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Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill 7 as Hezbollah condemns talks
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (697+ words) BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP): Israeli strikes killed seven people in Lebanon on Sunday, including an Islamic Jihad commander, Lebanese authorities and state media said, despite a fragile ceasefire as Hezbollah called US-brokered talks between the two countries a "dead end." The…...
Earthquake hits southwest China; thousands evacuate, buildings collapse
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (125+ words) BEIJING (AFP): "A magnitude 5. 2 earthquake in China's southwest region of "Guangxi early on Monday killed two and forced more than 7, 000 in the city of Liuzhou to evacuate as search "and rescue "operations continue "and authorities "warn "of "transport disruptions. There…...
UN General Assembly to take up climate change "obligations" resolution
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (617+ words) THE UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP): The UN General Assembly on Wednesday will weigh a draft resolution underlining states" obligations to combat climate change, a long-awaited move that has been scaled back under pressure from major greenhouse gas emitters....
Jury to decide fate of Musk's blockbuster suit against Open AI
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (582+ words) OAKLAND, California (AFP): Deliberations begin Monday in the blockbuster trial pitting Elon Musk against AI giant Open AI and its CEO Sam Altman, whom Musk accuses of abandoning the company's founding mission....
Trump administration expects to strip hundreds at US health agencies of job protections
8+ hour, 19+ min ago (351+ words) WASHINGTON (Reuters): U. S. President Donald Trump's administration expects hundreds of health "department officials will lose civil service job protections, making them easier to fire, as it carries out a plan to revamp the federal workforce, according to an internal memo reviewed…...
France listening to 10 "new" suspected victims of Epstein: Prosecutor
8+ hour, 19+ min ago (354+ words) A prosecutor in France has revealed that about 10 new suspected victims have come forward in the European country's probe into the network of late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Speaking with the RTL broadcaster, Paris Public Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said…...
Moldovan leaders decry Russian move on citizenship for separatist region
8+ hour, 19+ min ago (369+ words) CHISINAU (Reuters): Moldovan leaders "denounced as a threat Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer of simplified Russian citizenship for the country's pro-Russian Transdniestria separatist enclave and contemplated measures to counteract "it. Transdniestria broke from Moldova in 1990 when it was still a…...
Sinner becomes 1st Italian man to win Italian Open in 50 years and matches Djokovic's Masters sweep
8+ hour, 19+ min ago (791+ words) For Jannik Sinner, though, it wasn't just about becoming the first Italian man to win the Italian Open since Adriano Panatta 50 years ago. The top-ranked Sinner's 6-4, 6-4 victory over Casper Ruud in Sunday's final on the red clay of the Foro…...
China, US, UAE police carry out 1st joint operation in Dubai targeting telecom, online fraud
11+ hour ago (159+ words) (AA): Police from China, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates have carried out their first joint international operation in Dubai targeting telecom and online fraud, China's Ministry of Public Security said on Sunday. During the operation, police dismantled…...
India exposed as PCA delivers Supplemental Award upholding Pakistan's rights under IWT
12+ hour, 17+ min ago (354+ words) ISLAMABAD: In a landmark reaffirmation of the rule of law and the sanctity of international treaties, the Court of Arbitration at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague delivered a supplemental award, upholding Pakistan's position, including maximum pondage…...