Washington: Russia and Ukraine to immediately start ceasefire negotiations

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Russia and Ukraine would “immediately start negotiations for a ceasefire” after calling with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, who did not, however, agree to an unconditional end to the fighting as called for by Washington and Kiev. The American president assured after the phone call, on his Truth Social platform, that “Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations for a ceasefire, and more importantly, for an end to the war.”

Gaza Strip: Israel wants to take control

Israel announced its intention to take control of the entire Gaza Strip, where dozens of Palestinians were killed in Israeli raids and aid trucks entered for the first time in over two months. French leaders Emmanuel Macron, British Keir Starmer and Canadian Mark Carney warned in a joint statement that they would “not sit idly by” in the face of the “scandalous actions” of Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Gaza. The Civil Defense of the Gaza Strip reported on Tuesday the death of 44 people in new Israeli bombardments on the small Palestinian territory at war.

IA: Microsoft announces Grok hosting

Microsoft announced Monday to add Grok to Azure, its “cloud” platform for developers, after a new controversy over the service of the South African businessman. Grok is Elon Musk's family of generative artificial intelligence (AI) models. Grok caused a shock last week by talking about a “white genocide” in South Africa, an error blamed on an “unauthorized modification” by xAI, the company that develops this model and also owns the social network X. Grok's surprise addition to the many other generative AI models available on Azure will certainly not be welcome for OpenAI, Microsoft's key partner in this technology.

Banking sector: the Chinese central bank cuts two key interest rates

The Chinese central bank cut two key interest rates to historic lows on Tuesday, the latest effort by the authorities to stimulate growth amid trade tensions with Washington and a crisis in the real estate sector. China and the United States agreed last week to sharply reduce reciprocal tariffs for 90 days, raising the hope of economic circles for a lasting reduction in tensions.

Cannes: Jafar Panahi back on the festival after 15 years

This Tuesday, Scarlett Johansson will climb the Cannes steps for the first time in the shoes of a director. For his part, Jafar Panahi, an Iranian dissident filmmaker, will present his film in person, for the first time in 15 years at a film festival. She is the second Hollywood star to present a first film in the Un Certain Regard section this year, after Kristen Stewart with “The Chronology of Water.” The film by the actress of “Lost in Translation” and “Match Point”, one of the highest paid in American cinema, tells the story of Eleanor Morgenstein (June Squibb) who, at the age of 94, returns to live in New York to make a fresh start after

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The Assembly debated at length on Monday the criteria to be set in stone or not in the bill for a “right to assisted dying”, adopting in particular amendments to frame the apprehension of “psychological suffering”.

The prefecture of Lyon announced that at least six people were injured on Monday evening, three of them seriously, in a knife fight following the collision between two cars.

Trump enacted a law on Monday criminalizing the sharing without consent of pornographic images real or created by artificial intelligence, especially for the purposes of revenge porn, a growing phenomenon.

American surgeons have successfully performed a human bladder transplant. This is the first that could prove to be a turning point for patients suffering from serious bladder disorders.

The American actors' union, SAG-AFTRA has filed a lawsuit against the creators of the Fortnite video game, which recently incorporated a version of the Sith Lord capable of chatting using artificial intelligence (AI).