respondents picked “domestic terrorism,” while 20% picked foreign terror and 42% pointed to random […]

BEIJING, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD expects overseas shipments to exceed 2.5 million vehicles in 2027, two major brokerages said on Tuesday, citing a group meeting with company management. BYD did not immediately respond to a request for comment. • The export target is underpinned by continued market-share gains overseas, an expanding fleet of dedicated car carriers and a growing local manufacturing footprint, Deutsche Bank said […]

By Michel Rose PARIS, Sept 8 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron has urged the European Commission to back a European Union-wide ban on social media for children under 15 after France failed to enact its own legislation, his office said on Tuesday. In a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen dated Aug. 29 and seen by Reuters and other media, Macron said it had become urgent to […]

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two people were killed and at least 10 injured after Russia struck the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with drones and missiles overnight on Tuesday, local authorities said. The attack comes after a pause over the weekend as U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Kyiv for their first official visit in a renewed push to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. The main targets […]

For three days this summer, teachers converged at the Flight 93 National Memorial in remote western Pennsylvania to talk about 9/11. How best to educate a new generation about the attacks 25 years ago? Which details are appropriate for young kids? What do victims’ families want students to be told about the dead? “Even worse than getting started wrong or using inappropriate language is the total omission of telling the […]