Trying to pin down Kevin Warsh as a hawk or a dove has been tricky with his statements and actions puzzling Wall Street. As President Donald Trump’s hand-picked Federal Reserve chairman, Warsh was expected to lean toward looser monetary policy. Then he declared that inflation was a “choice,” suggesting a tougher approach. Over the summer,
The International Criminal Court and its embattled staff have won the European Union’s top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize, an official said Thursday. The award came just days after the Trump administration announced sweeping new sanctions on the court, which is based in The Hague, Netherlands, as part of its campaign to dismantle the
UNITED NATIONS — Yemen’s internationally recognized government pressed world leaders anew Thursday for help defeating the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, saying that their new perch along one of the world’s busiest waterways presents an international economic risk. The Houthis — who have controlled Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, and much of the country’s north for over a decade
AI researchers, experts and bosses worried about the technology’s potential to endanger humanity have outlined unsettling scenarios. Dario Amodei wrote in September, external it had advanced “drastically faster” than expected, including in its “ability to build the next generation of AI”. This is the concern that AI, after it has reached a certain point, could
The Trump administration has threatened to demolish the Kennedy Center if planned renovations for the performing arts venue are not allowed to be carried out, court documents show. Attorneys from the justice department have also asked for President Donald Trump’s name to be put back on the building after it was removed in June following
KYIV, Ukraine — The intensifying use of drones against civilians and humanitarian workers is a dangerous obstacle for aid operations in Ukraine, the U.N.’s humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, said on Wednesday. Fletcher spoke to The Associated Press in an interview after a visit to the southern city of Kherson, where he witnessed how communities there
