Zelensky and EU in show of unity as Russia warns against European troops in Ukraine
Summary
President Volodymyr Zelensky thanks European leaders as they hold a summit in Brussels to discuss support for Ukraine
"During all this period, and last week, you stayed with us," he says. "These are not just words, we feel it"
Meanwhile, Russia repeats its opposition to European troops in Ukraine after any peace deal - saying it would be "direct war"
UK officials say around 20 countries are interested in joining the "coalition of the willing" to help Ukraine, though not necessarily with troops
Zelensky arrived in Brussels hours after a Russian missile hit a hotel in his hometown Kryvyi Rih, where Western charity workers were staying
A survivor - who was in the hotel when the missile hit - tells the BBC he thinks the attack deliberately targeted aid workers
'No decision made' to revoke legal status of Ukrainian refugees - White House
The White House has denied reports that a decision has been made to revoke the temporary legal status of 240,000 Ukrainians who fled to the US after the war began.
Earlier today, the Reuters news agency reported the move could come as soon as April and may lead to Ukrainians being deported.
Revealed: Israeli military creating ChatGPT-like tool using vast collection of Palestinian surveillance data
Thu 6 Mar 2025 12.00 GMT
Revealed: Israeli military creating ChatGPT-like tool using vast collection of Palestinian surveillance data
The powerful new AI model is designed to analyze intercepted communications – but experts say such systems can exacerbate biases and are prone to making mistakes
Israel’s military surveillance agency has used a vast collection of intercepted Palestinian communications to build a powerful artificial intelligence tool similar to ChatGPT that it hopes will transform its spying capabilities, an investigation by the Guardian can reveal.
The joint investigation with Israeli-Palestinian publication +972 Magazine and Hebrew-language outlet Local Call has found Unit 8200 trained the AI model to understand spoken Arabic using large volumes of telephone conversations and text messages, obtained through its extensive surveillance of the occupied territories.
Romania: Six arrested over alleged coup plot with Russia
The suspects include a 101-year-old former military general. They are accused of wanting to overthrow the Romanian government and end its NATO membership.
Romanian officials announced the arrest of six alleged coup plotters on Thursday, accused the detainees of working with "agents of a foreign power, located both in Romania and the Russian Federation."
The group allegedly wanted to to establish a paramilitary militia, overthrow the Romanian government and pull the country out of NATO. Romanian prosecutors also said the suspects intended to introduce a new constitution.
Two of the alleged plotters are said to have travelled to Moscow in January, where they met with backers of the coup. The Romanian intelligence service SRI said the individuals "actively requested the support of officers from the Embassy of the Russian Federation."
‘Guardians’ of hot spring water put lives on the line in winter
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 6, 2025 at 17:32 JST
The recent deaths of three hotel workers in the mountains here underscored the dangers of hydrogen sulfide poisoning among people who manage hot spring sources.
Although onsen guests are protected by Environment Ministry standards on bathroom hydrogen sulfide concentrations and ventilation, there are no specific safety rules for hot spring workers.
“In the absence of administrative regulations, workers manage hot spring sources at their own risk,” Fukushima Mayor Hiroshi Kohata told a news conference after the hotel workers died of hydrogen sulfide gas poisoning in February. “We want to consider what the city can do.”
Questions over what awaits Australian after Briton jailed for 19 years in Russia
Rob Harris
A Russian court has sentenced a British man to 19 years in prison on charges of terrorism and acting as a mercenary while fighting for Ukraine, authorities in the Kursk region said.
James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, was detained in November while fighting with Ukrainian forces in Kursk, a month before the capture of Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins by Russian forces was confirmed.
Pentagon press secretary has a ‘long history’ of bigoted social media posts and now faces calls to resign
The 26-year-old MAGA supporter joined the Pentagon’s press office in January
A Pentagon press secretary with a “long history” of bigoted and antisemitic social media posts faces calls to resign.
Jewish organizations have blasted the appointment of Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson, who compared the murders of Israeli infants during the October 7 Hamas attacks to abortion. She has also peddled the antisemitic conspiracy theory about Leo Frank, a Jewish businessman who was wrongly convicted and hanged for the murder of a 13-year-old Georgia girl in 1951.
The 26-year-old MAGA supporter, whose father is longtime Trump advisor and right-wing commentator Steve Cortes, joined the Pentagon’s press office in January. A review of her social media activity by the outlet Mother Jones revealed “a long history of bigoted, xenophobic, and deliberately provocative” posts.
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