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Hamas leaders charged by US over October 7 assault on Israel
The United States announced criminal charges on Tuesday against Hamas' top leaders over their roles in planning, supporting, and perpetrating the deadly October 7, 2023 attack in southern Israel.
The charges against Yahya Sinwar, the…
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Blinken subpoenaed by US House committee to testify on Afghanistan exi
US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has issued a subpoena to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, demanding that he testify on America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
The subpoena, announced Tuesday, requires…
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School shooting in Sweden wounds teenager, suspect apprehended
Swedish police said on Wednesday a teenager had been shot in an attempted murder at a school in Stockholm but that a suspect had been apprehended and the situation was under control.
The shooting occurred early on Wednesday morning at a…
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China’s StarTimes boosts soft power with popular shows and football in Africa
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China's strategic expansion in Africa through satellite TV has highlighted its soft power, especially with its focus on popular shows and football.
As African leaders gather in Beijing for the China-Africa summit,…
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Shakib Al Hasan heads to England after Pakistan series, does not return home with the team
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Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh’s veteran all-rounder, will not be travelling back to Dhaka with his teammates following their historic Test series win over Pakistan, confirmed Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president…
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Amazon’s Alexa faces backlash for biased political responses over US Presidential Election
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Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa has sparked controversy for providing markedly different responses when asked about voting for former President Donald Trump versus Vice President Kamala Harris.
This discrepancy has…
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Users can now leave comments on Instagram Stories for up to 24 hours
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Instagram has introduced a new feature allowing users to comment on Instagram stories, offering a more public way to interact with the temporary posts.
Previously, responses to stories were limited to private…
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Elon musk’s xAI brings ‘colossus’ supercomputer online, aims to challenge…
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Elon Musk's latest AI startup, xAI, has already brought its new supercomputer, "Colossus," online.
Launched over the Labor Day weekend, Colossus is designed to train xAI's large language model (LLM), Grok, which…
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Uganda’s opposition leader Bobi Wine ‘shot in leg’ by police
Uganda's main opposition leader, Bobi Wine, was shot in the leg during a confrontation with security forces in a northern suburb of Kampala on Tuesday, according to his party, the National Unity Platform.
Videos posted online showed…
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Norway wealth fund to divest from companies aiding Israel
Norway's $1.7 trillion wealth fund may have to divest shares of companies that violate the fund watchdog's new, tougher interpretation of ethics standards for businesses that aid Israel's operations in the occupied Palestinian…
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