Britain’s King Charles travels to Germany in first overseas trip as monarch          Britain’s King Charles travels to Germany in first overseas trip as monarch
King Charles travels to Germany on Wednesday in his first state visit abroad since becoming British monarch, as part of efforts to turn the page on years of rocky relations between Britain and the ...
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Saudi Arabia approves status as Shanghai Cooperation Organization dialogue partner Saudi Arabia approves status as Shanghai Cooperation Organization dialogue partner
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that grants the Kingdom the status of a dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the official ...
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Nashville school shooter didn't choose who to shoot, used legally bought guns: Police Nashville school shooter didn't choose who to shoot, used legally bought guns: Police
The shooter who killed three students and three staff members at a Christian school in Nashville legally bought seven weapons in recent years and hid the guns from their parents before carrying out ...
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‘AI not a replacement for reporters’: AP’s Julie Pace on ChatGPT job security worries ‘AI not a replacement for reporters’: AP’s Julie Pace on ChatGPT job security worries
Artificial intelligence is not a threat to journalism and ChatGPT is “not a replacement for reporters,” the Associated Press’ executive editor and senior vice president has said, as job redundancy ...
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Elon Musk, experts urge pause on training of AI systems that can outperform ChatGPT-4 Elon Musk, experts urge pause on training of AI systems that can outperform ChatGPT-4
Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in training of systems more powerful than GPT-4, they said in an open letter, citing ...
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Need for speed: Three ways banks can up their pace  to move at fintech pace Need for speed: Three ways banks can up their pace to move at fintech pace
As fintech has evolved and banks have matured their technology infrastructures, we are seeing much more partnership between the two.Over the past few years, large financial institutions have been ...
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Taiwan president, leaving for US, says pressure won’t be a deterrent Taiwan president, leaving for US, says pressure won’t be a deterrent
External pressure will not stop our determination to go out into the world, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday before leaving for the United States and Central America.“We are calm and ...
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Saudi’s King Salman condemns Quran burning, discusses regional, global partnerships Saudi’s King Salman condemns Quran burning, discusses regional, global partnerships
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz has discussed the recent burning of Islam’s holy book, the Quran, during a cabinet session at the Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Tuesday, the official Saudi ...
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Herve Renard resigns as Saudi Arabia coach Herve Renard resigns as Saudi Arabia coach
Herve Renard has resigned as Saudi Arabia coach, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) said on Tuesday.The federation agreed to terminate Renard’s contract at his request, it said in a ...
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China threatens response if US House speaker meets Taiwan president China threatens response if US House speaker meets Taiwan president
China threatened to retaliate on Wednesday if US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen during her planned transit of the United States, saying any such move would be a ...
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Netanyahu fires back after Biden says no White House invite for Israeli premier Netanyahu fires back after Biden says no White House invite for Israeli premier
“Israel is a sovereign country which makes its decisions by the will of its people and not based on pressures from abroad, including from the best of friends,” the embattled Netanyahu said.
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Top Biden aide speaks with Chinese counterpart as tensions flare Top Biden aide speaks with Chinese counterpart as tensions flare
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on Friday, people familiar with the matter said, with relations between the world’s two largest economies ...
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Bahrain summons Iraq’s Charge d’Affairs for violating diplomatic norms: State media Bahrain summons Iraq’s Charge d’Affairs for violating diplomatic norms: State media
Bahrain’s foreign ministry has summoned Iraq’s Chargé d’Affairs Moayad Omar Abdul Rahman for breaching diplomatic norms, the Bahrain state news agency said on Tuesday.State media also reported that ...
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Belgium probes refugee status of Syrian war crimes suspect Belgium probes refugee status of Syrian war crimes suspect
Belgium on Tuesday launched an investigation into how a Syrian man arrested last week on suspicion of carrying out war crimes for ISIS was granted refugee status. The 38-year-old, who left Syria in ...
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Endangered Komodo dragons hatch at zoo in Spain Endangered Komodo dragons hatch at zoo in Spain
Five Komodo dragon hatchlings have been born at a zoo in Spain, the first successful breeding of the world's largest lizard - an endangered species - in the country for a decade.For all the latest ...
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US to withhold some nuclear data from Russia after Moscow’s treaty suspension US to withhold some nuclear data from Russia after Moscow’s treaty suspension
The United States has told Russia it will withhold some data on its nuclear forces, a White House spokesperson said on Tuesday, calling this a response to Moscow’s suspending participation in the New ...
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Amsterdam targets rowdy Brits with ‘Stay Away’ campaign Amsterdam targets rowdy Brits with ‘Stay Away’ campaign
Amsterdam launched a campaign on Tuesday to discourage tourists planning drug- and alcohol-fueled parties -- starting with young British men.The Dutch capital has long been trying to curb rowdy ...
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Saudi Arabia, UK bolster security cooperation Saudi Arabia, UK bolster security cooperation
Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom have signed agreements in areas of security and development, during a meeting of the countries’ interior and home secretaries, state press agency SPA reported on ...
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Actor Richard Gere urges US lawmakers to back Tibet         Actor Richard Gere urges US lawmakers to back Tibet        
Hollywood star Richard Gere voiced outrage Tuesday over the “cruelty” of Chinese policies in Tibet, as US Congress debated ways to pressure Beijing over alleged human rights violations the Himalayan ...
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Clashes as French protesters rally against President Macron’s pension bill Clashes as French protesters rally against President Macron’s pension bill
Black-clad groups set fire to garbage cans and threw projectiles at police in Paris who responded with teargas, on the fringes of a march against President Emmanuel Macron and his deeply unpopular ...
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Israel to hold first just reform talks this evening Israel to hold first just reform talks this evening
Israel’s ruling far-right coalition and opposition parties will open negotiations on Tuesday evening on controversial judiciary reforms that have sparked weeks of protests, the office of President ...
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Iraq ordered to pay compensation to Ankara in arbitration case: Turkey Iraq ordered to pay compensation to Ankara in arbitration case: Turkey
Turkey’s Energy Ministry said on Tuesday that Iraq had been ordered by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to pay compensation to Ankara in a longstanding arbitration case related to oil ...
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Biden admin. should have informed Congress earlier about Syria attack: Pentagon chief Biden admin. should have informed Congress earlier about Syria attack: Pentagon chief
“All on the same day: we got hit, we planned and executed our response, and we notified Congress,” NSC Spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said in a statement.
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Two held in alleged plot to attack Jewish restaurant in Greece Two held in alleged plot to attack Jewish restaurant in Greece
Two men accused of planning an extremist attack on a Jewish restaurant in central Athens and possibly other targets that would produce mass civilian casualties have been arrested on terrorism charges ...
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Moscow to host Syria, Turkey, Iran, Russia meeting: Official sources Moscow to host Syria, Turkey, Iran, Russia meeting: Official sources
The deputy foreign ministers of Syria, Turkey, Iran and Russia will meet in April in Moscow, Turkish and Iranian officials said on Tuesday, building on contacts between Ankara and Damascus after years ...
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