Syrian leader to discuss sanctions, reconstruction in US visit: FM
Syria's president will discuss issues including lifting remaining sanctions, reconstruction and counter-terrorism when he becomes the country's first leader to...
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UN Security Council backs Morocco plan for W. Sahara autonomy
The UN Security Council voted Friday in favor of a resolution backing Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara as the...
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Tech’s carbon footprint: can AI revolutionize responsibly?
The planet's 8,000 or so data centers are the foundation of our online existence, and will grow ever further with...
- In 2019, researchers trained several large language models, and found that training a single AI model can emit the CO2 emission equivalent of five cars over their lifetimes.
- Between 2010 and 2018, global data center energy use rose by only 6 percent, despite a 550 percent increase in workloads and computing instances, according to the IEA.
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Three killed in ethnic protests in Iraq’s Kirkuk
The curfew was imposed in the evening after rival protests -- between Kurdish residents on one side and Turkmen and...
- Two people were shot in the chest and a third in the head, Ziad Khalaf, director of the local health authority told media
- Those wounded, including Kurds, Arabs and three members of the security forces, were hit by gunfire, stones or glass, said Khalaf
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Iran receives first batch of Russian combat trainer jets
According to an Iranian media outlet, a batch of advanced Yak-130 training aircraft flew into the Shahid Babaei Air Base...
- Iran and Russia have ramped up military cooperation in the recent years despite international sanctions
- Many in the West have accused Tehran of supplying Moscow with weapons for use in its war against Kyiv
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Clashes hit Kurdish-held east Syria after curfew
BEIRUT, LEBANON - Sporadic clashes took place on Saturday in a Kurdish-held area of eastern Syria, a monitor said, after a...
- "Calm has been relatively restored, as the intensity of fighting has decreased due to the 48-hour curfew," an official said.
- The violence has so far killed 54 people, including six children, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor.
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Dozen injured after skirmish between Israeli police, Eritrean protestors
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL- A dozen Eritrean asylum seekers were wounded by Israeli police gunfire here on Saturday after a demonstration against...
- Clashes began outside a south Tel Aviv venue that was set to host a pro-regime event organized by the Eritrean embassy in Israel.
- Protestors "hurled rocks and wooden planks" at officers, who used riot dispersal means and mounted forces to clear the Eritreans.
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Nobel Foundation withdraws invitation to Russia, Belarus envoys
Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko wrote on Facebook that the foundation should support efforts to isolate Russia and Belarus...
- In 2022, the Nobel Foundation decided not to invite the Russian and Belarusian ambassadors to the Stockholm award event because of Ukraine war.
- The Swedish foundation however said Thursday it was returning to its previous practice of inviting ambassadors from all countries represented in Sweden.
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UAE evacuates 34 Emiratis from Florida ahead of approaching Hurricane Idalia
ABU DHABI -- The United Arab Emirates Embassy in Washington, in coordination with representatives of the UAE's officials mission in...
- Evacuation is being coordinated by the UAE Embassy in Washington with UAE's official mission in the US
- The UAE Embassy advises Emiratis to heed local authority instructions and avoid hurricane-affected areas
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Iraq-Iran rail link to facilitate travel, tourism and medical treatments
Iraq's prime minister inaugurated construction work on what is slated to become the first railway line connecting the country to...
- The project had been under discussion for years before an agreement was reached in 2021.
- The Iraqi PM thanked Iran for planned demining operations at the border to clear the way for the train line.
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Iraqi Trade Center to be launched at ACC’s headquarters in Jordan
AMMAN, JORDAN - Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) and the Iraqi Embassy here agreed to open Iraqi Trade Center at...
- The center's inauguration will allow Jordanian and foreign businesspeople to view investment opportunities offered by the Iraqi government.
- The center will provide Jordanian companies with the opportunity to learn about Iraqi industries and agricultural products.
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Iran pilgrims among 18 dead in Iraq road accident
Baghdad, Iraq--A road accident killed 18 people, mostly Iranian pilgrims, north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad overnight, the state news...
- According to state media, the accident between Dujail and Samarra also injured 13 people, citing the toll from director of health services in Salaheddine province
- Every year millions of Shiite pilgrims, many of them from Iran, visit the holy shrine city of Karbala for Arbaeen, one of the world's biggest religious gatherings
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India, Pakistan and threats of a water war: what we know
India, furious after a deadly attack, has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, with Islamabad warning any attempt to...
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UN warns of manmade starvation in Gaza as food aid remains blocked by Israeli authorities
The World Food Programme says it has run out of food in Gaza, warning that hot meal kitchens—Gaza’s last major...
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WFP says has depleted all Gaza food stocks as Israel blocks aid
After 18 months of war, the situation in Gaza "is probably the worst" now, the United Nations' humanitarian agency OCHA...
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Trump confidant Steve Witkoff leads Iran talks amid nuclear tensions, Europe urged to rejoin diplomatic efforts
Witkoff, a businessman friend of Trump who has become his globe-trotting negotiator, last met Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday...
- Witkoff, a businessman friend of Trump who has become his globe-trotting negotiator, last met Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday in Rome
- The State Department announced that Witkoff would himself attend the technical talks to take place Saturday in Oman where he held his first meeting with Araghchi on April 12
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India and Pakistan urged to have ‘maximum restraint’ after Kashmir attack
The United Nations urged India and Pakistan to show "maximum restraint" as the nuclear-armed rivals imposed tit-for-tat diplomatic measures over...
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday vowed to hunt down the gunmen responsible for killing 26 civilians at the popular tourist site of Pahalgam
- Denying any involvement, Islamabad called attempts to link Pakistan to the Pahalgam attack "frivolous" and vowed to respond to any Indian action
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Israel military issues evacuation order two north Gaza areas
"To all of the civilians of the Gaza Strip staying in the areas of Beit Hanoun and Sheikh Zayed. This...
- Israel resumed its intense aerial and ground assault across Gaza from March 18, ending a two-month ceasefire with Hamas that had largely halted fighting in the territory.
- Meanwhile, initial probe released by Israeli army said Israeli tank fire killed a UN worker in Gaza last month, after initially denying operating in the area.