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The United States says an estimated 10,000 North Korean soldiers have been deployed in Russia as the NATO chief calls the move “a significant escalation” in Russia’s war against Ukraine. The Pentagon said on Monday that it is “increasingly concerned that Russia intends to use these soldiers in combat” in Kursk, a Russian region on the border with Ukraine that was invaded by Kyiv’s forces in August. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said: “The deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea is a threat to both Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic security.” Ukraine, supported by Western arms shipments, has been battling Russian…

A mysterious diamond-laden necklace with possible links to a scandal that contributed to the downfall of Marie Antoinette, sold for $4.8 million at an auction in Geneva Wednesday.The 18th century jewel containing around 300 carats of diamonds had been estimated to sell at the Sotheby’s Royal and Noble Jewels sale for $1.8-2.8 million.But after energetic bidding, the hammer price ticked in at 3.55 million Swiss francs ($4 million), and Sotheby’s listed the final price after taxes and commissions at 4.26 million francs ($4.81 million). The unidentified buyer, who put in her bid over the phone, was “ecstatic,” Andres White Correal,…

Lucid Air police car being evaluted by California Highway Patrol Production plans haven’t been announced Police version of rival Tesla Model S already available Lucid took to social media this week to show off the first photos of an Air police car prototype that recently took part in an evaluation program run by the California Highway Patrol. The photos show an Air modified with police lights and livery, a push bar, a PA system, and steel wheels. Lucid hasn’t provided any details on the car’s powertrain, but the Air Sapphire’s three-motor setup would make the electric police cruiser the world’s…

Following Serge Pauwels’ appointment as Belgium’s national road coach, Philippe Gilbert has taken to social media to air his grievances with the hiring process for the position.Belgian Cycling announced Pauwels’ hiring on Wednesday. The former pro steps up from coaching the junior programme, a position he’d held for the past four seasons alongside his role as an assistant to outgoing coach Sven Vanthourenhout. In a post on Instagram on Wednesday, Gilbert complained that “the position was never open”, claiming that “internal agreements” at Belgian Cycling meant he never had a real chance of being hired.”I had hoped to become a national…

Spain has just experienced its deadliest floods in decades. Here’s everything you need to know about the natural disaster, including the current death toll. Image Credit: Getty Images Situated south of Barcelona along the Mediterranean coast, the city of Valencia has recently faced its most devastating natural disaster in years. This popular tourist destination is renowned for its beaches, citrus orchards, and as the birthplace of the iconic rice dish, paella. Here’s everything you need to know about the situation in Spain. What Happened in Spain? Heavy storms on Tuesday triggered severe flooding across parts of southern and eastern Spain,…

DEARBORN, Mich. —  Faced with two choices she didn’t like, Suehaila Amen chose neither.Instead, the longtime Democrat from the Arab American stronghold of Dearborn, Mich., backed a third-party candidate for president, adding her voice to a remarkable turnaround that helped Donald Trump reclaim Michigan and the presidency.In Dearborn, where nearly half of the 110,000 residents are of Arab descent, Vice President Kamala Harris received roughly 2,500 fewer votes than Trump, who became the first Republican presidential candidate since former President George W. Bush in 2000 to win the city. Harris also lost neighboring Dearborn Heights to Trump, who in his previous…

2025 Dodge Durango available with 5.7-liter and supercharged 6.2-liter V-8s, plus 3.6-liter V-6 New special editions celebrate V-8’s approaching demise in the Durango Order books for 2025 Durango already open The Durango is the last Dodge still available with a Hemi V-8, but the engine’s days in the popular three-row SUV are coming to an end. Dodge hasn’t put an expiration date on the V-8 just yet, but it is dropping one of the Durango’s three available V-8s for the 2025 model year. 2025 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Silver Bullet The American muscle brand announced on Wednesday that the 2025…

Some of Uranus’ apparent oddities might be due to bad timing. In 1986, the Voyager 2 spacecraft flew past the planet, recording mysteries of its magnetic field. Turns out, Uranus may have just been in an unusual state. A solar wind event days before the flyby compressed the giant planet’s magnetosphere, researchers report November 11 in Nature Astronomy. That compression could explain several long-standing puzzles about Uranus and its moons, and could inform planning for future missions (SN: 4/20/22). input[type=”radio”].svelte-wecxzz{display:none}.payment-option-wrapper.svelte-wecxzz.svelte-wecxzz{display:flex;flex:1 0 28%;width:100%}.payment-option-wrapper.svelte-wecxzz.svelte-wecxzz:only-child{max-width:325px}.box-container.svelte-wecxzz.svelte-wecxzz{display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1 1 0;width:0;text-align:center}.inner-box.svelte-wecxzz.svelte-wecxzz{border:var(–zf-payment-options-border);border-radius:var(–zf-payment-options-borderRadius);background-color:var(–zf-payment-options-bgColor);height:100%;display:flex;flex-direction:column}.box-container.highlighted.svelte-wecxzz .inner-box.svelte-wecxzz{border-top-left-radius:0;border-top-right-radius:0}.box-container.svelte-wecxzz .box-content.svelte-wecxzz{flex-grow:1;padding:30px 20px;margin:0 10px;overflow:hidden}.box-container.svelte-wecxzz .styled-box-content.svelte-wecxzz{color:var(–zephr-color-text-main);font-family:var(–zf-root-fontFamily)} .box-container .styled-box-content h1, .box-container .styled-box-content h2, .box-container .styled-box-content h3, .box-container .styled-box-content…

Edith Yeung, general partner at Race Capital, and Larry Aschebrook, founder and managing partner of G Squared, speak during a CNBC-moderated panel at Web Summit 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal.Rita Franca | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesLISBON, Portugal — It’s a tough time for the venture capital industry right now as a dearth of blockbuster initial public offerings and M&A activity has sucked liquidity from the market, while buzzy artificial intelligence startups dominate attention.At the Web Summit tech conference in Lisbon, two venture investors — whose portfolios include the likes of multibillion-dollar AI startups Databricks Anthropic and Groq — said things have…

Alibaba International promotes its e-commerce platform for small businesses at the Canton Fair in Guangdong, China, on Oct. 16, 2024.Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on Tuesday unveiled an artificial intelligence-powered search engine for small businesses in Europe and the Americas to source supplies.It’s an attempt to leverage ChatGPT-like tech to increase sales. Initial tests showed businesses’ purchase intent using the new tool increased by 40% versus traditional search engines, according to Kuo Zhang, president of Alibaba.com and vice president of Alibaba International.The product is called Accio, after the spell used in the…