France Approves Record Number Of Asylum Applications In 2025, Up 12% YoY

A Brain That Can Swap Bodies: Google DeepMind Aims To Be The 'Android' Of Robotics Google DeepMind unveiled Gemini Robotics 2 on Wednesday, a suite of three AI models that gives humanoid and other robots whole-body control, sharper manipulation, and the ability to work together. The system can run locally on the robot itself and adapt to an entirely new machine body with a few hours of training data. DeepMind is pitching it as the "intelligence layer" for robots - the foundational operating system that every hardware maker builds on. Rather...

Putin Threatens Seizures Of European Ships Over EU's "Piracy & Banditry" Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday addressed the persisting issue of European governments and navies seizing what they deem Russian 'shadow fleet' vessels off Europe's coast. The past year alone has seen several examples, sometimes involving French or Swedish commandos descending onto a tanker's deck from helicopters and arresting crew members. The seized vessels are then taken to nearby European ports. The latest European Union sanctions package passed last month stipulates that EU members can sell the oil or any seized...

Israeli Troops Deployed To Somaliland In Covert Mission Via The Cradle Israel secretly deployed a small contingent of forces to Somaliland earlier this year following its recognition of the breakaway territory, a senior Somali government official revealed to Middle East Eye (MEE) on Monday. "According to our intelligence reports, the Israeli military selected Israeli soldiers of African heritage, especially Ethiopians, so as not to draw attention to themselves and to blend in more easily with the local community," the senior Somali official stated. via Reuters The Somali official said that Israel had deployed a group of 50...