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May 25, 2023

Doctors Without Borders condemns Greece's treatment, deportations of migrants

Doctors Without Borders, a prominent NGO, has condemned the Greek government for its alleged mistreatment and illegal deportation of migrants arriving on the island of Lesbos.

May 25, 2023

French magistrates probing 27 migrant deaths file charges against English Channel maritime rescuers

French judicial authorities say magistrates have filed preliminary charges Thursday against five maritime rescue personnel in an investigation of the flimsy migrant craft that sunk.

May 25, 2023

Cyprus takes extra measures to ensure air safety amid Turkish warplane incursions

Cyprus authorities said they’re making extra efforts to ensure flight safety isn’t compromised from Turkish warplanes flying inside Cypriot-monitored airspace.

May 25, 2023

Man killed in accident with old-fashioned paternoster elevator in Berlin

Authorities in Berlin said a man died Thursday who was involved in an accident with an old-fashioned jump-on, jump-off elevator in the German capital of Berlin.

May 25, 2023

Paralyzed man regains this 'simple pleasure' thanks to AI 'digital bridge'

The double implants, along with intensive training for six months to use the implants, allow 40-year-old Gert-Jan Oskam to stand and walk again, potentially under his own power.

May 25, 2023

AI could grow so powerful it replaces experienced professionals within 10 years, Sam Altman warns

Tech leaders, such as OpenAI's Sam Altman and Google's Sundar Pichai, posted essays this week arguing in favor of regulating artificial intelligence as the tech becomes smarter.

May 24, 2023

Madeleine McCann: Search for 'evidence' in toddler's disappearance continues in Portugal with K9s, divers

European authorities continued their search Wednesday for long-missing British girl Madeleine McCann with police dogs and dive teams by a dam in Portugal's Algarve region.

May 24, 2023

Nobel Peace Prize laureate transferred to brutal prison in Belarus

The wife of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate said her husband has been transferred to a brutal prison in Belarus and hasn;t been heard from in a month. He is serving a 10-year sentence.

May 24, 2023

Bodies of 18 Afghan migrants who died from suffocation while being smuggled into Bulgaria get repatriated

Authorities in Bulgaria found bodies of 18 Afghanistan migrants who died while they were being smuggled into Bulgaria. The bodies were returned to Kabul Wednesday.

May 24, 2023

US aircraft carrier arrives in Norway to take part in drills with armed forces

The nuclear-powered USS Gerald R. Ford arrived in Norway Wednesday to take part in drills with the Norwegian armed forces. The vessel will stay in the Norwegian capital until Tuesday.