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Russian strikes kill 1 as U.S. and Ukraine officials wrap up third day of diplomatic talks

Russian missile, drone and shelling attacks overnight and Sunday killed at least three people in Ukraine, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials wrapped up a third day of talks aimed at ending the war.

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A Russian opera opens La Scala's season as the theater defends art over politics

Milan’s Teatro alla Scala celebrates its gala season premiere with a Russian opera, Dmitry Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.”

AI-powered police body cameras, once taboo, get tested on Canadian city's 'watch list' of faces

Police body cameras equipped with artificial intelligence have been trained to detect the faces of about 7,000 people on a "high risk" watch list in the Canadian city of Edmonton, a live test of whether facial recognition technology shunned as too intrusive could have a place in policing throughout North America.

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Nobel laureates arrive for a week of events and awards in Stockholm and Oslo

Nobel week is underway in Stockholm and Oslo, with laureates holding news conferences and lectures before receiving their prestigious prizes

Benin is the latest African country to experience a coup. Here is a look at other military takeovers

Benin has joined a growing list of African countries where military officers have seized power since 2020