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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dozens of previously undeclared chemical bombs and rockets left over from when then-President Bashar Assad ruled Syria have been found in the country in the past few weeks, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said in a report Wednesday. The OPCW, the global chemical weapons watchdog based in The Hague, said in its May report that its inspectors were able to inspect “high-priority […]

TORONTO (AP) — Canada will buy early warning radar planes built by Sweden’s Saab and Canada’s Bombardier over two American options, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Wednesday. Carney said his government has entered negotiations to procure Saab’s Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft, which is built on the Canadian-manufactured Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft and will support domestic production. Carney also noted it is made with 20% U.S. content. The federal […]

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The government in South Africa and Afrikaner advocacy groups on Wednesday rejected the position of the Trump administration that there’s a humanitarian emergency affecting white people in South Africa. The argument served as the rationale for raising the U.S. refugee cap, but only for white Afrikaners. The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will admit an additional 10,000 white South Africans into the U.S. as refugees this […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military contractors need at least three years to replenish stockpiles of three key weapons systems used heavily in the Iran war, according to an analysis released Wednesday, adding to concerns that American forces would have limited firepower in any future conflict with China. The weapons systems are Tomahawk cruise missiles, which are used to strike targets deep inside enemy territory, and Patriot and THAAD interceptors that […]

By David Ljunggren WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) – The attorneys general of New York and New Jersey on Wednesday said they have issued a subpoena to FIFA over its ticketing practices after recent press reports raised concerns about fans’ seat locations, the state officials said in a statement. (Reporting by Susan Heavey in Washington and David Ljunggren in Ottawa; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

May 27 (Reuters) – The non-profit that controls OpenAI will commit an initial $250 million for grants, partnerships and direct work aimed at helping workers and economies navigate the disruption caused by AI technology, it said on Wednesday.  The funds, the first such commitment from the OpenAI Foundation, will back research into AI’s impact on the labor market, support workers and communities facing near-term displacement and explore new ways to […]

VIENNA, May 27 (Reuters) – A 24-year-old Kurdish Syrian refugee who went on trial on Wednesday for a deadly knife attack in the Austrian town of Villach told the court he would kill again if he could, Austrian media attending the trial reported. The defendant, who has not been named, was arrested immediately after killing a 14-year-old boy and wounding five other people in the southern town of Villach with […]

By Elwely Elwelly and Jana Choukeir May 27 (Reuters) – Tehran would restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to pre-war levels within a month in a framework deal with the U.S. to also include withdrawing U.S. forces from Iran’s vicinity, Iranian state television reported on Wednesday. The report said the U.S. would end a naval blockade of Iranian shipping, citing a memorandum of understanding being negotiated between the two […]

By Emma Farge GENEVA, May 27 (Reuters) – About a third of Palestinians killed by Israel since an October truce were in areas near the military’s armistice line with Hamas, raising concerns that troops may be shooting at civilians merely for approaching the area, the U.N. human rights office said.  The office said such actions would constitute unlawful killings and thus war crimes. Israel’s military, which says fire by its […]