Google to provide Gemini AI tools to US government
Google will provide its Gemini artificial intelligence tools to US federal agencies practically free, the government announced Thursday.
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21 countries sign joint statement condemning Israel’s West Bank settlement project
Israel has approved the plans for the roughly 12-square-kilometre parcel of land known as E1 just east of Jerusalem, which...
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Saudi Arabian delegation arrives in Iran to cement diplomatic ties
Saturday's visit is part of "implementing the tripartite agreement" reached on March 10 between the two regional powers, brokered by...
- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been invited by Saudi King Salman to Riyadh, a trip planned to take place after the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
- The two countries severed ties after protesters in the Islamic republic attacked Saudi diplomatic missions following Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.
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Omani group in Yemen to discuss Saudi-Houthi peace deal
Nearly a decade of war in Yemen has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, both directly and indirectly, and triggered...
- The rapprochement between the two great regional rivals, Iran and Saudi Arabia, has fueled hopes of reduced tensions in the Middle East.
- The United Nations special envoy on Yemen, Hans Grundberg, was in the Omani capital this week for talks on "the political process".
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20 sub-Saharan migrants missing after boat sinks off Tunisia coast
They were among 37 people aboard the vessel which had left from Tunisia's coast and then "sank on Friday afternoon",...
- It was at least the sixth sinking since the beginning of March in incidents which have left around 100 people dead or missing.
- The latest case adds to the more than 14,000 migrants which Tunisia's coastguard said it has intercepted on their way to Europe between January and March.
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Schoolgirl poisonings continue in Iran
TEHRAN, IRAN - Dozens of schoolgirls were poisoned Saturday in several schools across Iran, local media reported, in continuation of the...
- School going girls have been regularly targeted by poisoning since late November 2022 in Iran.
- Iran reported that till March 7, over 5000 students across 25 provinces in the country have been poisoned.
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Iraq condemns Turkey for air strikes in Kurd region
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Iraqi President Abdel Latif Rashid condemned Turkey on Saturday for bombarding an area near Sulaimaniyah airport in the...
- Iraqi president said Turkey continued to target Kurdistan region as it struck against Sulaimaniyah airport.
- President Abdel Latif Rashid said Turkey has "no legal justification" for attacking the Kurdish region.
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Jordanians still revere Saddam for Palestine cause, Arab nationalism
Amman, Jordan -- Twenty years after the fall of his regime, the late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein remains admired and popular...
- "Tens of thousands of Jordanians graduated from Iraqi universities in various fields during Saddam's era with free scholarships," MP Khalil Attiyeh told AFP.
- "The main reason Jordanians love Saddam is that they saw him as a hero and a savior who had a mission to boost the Arab nation at all levels," Attiyeh told AFP.
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World Bank could lend $50bn more over decade with reform: Yellen
Central bankers, finance ministers and participants from more than 180 member countries are expected to gather in the US capital...
- In March, the World Bank submitted an evolution plan to be discussed with its development committee on April 12, during the spring meetings.
- As global growth slows, the World Bank previously warned that the outlook is especially tough for the poorest economies -- which face sluggish growth driven by heavy debt burdens.
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North Korea tests another underwater ‘nuclear attack drone’
In response to US and South Kroea military drills, North Korea has tested another underwater nuclear attack drone, though military...
- Blaming US-South Korea exercises for a worsening regional security situation, it claimed to have conducted the first test of the Haeil
- According to Seoul, the US and South Korea staged joint air drills involving at least one US nuclear-capable B-52H strategic bomber
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US Treasury Secretary US economy to grow, downplays recession fears
Washington, United States - US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expects the world's biggest economy will continue to grow, despite heightened...
- Yellen said she is committed to ensuring that all deposits are safe and monitoring banking system conditions
- After SVB's collapse, US authorities set out plans to ensure its customers would be able to access their deposits
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Russia formally charges Wall Street Journal reporter with espionage
Evan Gershkovich was formally charged with espionage by Russia, according to Russian news agencies, accusation rejected both by the reporter...
- According to state-run agency TASS, sleuths from the FSB charged Gershkovich with espionage "in the interests of his country"
- The State Department summoned the Russian ambassador and Antony Blinken raised the matter in a telephone call to Russian foreign minister
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Google to provide Gemini AI tools to US government
Google will provide its Gemini artificial intelligence tools to US federal agencies practically free, the government announced Thursday.
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Lebanese fishermen stay ashore after Israeli warning
The Israeli army warned late Monday that it would expand its operations against the Lebanese fighter group Hezbollah to Lebanon's...
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Fleeing Israeli bombs, Lebanon’s displaced met with suspicion
Lebanon remains split over the group's decision to open a front against Israel in solidarity with Gaza and drag the...
Saied re-elected Tunisia president with 90.7% of the vote
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Israel marks first anniversary of Hamas’s October 7 attack
Israel began its commemorations Monday of the one-year anniversary of Hamas's deadly October 7 attack, with an outpouring of emotion...
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October 7 anniversary: Hamas praises ‘glorious’ moment in its resistance, Netanyahu says ‘we will win’
Hamas called the Palestinian resistance a testament of resilience against Israeli aggression, while Netanyahu reaffirmed Israel's commitment to crush Hamas...
- Last year's October 7 attack resulted in the deaths of 1,205 people, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli official figures that include hostages killed in captivity
- At least 41,870 Palestinians, a majority of them civilians, have been killed in Israel's military campaign in the Gaza Strip since the war began
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Dubai’s night beaches a cool solution to summer heat
With temperatures regularly topping 40 degrees Celsius, outdoor activities are severely limited. More than one million people have visited the...
- For residents of Dubai, a coast-hugging, desert metropolis of about 3.7 million people, the hot season from June to October is an annual trial.
- The city now has more than 800 meters (yards) of designated night beaches fitted with shark nets and illuminated by giant, bright floodlights.