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The U.S. and other Group of Seven nations rolled out a new wave of global sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine as they met Friday during a summit in Japan. The sanctions target hundreds of people and firms — including those helping Russia to evade existing sanctions and export controls.…

Roman Emperor Domitian is remembered for only one joke. “It’s a terrible thing to be an emperor,” Domitian said, “because everything thinks your paranoia about being assassinated is groundless—until you’re actually murdered!” Soon after Domitian was assassinated. Extreme vigilance is the essential mood of tyranny, which must inhabit that condition…

May 18, 2023 8:00 AM AmpereOne is aimed at athe data center. Image Credit: Ampere Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Ampere Computing announced a new AmpereOne family of processors with up to 192 single-threaded Ampere cores. This is…

A US Patriot missile is fired from a mobile launcher during the Han Kuang 22 exercise in Ilan, eastern Taiwan - Sam Yeh/AFP There’s much excitement around the world following the events of Monday night, in which Ukrainian air defences armed with US-made weapons reportedly neutralised a heavy Russian missile…

More than a decade ago, on the heels of the iPad’s announcement, I took to the pages of Macworld–then still available as a physical object shipped to your home–to describe it as not just a third device, but a third revolution. And at the time it was: Apple’s attempt to…

Ailing Belarus dictator Lukashenko is seen struggling to speak and with a bandaged arm in meeting with military chiefs amid rumours tyrant is seriously illBelarusian dictator was seen on video after posing for a picture this afternoon It comes as his office has refused to comment on mounting health concernsBy Will…

When Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to invade Ukraine last year, he dragged millions of his countrymen into a conflict in which they had no say. Now a report suggests that high-ranking officials within his administration have been banned from resigning from their jobs while the war rages on. The…

Speculation about the health of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a key ally to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has grown after he reportedly left Moscow's Victory Day celebrations early. Lukashenko, who has supported Putin amid the Russian leader's widely-condemned invasion of Ukraine, appeared at Moscow's festivities on May 9. Victory Day…

Perhaps the most famous take on war in philosophy is the principle of the “just war” by St Thomas Aquinas. Amongst other things, he prescribes that a war should only be fought if it can be won. Humble, diehard Catholic that I am, I respectfully disagree. What do you do…

Vladimir Putin’s regime admitted it had to withdraw from key areas around the city in the Donetsk region, in the south east of Ukraine Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky (Image: AFP via Getty Images) Russia has been forced into a humiliating retreat after Ukraine made significant gains in the battle for…