LONDON, Aug. 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The leaders of the Coalition of the Willing convened today in Kyiv and by video conference to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the restoration of the Independence of Ukraine. They were united in their continued support of Ukraine's fight to defend its sovereignty, freedom and territorial integrity. Prime Minister Andy Burnham, President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Friedrich Merz chaired the meeting alongsid...
LONDON, Aug. 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister met the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Kyiv today following a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing. The Prime Minister started by thanking President Zelenskyy for the warm welcome he had been given by the Ukrainian people on his first visit. It had been an honest and productive conversation during the Coalition of the Willing, the leaders agreed, and it was clear the interna...
LONDON, Aug. 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Families stuck without a secure home to benefit from the first wave of funding from the government's £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme * Councils backed to build more homes as ministers drive the biggest council housebuilding revival in decades * More decisions over housing investment to move closer to local communities Families trapped in temporary accommodation or stuck on housing waiting lis...
LONDON, Aug. 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: We, the President of Ukraine and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, meeting at a decisive moment for European security, and united in our resolve to shape the transformation of modern warfare, ACKNOWLEDGING the profound impact of artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and network-enabled capability, and the strategic imperative for our two nations to lead in the safe, responsible, and operationally ...
LONDON, Aug. 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * UK set to become the first international partner to access Ukraine's Avengers AI Labs, allowing the two countries to accelerate the development of AI tools to shape the battlefield * Signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyyand Prime Minister Andy Burnham in Kyiv, the AI Partnership will see the UK back Ukraine with world-leading universities, researchers, technology companies and third largest AI eco-system in t...
LONDON, Aug. 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Concept Investments Limited's director Austin Fitzgerald was ordered to remove waste from the land at Rutland Road, Sheffield, in April. Both the company and Fitzgerald, as the director, had admitted offences related to allowing an illegal waste site to operate on land the company owns, knows as the Former Stanley Works. The site has now been fully cleared, with mixed waste including fridges and other electrica...
LONDON, Aug. 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued text of the following speech: Thank you, Mr Chair. Today, Ukraine marks 35 years of independence. On 24 August 1991, the Ukrainian people chose sovereignty. They chose to take their place as a free and independent nation among equals. That choice was overwhelming. It was recognised by the international community, including the Russian Federation. Thirty-five years later, Ukraine is defending that same choice against Russia's illeg...
LONDON, Aug. 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister spoke to Luc Frieden, the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, on the train into Kyiv yesterday evening. The leaders began by discussing the close ties between the UK and Luxembourg, particularly in financial services. Prime Minister Frieden reflected on his time living in the UK, and the two leaders discussed the shared challenges both countries faced, including the need to drive down unemployment ...
LONDON, Aug. 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Prime Minister met the President of the European Council Antonio Costa on the train to Kyiv, as the two leaders travelled into the city to mark Independence Day. It was a vital moment to show unity and solidarity with Ukraine, the leaders agreed. Turning to the UK's relationship with the European Union, the two leaders underlined the importance of being ambitious to drive a step change in relations. The UK...
India, Aug. 22 -- Hyderabad-based edtech Edwisely (Hakate Technologies Private Limited) has gone live with SASTRA.AI, an AI-driven learning initiative built for SASTRA Deemed University, marking one of the more visible bets yet that Indian higher education is ready to replace not just augment its legacy learning management systems (LMS) with what the company calls "intelligent learning infrastructure" (ILI).SASTRA.AI was one of six new institutional schemes unveiled at SASTRA's Ruby & S...