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xAI Asks Court to Strip Alleged Grok Deepfake Nudes Victims of Anonymity

xAI Asks Court to Strip Alleged Grok Deepfake Nudes Victims of Anonymity **xAI Seeks Disclosure of Plaintiffs in Deepfake Lawsuit** SAN FRANCISCO – Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has formally requested a federal court to compel four individuals suing over the alleged misuse... read more »

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Kuwait releases CCTV footage of deadly I...

Kuwait releases CCTV footage of deadly Iranian strike on airport

Kuwait releases CCTV footage of deadly Iranian strike on airport **Kuwait Disseminates Footage Alleging Iranian Drone Attack on Airport Infrastructure** Kuwait City – Kuwaiti authorities have released surveillance video that they claim depicts an Iranian drone strike targeting Kuwait... read more »

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Trump seeks to split Lebanon talks from ...

Trump seeks to split Lebanon talks from war on Iran negotiations

Trump seeks to split Lebanon talks from war on Iran negotiations ### U.S. Seeks Differentiated Approach to Regional Diplomatic Engagements **Washington D.C.** – The United States is signaling a strategic intention to decouple diplomatic efforts concerning the ongoing conflict in Lebanon from... read more »

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London activists try to erect statue of jailed Palestinian leader

London activists try to erect statue of jailed Palestinian leader **Attempt to Place Barghouti Statue in Parliament Square Foiled by Authorities** London – An unauthorized attempt to install a statue of prominent Palestinian figure Marwan Barghouti in Parliament Square, a historically significant... read more »

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13 dead in China firework plant explosion

CHANGSHA – Thirteen people have been confirmed dead and one more remained missing after an explosion at a firework plant in central China’s Hunan Province on Monday, local authorities... read more »

Israeli Army kills suspected murderers of Jewish t...

Jerusalem: Two Palestinians suspected of having kidnapped and murdered three Jewish teenagers in June have been killed in an exchange of fire with... read more »

Lawyer: Uighur scholar in China gets life sentence

BEIJING – An outspoken scholar who championed China’s Uighur minority was convicted of separatism Tuesday by a Chinese court and sentenced to life... read more »

1,30,000 Syrian refugees reach Turkey fleeing IS

ANKARA, Turkey: The number of Syrian refugees who have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic State militants now totals... read more »

Two killed in explosions in China’s Muslim-domina...

Beijing: At least two persons were killed and several others injured in a series of explosions in China’s restive Muslim-dominated Xinjiang... read more »

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Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq has finalized a deal under which it will pump oil to Turkey. “The formalities were recently completed… the finalization of such cooperation is... read more »

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Iran plans to increase production of 5% enriched u...

Washington – Iran is reportedly planning to increase its production of five percent enriched uranium, local official news agency said. Islamic... read more »

Syrian govt. rules out negotiating transfer of power at...

'Syria committed to Iran's participation in Geneva II meet'

London – The Syrian government has ruled out negotiating transfer of power during the Geneva peace conference due in January, but confirmed that it will... read more »

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Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

London – Israel’s envoy to the United Kingdom has warned of formation of its new alliances with a number of predominantly Sunni countries, including... read more »

Israel approves new settlements in West Bank

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israeli authorities have green-lighted the construction of 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s Defence Ministry said on Monday it... read more »

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50 percent of Pakistanis support government: Survey

Islamabad – Fifty percent of Pakistan’s population supports the present government, with 49 percent favouring the opposition, a survey has found. An opinion poll conducted Aug 1-26 by the... read more »

Tajikistan's Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmon re-elected pres...

Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday’s election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after... read more »

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Male – Maldives President Mohamed Waheed Wednesday expressed the hope for a credible and successful presidential election later this week. He said this... read more »

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Pakistan’s anti-graft watchdog on Wednesday filed a case against former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf over a Rs 22-billion scam in setting up power... read more »

Court orders Musharraf’s release

Court orders Musharraf's release

Islamabad – A Pakistan court Wednesday ordered the release of ex-president Pervez Musharraf from house arrest, two days after he was granted bail in... read more »

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Iran war LIVE: Trump tells Netanyahu 'everybody hates Israel' during tense phone call ### **De-escalation Amidst Regional Tensions: Trump Claims Key Role in Averting Wider... read more »

US court upholds injunction against Trump policy banning transgender troops

US court upholds injunction against Trump policy banning transgender troops **Federal Appeals Court Divided on Transgender Military Service Ban** A significant legal battle concerning the... read more »

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Ultra-Orthodox protesters clash with Israeli police over army draft **Jerusalem Streets Erupt in Tensions as Ultra-Orthodox Demonstrate Against Military Conscription** Jerusalem – A... read more »

Iran war live: Trump talks to Hezbollah, Israel as Lebanon fighti...

Iran war live: Trump talks to Hezbollah, Israel as Lebanon fighting surges Death toll from Israel's attacks on Lebanon since March has reached 3,433, with 10,395 injured, says Health... read more »