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Lavrov Says 'Start Of Real War' Emerging As Russia Deepens Diplomatic Freeze With Germany More tit-for-tat between Russia and Germany amid a deepening diplomatic freeze related to the Ukraine war: the Kremlin announced on Monday that it is closing Germany's consulate in St. Petersburg, with operations ordered to by suspended by September 18. "It was the German authorities who, once again, provoked a new round of escalation in bilateral relations," the Foreign Ministry stated, charging that Berlin "bears full and complete responsibility" for the consequences. A prominent German culture center which has long operated...

NYC Bans AI For Public Elementary, Middle Schools For 2026-2027 Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has placed a one-year moratorium on classroom use of generative artificial intelligence tools for pre-K-8 grades, and all public high school students will be required to complete AI awareness refresher courses twice a year. "Just because technology is everywhere, doesn't mean it belongs everywhere," Mamdani said on Sept. 2 during a news conference at Brooklyn Steam Center School, where he was joined by school administrators and state legislators....

Iranian negotiators are meeting with Qatari mediators for a third day of talks aimed at ending the war with the US and Israel. Iran has offered a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in two days after its conditions are met.  On Sunday, Foreign ⁠Minister Abbas Araqchi said that the talks were “ongoing and […]