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By Anthony Deutsch, Stephanie van den Berg and James Pearson

THE HAGUE/LONDON (Reuters) - Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) are investigating alleged Russian cyberattacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure as possible war crimes, four sources familiar with the case have told Reuters.

It is the first confirmation that attacks in cyberspace are being investigated by international prosecutors, which could lead to arrest... (continue reading...)

BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy (Reuters) - Pope Francis became the first pontiff to address a Group of Seven summit on Friday, warning world leaders that Artificial Intelligence must never be allowed to get the upper hand over humanity.

An array of global chiefs warmly embraced the 87-year-old pope as he made his way around their huge oval table, pushed in a wheelchair as age and infirmity limit his mobility.

The pope said AI represented an... (continue reading...)

By Will Dunham

(Reuters) - Long ago in the skies above the shallow Eromanga Sea, which once covered what is now arid inland Australia, soared a formidable pterosaur - flying reptile - boasting a bony crest at the tip of its upper and lower jaws and a mouthful of spike-shaped teeth ideal for snaring fish and other marine prey.

Scientists have announced the discovery in the Australian state of Queensland of fossils of this creature, which... (continue reading...)

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland will host a new land command unit of the NATO military alliance, Minister of Defence Antti Hakkanen told reporters on Friday following a meeting of the alliance in Brussels.

After decades of military non-alignment, Finland joined NATO last year in response to neighbouring Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

"I'm pleased to state that today all NATO member states have given their political consent to Finland's key... (continue reading...)

MILAN (Reuters) - Italian police have arrested a Russian businessman accused of helping the indicted son of a Putin ally escape from house arrest in Italy last year, Milan prosecutors said on Friday.

In March 2023, Artem Uss fled to Russia after dodging Italian authorities trying to extradite him to the United States, where he faces charges for shipping oil from Venezuela in breach of sanctions, and for bank fraud.

Milan-based prosecutors... (continue reading...)