How DeepSeek used distillation to train its artificial intelligence model, and what it means for companies such as OpenAI

DeepSeek's sudden emergence has put the AI industry's focus on a technique called distillation.

Source: CNBC

Trump begins talks with Russia without Ukraine or EU: Europe scrambles for a plan

Europe does not have a seat at the negotiating table: the message could not be clearer from Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg. This week, the …

Source: France 24

UK party leaders walk tightrope on Trump while voters want stricter stance

Polling shows US president is deeply unpopular with British voters but Keir Starmer is keen not to rock the boat

Keir Starmer is striking a delicate balancing act on the …

Source: The Guardian

Zelensky meets US's Kellogg in Kyiv, joint news conference cancelled

The United States is urging Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to sign deal on US access to Ukraine's critical minerals, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz has said. Zelensky has …

Source: France 24

Israel says body returned by Hamas not that of hostage

Israel identified the remains of child hostages but said another body from Hamas was not their mother as claimed. And near Tel Aviv, explosions hit threes buses, but no injuries …

Source: NPR

Serbia, an Eldorado for Russian exiles since the war in Ukraine

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Serbia has become a refuge for Russians fleeing their country. We went to meet this new Russian diaspora which has become an …

Source: France 24

Sweden investigates suspected sabotage of undersea telecoms cable

A Baltic Sea cable has been damaged for the third time in recent months, Finnish telecom operators say.

Source: BBC

One year on, has Italy's Albania migrant deal failed?

One year after Albania's parliament ratified the country's controversial migration centers deal with Italy, the two migrant holding centers constructed in Shengjin and Gjader stand completely empty. What happens next?

Source: Deutsche Welle

Stabbing at Holocaust memorial in Berlin triggers manhunt

BERLIN — Detectives launched a large-scale manhunt across Berlin on Friday after a stabbing at the city's Holocaust memorial, two days before the country’s national elections.

Source: NBC News

Breastfeeding or baby formula? Fighting pushing marketing of breastmilk substitutes

Breastfeeding or using baby formula? To influence women’s choices, some companies have been using 'misleading and aggressive marketing' of formula milk products in some African countries, according to the WHO. …

Source: France 24

Argentina’s president gifts chainsaw to Trump adviser Elon Musk

See the moment President Trump’s billionaire adviser on government spending Elon Musk was given a chainsaw.

Source: Al Jazeera

Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party says it will begin process of disbanding

Democratic party chair Lo Kin-hei would not comment on whether Beijing had put pressure on members

Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party, which became an influential voice of opposition before Beijing …

Source: The Guardian