Afghanistan says it has killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations

The Taliban claimed to have captured 25 Pakistani army posts. KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan said Sunday it killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations, in response to what it called repeated violations of its territory and airspace. Pakistan’s army gave far lower casualty figures, saying 23 troops were killed. Earlier in the week, Afghan … Read more

Trump continues to battle global green shipping push

That’s putting pressure on the EU to step up and make its position clear during Monday’s meeting of the International Maritime Organization. BRUSSELS — The International Maritime Organization meets on Monday to approve the world’s first global framework to cut shipping emissions — but the U.S. is pressing to kill its adoption. The framework was … Read more

Poland tries to restore rule of law in the face of a hostile president

Polish President Karol Nawrocki is vowing to scuttle any effort to change the legal system set up by the previous Law and Justice party government. WARSAW — Poland’s centrist government is pushing to restore the rule of law undermined by the previous populist administration — but the country’s divided politics mean the chances of success … Read more

‘One-sided deal’: College presidents see Trump offer rife with peril

MIT’s rebuke of the Trump administration’s compact presents an opening for other college presidents to resist. University leaders who have struggled to counter the Trump administration’s monthslong campaign to rewrite higher education just caught the biggest break academia has had all year. Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth’s public rejection Friday of an offer … Read more

‘Swarms of Killer Robots’: Why AI is Terrifying the American Military

A Q&A with a former Pentagon insider on the AI debates that could shape the future of national security. Artificial intelligence technology is poised to transform national security. In the United States, experts and policymakers are already experimenting with large language models that can aid in strategic decision-making in conflicts and autonomous weapons systems (or, … Read more

CDC, its advisers quietly expand access to Covid-19 shot for pregnant women

The panel voted to undo an action by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. which removed the vaccine from the immunization schedule for pregnant women. The CDC and its independent panel of vaccine advisers have quietly opened the door to wider access to Covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy, softening an earlier decision by Health Secretary Robert … Read more

CDC panel announces plans to assess childhood vaccines

The group of outside experts will also consider shot ingredients like aluminum, as well as the timing and order of vaccines, according to a document posted on the agency’s website. The CDC’s vaccine advisers will review the safety and efficacy of the childhood vaccine schedule, including the timing of shots given to kids and possible … Read more