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Security Council LIVE: Emergency meeting on Iranian attack in Bahrain
The 15-member Security Council is meeting in emergency session on Thursday morning to address the escalating tensions in the Gulf…
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2 people arrested after climbing Empire State Building’s antenna – National
Two people got to the top of the Empire State Building’s antenna and unfurled a banner about “the power of love” at…
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Drug seizures at Canada-U.S. border dropping, Congress hears – National
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials told a hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday that there’s been a significant drop…
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AI explained: Why the world needs to act now
Just a few years ago, it could answer questions or generate text. Today, it can write computer code, analyse vast…
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Venezuela earthquake disaster: needs ‘skyrocketing’, say relief agencies
The miraculous story of the three-year-old’s rescue in the worst-hit northern region came as tens of thousands of people remained…
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World News in Brief: Risk of atrocities in Sudan, UN programme prevents climate displacement, more civilians killed in Ukraine
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Wednesday that drone strikes had recently damaged schools, a site housing internally displaced people…
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Expanding areas under Israeli control in Gaza increase risks to civilians, UN warns
The alert comes amid continued displacement and mounting humanitarian pressures across the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). In a statement, the…
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‘The science is here’: UN chief welcomes first global AI assessment
Key takeaways The report outlines findings across seven key domains: AI science, advances and trajectories Societal applications in science, health,…
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‘Everything blew up’: A baseball stadium becomes a refuge in Venezuela
Venezuelan authorities have declared seven days of national mourning. At least 2,295 people have died and 11,256 have been injured,…
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Woman dead after alligator bites off her arm in Florida river – National
A 31-year-old Florida woman swimming in a river at Little Big Econ State Forest in Seminole County, Fla., has died…
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