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Trump Administration Allows Anthropic to Release Mythos to Select US Organi...

Trump Administration Allows Anthropic to Release Mythos to Select US Organizations **US Government Grants Limited Access to Advanced AI Model for National Security and Innovation** **Washington D.C.** – In a significant development following extensive deliberations, the United States government... read more »

US launches new airstrikes on Iran and S...

US launches new airstrikes on Iran and Strait of Hormuz after Donald Trump ...

US launches new airstrikes on Iran and Strait of Hormuz after Donald Trump claims ceasefire was violated **U.S. Conducts Retaliatory Strikes in Gulf Following Maritime Incident** The United States military announced Friday that it had conducted airstrikes targeting Iranian positions in response to... read more »

Parents given 'risk of death' ...

Parents given 'risk of death' warning as cot sold on Amazon urgen...

Parents given 'risk of death' warning as cot sold on Amazon urgently recalled ### Urgent Safety Alert Issued for Popular Infant Cot Following Entrapment and Suffocation Risk Concerns **A widely distributed portable nursery cot, frequently purchased through online retail platforms, has... read more »

Venezuela earthquake live: Dozens of UK ...

Venezuela earthquake live: Dozens of UK search and rescue teams deployed as...

Venezuela earthquake live: Dozens of UK search and rescue teams deployed as death toll nears 1,000 **Northern Venezuela Reels from Devastating Earthquakes; International Aid Mobilizes** Northern Venezuela is grappling with the aftermath of two powerful earthquakes that struck the region on... read more »

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Kobane: Syrian Kurds ‘launch operation against IS’

Fighting has continued overnight around the Syrian border town of Kobane, with reports of Kurdish forces launching an operation against Islamic State At least 12 people were killed in protests by... read more »

Egypt: Army offensive kills 16 militants in Sinai

El-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian military officials say troops have killed 16 members of an al-Qaida-inspired militant group in the restive Sinai... read more »

China sacks 160,000 government employees who did not ex...

BEIJING – China has taken 160,000 “phantom” government staff off its official payroll who were receiving salaries despite not doing any work. A total... read more »

Nepal bus crash kills 29 people and injures dozens

An overloaded bus in western Nepal has fallen off a road and plunged into a gorge, killing 29 and injuring dozens, the BBC reported. Most of the passengers in... read more »

Islamic State video shows beheading of British hostage ...

LONDON: British taxi driver Alan Henning, who skipped Christmas with his family to raise funds to purchase ambulances and medical equipment and join an aid... read more »

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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – The UN Security Council Tuesday extended by another year the sanctions on Liberia in connection with the country’s civil war. In an adopted resolution, the council... read more »

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syria

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syri...

United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the targeting of people based on their religion, community or ethnic... read more »

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

A car bomb near a cafe in central Iraq has killed at least eight people in the latest in a series of attacks. Monday’s blast in the town of Buhriz,... read more »

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yeme...

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yemen

Saudi militants were behind the massive car bombing and assault on Yemen’s military headquarters that killed more than 50 people, including an Indian nurse... read more »

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d’Ivoire: UN

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d'Ivoire: UN

United Nations – The UN Friday called for investigations into serious human rights abuses committed in Cote d’Ivoire by the Dozo, traditional... read more »

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Pakistan opposes new permanent seats in UNSC

Islamabad – Pakistan has opposed the creation of new permanent seats in the 15-member UN Security Council during the two-day UN General Assembly debate on Security Council reform. “There... read more »

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by ...

Islamabad – New Pakistani Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah’s appointment has been allegedly backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad... read more »

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will make a decision regarding the appointment of new army chief on November 28, an official... read more »

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Dhaka – Demonstrators and police clashed in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country after six senior opposition figures were... read more »

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Male – Hundreds of people lined up outside polling stations in over 200 islands to elect a new president for the Maldives here Saturday. As many as 470... read more »

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Iran war live: US vows to defend Gulf interests; Israel kills 2 in Lebanon

Iran war live: US vows to defend Gulf interests; Israel kills 2 in Lebanon **Regional Tensions Escalate as US Reaffirms Gulf Security and Israel Digs In** Washington and Jerusalem have... read more »

Musk loses trillionaire status as SpaceX shares come plummeting back down to Earth

Musk loses trillionaire status as SpaceX shares come plummeting back down to Earth **Musk’s Net Worth Recalibrated as SpaceX Valuation Adjusts** Elon Musk, the titan of industry and... read more »

Venezuela airport chaos as huge earthquake sparks building collapse

Venezuela airport chaos as huge earthquake sparks building collapse **Seismic Event Triggers Airport Disruption and Evacuations in Venezuela** A significant seismic event, characterized by... read more »

Venezuela earthquake LIVE: Caracas buildings collapse after 7.5 quake with 'high casu...

Venezuela earthquake LIVE: Caracas buildings collapse after 7.5 quake with 'high casualties' feared A tsunami alert has been issued for Venezuela after an earthquake This article... read more »

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Venezuela struck by back-to-back earthquakes, many casualties fea...

Venezuela struck by back-to-back earthquakes, many casualties feared ## Devastating Seismic Activity Rocks Venezuela, Widespread Casualties Anticipated **Caracas, Venezuela** – A series of powerful... read more »