CoreWeave acquires agent-training startup OpenPipe
CoreWeave, which provides cloud servers to large companies training AI models, has struck an agreement to acquire OpenPipe, a two-year-old Y Combinator-backed startup that helps enterprises develop customized AI agents with reinforcement learning, the companies...Indonesia fires police officer over killing that fuelled protests
The officer was one of seven riding the armoured car that killed a delivery driver, which ignited the mass protests.Published On 3 Sep 20253 Sep 2025Indonesian authorities have fired a police officer who was involved in the death of a delivery driver who was killed...Trump hosts Poland’s Nawrocki, offers more US troops to European ally
Published On 3 Sep 20253 Sep 2025United States President Donald Trump has suggested that the US could step up the number of armed forces stationed in the Eastern European nation.Speaking with reporters alongside Polish President Karol Nawrocki in the White House on...
Pope Leo meets LGBTQ+ Catholic advocate and vows continuity with Pope Francis’ legacy of welcome
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV met Monday with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church and encouraged his ministry, sending a strong signal of welcome in the early months of his pontificate. The Rev. James Martin, a...
Iraq reopens historic mosque in Mosul 8 years after Islamic State destruction
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister presided over the official reopening of the historic al-Nuri Grand Mosque and its leaning minaret in the heart of Mosul’s Old City Monday, eight years after the mosque was destroyed by militants from the Islamic State group. For...
Devotees of Krishna bridle at updates to India’s ancient pilgrimage town
VRINDAVAN, India (RNS) — When the protests against a state government plan to redevelop a world-renowned Hindu temple began in May, Varsha Otwani, a 64-year-old homemaker, joined the women’s chorus, donning her sequined red veil, lining her eyes with kohl and smearing...
Pope urges fellow Augustinians to work for unity as he opens their assembly
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV urged his fellow Augustinians on Monday to work humbly for unity in the Catholic Church, as he opened the global assembly of the ancient religious order that is now very much in the spotlight since one of their own is history’s first...Florida to become first state to end all vaccine mandates, including in schools
Ruth Jones, immunization nurse, holds a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (brand name: Comirnaty) at Borinquen Health Care Center in Miami, Florida, on May 29, 2025.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesFlorida plans to end all state vaccine mandates, including for children to...