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Trump-Netanyahu Iran war row: Israeli PM pushes for fresh strikes as US favours diplomacy
Trump-Netanyahu Iran war row: Israeli PM pushes for fresh strikes as US favours diplomacy
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Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly calling Donald Trump every day to press for renewed military action against Iran, even as Gulf leaders urge restraint. After meeting Qatar’s prime minister, Trump says ...
India-US drug crackdown: New Delhi meeting targets drug cartels and synthetic drugs
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Drug trafficking is no longer just about moving contraband across borders. Behind the trade are international networks involving chemical suppliers, online marketplaces, financial channels and logisti ...
Jensen Huang's China push under scrutiny: Nvidia CEO's remarks resurface amid alleged spy link
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's remarks describing China as a “large and growing” AI market have resurfaced after reports linked him to a Chinese businesswoman suspected by US intelligence agencies of being ...
India vs New Zealand 3rd ODI abandoned: Rain denies play in Hamilton as India retain 2-0 lead
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Persistent rain washed out the third India-New Zealand ODI at Hamilton after Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bowl. India cannot lose the five-match series now, while Shreyas Iyer is set to ta ...
M John Harrison Wins Booker Prize for Dystopian Satire 'The End of Everything'
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At 81, M John Harrison becomes the oldest winner of the Booker Prize beating out five other titles
The New Geography of Jobs
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India’s hiring map is shifting as smaller cities emerge as new employment hubs
Pope Leo XIV Warns Unregulated AI Puts Jobs and Workers’ Dignity at Risk
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Speaking during his visit to Argentina, the pope urged governments to make access to work a priority and called on businesses to invest in ways that protect workers and ecosystems
Macron Sets Out Three AI Safety Priorities, Warns of ‘Real Risks’ to Security
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French President says participants in the Paris talks backed independent public assessments of advanced AI models, faster sharing of serious incident alerts and accountability for developers
Sebastián Lelio, the Chilean Filmmaker Who Let His Heroines Have the Last Word
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From the dance floor in Gloria to the funeral in A Fantastic Woman, the Oscar-winning director put women at the centre of stories that other people thought they had the right to tell. He died in Santi ...