Exiled Russian journalist Vladimir Raevsky says laughter can be a weapon against authoritarianism. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports on his history-inspired comedy act. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

Dubbing it a "chaos initiative", the government, other political parties, business leaders and trade unions argue it will deprive hospitals and hotels of much needed staff, and damage hard-won relations with the European Union, leaving non-EU member Switzerland...

"There is a structured, multi-stage checking process that every participant must complete and clear," they said - including police and criminal-history checks in each declared country of residence, independent clinical psychological assessment, medical screening,...

Musk is now worth $1.11tn according to the Bloomberg rich list, while SpaceX listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange with a value of $2.2tn. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

In and out of prison, he was still able to expand the gang's influence, seizing control of gold mines in Bolivar state, drug corridors on the Caribbean coast, and clandestine border crossings between Venezuela and Colombia, according to the US state department....

Before the US president's comments, Iran expressed caution about the exact timing. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

Crews erected scaffolding on Friday as onlookers gathered into the evening, though storms delayed the work until Saturday. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

"We take note of Anthropic's statement and are assessing," said Thomas Regnier, a spokesman for the European Commission, which this month unveiled measures to slash the 27-nation bloc's dependence on America and Asia for key technologies, including AI. Article...

The abduction and death of Abubakar highlights the continuing security challenges facing parts of north-west Nigeria, where criminal gangs known locally as "bandits" frequently carry out kidnappings for ransom, as well as cattle rustling and attacks on rural...