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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia wrapped up what was for him an extraordinary and sometimes rambling week of upbeat commentary on the Ukraine war by asserting on Friday that Russia was so assured of prevailing against the Ukrainian counteroffensive that he had ruled out using nuclear weapons.Dropping what had been a strict avoidance of discussing the war in any detail, Mr. Putin told an audience of Russia's business elite, gathered for the annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, that Ukraine had no chance against Russian forces and indicated that its Western backers would tire of the conflict and stop supplying weapons, ending Kyiv's war effort.

At 12:31 P.M. on Saturday, Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland from 2014 to 2023 and an independence campaigner since her late teens, tweeted a picture of paperwork showing that she had passed the first stage of her driving test, at the age of fifty-two.When announcing her resignation, to widespread surprise, in February, Sturgeon said that she was in danger of burning out.

In a bid to boost native AI startups, Italy is eyeing a state-backed fund to promote its own market.According to Reuters, the Italian government plans to set up an investment fund backed by state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) to promote startup investments in AI.According to a statement by Cabinet Undersecretary Alessio Butti, this will " promote study, research, and programming on AI in Italy."

I don't have any children, but sometimes I eat like one: cheesy beans, generously buttered noodles, waffles for dinner.But what actually makes a recipe kid friendly?When I asked that question of my colleagues with children, a few common descriptors emerged: hearty, familiar, comforting and, well, changeable on a dime.