Trump says it looks like Khashoggi is dead, threatens 'severe' consequences
Facebook has hired former U.K. deputy prime minister Nick Clegg to head its global policy and communications teams, enlisting a veteran of European Union politics to help it with increased regulatory scrutiny by the bloc.
Red Cross assists in 1st prisoner release in South Sudan since signing of 'final' peace deal
A global financial body has given Iran until February to crack down on terrorism funding or risk deeper economic isolation
German automaker Daimler lowered its profit outlook for the year and reported reduced third-quarter profits due to regulatory and diesel emissions issues
Local elections on Sunday are expected to measure popular support for Poland's conservative ruling party, whose policies have produced street protests and repeated clashes with European Union leaders
Hundreds line up in New York City as rapper Cardi B hands out free winter coats
European and Asian leaders are giving their backing to the Iran nuclear deal, saying the pact is good for global security but also noting that it's important to respect international agreements
Europe's drug regulator has recommended approving the first vaccine for dengue despite concerns about the vaccine's wide use and a lawsuit in the Philippines alleging that it was linked to three deaths
A young man who was fired from his job as a food vendor at the Detroit Tigers' home stadium after video surfaced showing him spitting on a pizza has pleaded guilty in the case
EU top court orders Poland to suspend application of Polish Supreme Court measure to lower retirement age for judges.
The head of one of Italy's two governing parties says the government won't fall over a dispute on the budget draft, which would offer a tax amnesty to Italians with accounts abroad.
Spain's Socialist government wants to introduce new taxes on big internet companies and on financial transactions as a way of paying for improved pensions and public services
Turkish official says a summit between the leaders of Turkey, France, Germany and Russia will be held in Istanbul this month to discuss the conflict in Syria
The European Leagues group has urged UEFA to allocate club competition entries and billions in Champions League prize money more fairly
Final preparations are underway for the launch of a joint-European and Japanese mission to Mercury, the closest planet to the sun
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ana Santos Rutschman, Saint Louis University(THE CONVERSATION) Some of the best known examples of artificial intelligence are Siri and Alexa, which listen to human speech, recognize words, perform searches and translate the text results back into speech. But these and other AI technologies raise important issues like personal privacy rights and whether machines can ever make fair
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Marisa Eisenberg, University of Michigan; Andrew Brouwer, University of Michigan, and Joseph Eisenberg, University of Michigan(THE CONVERSATION) The world is at the brink of eradicating polio. Only three countries now have ongoing transmission: Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan. And in 2017, there were only a couple dozen cases of paralytic wild polio reported worldwide – a massive
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Terrence Guay, Pennsylvania State University(THE CONVERSATION) Among Donald Trump’s many unusual characteristics as president is his frankness. Last week, after the disappearance and apparent torture and murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, Trump argued that “we would be punishing ourselves” by canceling arms sales to Saudi Arabia over a human rights concern. Few
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey(THE CONVERSATION) The Takata Corporation sold defective air bag inflators that resulted in the death of 16 people in the United States and a massive recall of cars. While it was rare for the air bags to fail, the brutal consequences of this defective device in even minor collisions was easy to
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