U.S. launches Strategy to Anticipate, Prevent and Respond to Atrocities

The U.S. government announced Monday the implementation of what it has called the U.S. Strategy to Anticipate, Avoid and Respond to Atrocities (USSAPRA). U.S. President Joe Biden has thus expressed that he is “renewing his commitment” to “prevent future genocides.” …

Israel’s military says it has “moral obligation” to prepare a response against Iran

Israel’s army chief Aviv Kochavi said Sunday that it is Israel’s “moral obligation” to prepare a military response against Iran’s nuclear program, hours after a senior Iranian official announced that his country has the capability to produce a nuclear bomb. …

Mexican justice halts extradition of drug trafficker Caro Quintero to the U.S.

The Seventh District Court of Amparo in Criminal Matters in the Mexican state of Jalisco has granted the suspension of the extradition process of drug trafficker Rafael Caro Quintero to the United States. “The suspension is granted outright, to the …

EU extends sanctions on individuals and terrorist groups for six months

European Union foreign ministers on Monday formally approved a new six-month extension of the list of individuals and groups sanctioned by the European Union as terrorists, which implies a freezing of assets and a ban on entering EU soil. The …

Mexican Navy rules out that the helicopter involved in the capture of drug lord Caro Quintero was shot down

The Mexican Navy has confirmed that the ‘Black Kawk’ helicopter involved in the arrest of drug trafficker Rafael Caro Quintero, and crashed on Friday in the state of Sinaloa, was not shot down, but that the event was an accident. …

Amnesty denounces the lack of control of international surveillance systems on anniversary of Pegasus crisis

Amnesty International denounced this Monday, anniversary of the revelations about Project Pegasus, that the international community still has not agreed to a global suspension of the sale of spyware, with the consequent lack of control in international surveillance systems. Amnesty …

Microsoft launches Project AirSim, the first drone simulator for training AI systems

Unlike Microsoft Flight Simulator, Project AirSim functions as a virtual world for AI systems, where software developed to fly autonomous drones can train in thousands of simulated flights. Companies looking to use autonomous drones will now be able to train …

Four killed when sheriff’s office helicopter crashes in New Mexico, USA

U.S. authorities said Sunday that four people were killed Saturday when a sheriff’s office helicopter crashed near Las Vegas, New Mexico. On board the aircraft were three employees of the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office and a fire department worker, as …

Samsung has launched Galaxy Enhance-X, an app that promises to improve the look of less-than-stellar photos

Powered by artificial intelligence algorithms, the Galaxy Enhance-X app is available through the Galaxy Store and allows Samsung phone owners to improve the look of less-than-stellar photos. Launched exclusively for Samsung phone owners, the new app puts a range of …

Khamenei announces pardons and sentence reductions for more than 2,000 Iranian prisoners

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has announced the release or reduction of sentence of more than 2,000 prisoners in Iran, on the occasion of the Islamic holidays of Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Ghadir. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has granted pardon …

India could ban holding Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies

The Central Bank of India’s request, formally sent to the Indian government, could spark panic in the cryptocurrency market. If approved, the measure would make simply holding Bitcoin illegal for residents of one of the world’s most populous countries. Thus, …

Harvey Weinstein movie subject: when you can see She Said

Universal Pictures on Thursday released the trailer for She Said, the film that stars Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor – the people who wrote the now-infamous article about the true …