OpenAI says a million ChatGPT users talk about suicide
San Francisco, United States -- Data from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI suggest that more than a million of the people using its...
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China hails coming of ‘multipolar world’ ahead of key Trump-Xi talks to avert trade war
Global markets are watching closely to see if Thursday's planned meeting between the two presidents can halt a trade war...
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US beefs up military presence in Gulf over Iran oil tanker ‘threat’
Three thousand additional US personnel on troop-landing warships have already passed through the Red Sea, and US-led maritime forces are...
- "There is a heightened threat, a heightened risk to regional mariners in terms of seizures" by Iran in the strait, said Tim Hawkins, spokesman for the US Navy's Fifth Fleet.
- Less than a week earlier, 3,000 US Marines and sailors arrived in the Red Sea on board the USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall warships, which can ferry troops ashore by aircraft.
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Clashes between rival factions in Libya capital kill 27: medics
Some 234 families were evacuated from front line areas in the capital's southern suburbs, along with dozens of doctors and...
- The clashes erupted over the detention of the head of the 444 Brigade by the rival Al-Radaa Force
- Social council in Soug el-Joumaa said a ceasefire would follow the transfer of the force's commander
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Nearly 40 migrants rescued, others found dead off Cape Verde
The boat was spotted on Monday almost 200 miles from the island of Sal by a Spanish fishing boat, which...
- Media reported that the "pirogue" style boat common in the region left Senegal a month ago
- Senegal's foreign ministry said that 38 people were rescued from the migrant boat off the Cape Verde coast
Tunisian interfaith procession urges tolerance for immigrants
During the Feast of the Assumption ceremony in Tunis' La Goulette suburb on Tuesday, Catholic and Muslim participants marched behind...
- Archbishop of Tunis said the procession aimed to show how La Goulette and Tunisia could offer a model for coexistence between different religions and nationalities
- Humanitarian sources say at least 2,000 sub-Saharan Africans have been expelled or forcibly transferred by Tunisian security forces to desert regions bordering Libya or Algeria
Jordan, Iraq explore ways to enhance cooperation in drug addiction treatment
Amman -- Jordan's Minister of Health, Firas Hawari, met with the head and members of the Committee on Combating Drugs...
- Amman emphasizes the importance of international cooperation in combating drug addiction, especially among countries with shared borders
- Iraqi delegation also expresses a strong desire for close cooperation with Jordan, citing the social, economic, and psychological damage caused by drugs
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Aid agencies exhort immediate action on war-torn Sudan
Geneva, Switzerland--Four months into Sudan's conflict, the situation is spiraling out of control, with mass displacement and millions on the verge...
- The country for the last four months has been plagued by a great humanitarian crisis with more than six million people staring at famine
- The statement signed by the heads of UN agencies along with Save the Children and Care said that "there is no excuse for waiting"
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Flights halted at Tripoli’s only civilian airport after clashes
The fighting between the 444 Brigade and the Al-Radaa Force, or Special Deterrence Force, erupted on Monday night and carried...
- Plumes of smoke were seen in Tripoli and gunfire was heard in the densely populated suburb of Ain Zara before it spread to areas near the airport and Tripoli University
- Libya has been plagued by divisions fueled by the proliferation of armed groups with shifting allegiances since the 2011 overthrow of Moamer Kadhafi.
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Global cooperation crucial for multipolar world order
"We are seeing consistent movement toward the emergence of a multipolar world order. Most countries are prepared to stand up...
- Russian President emphasizes the importance of countries standing up for their sovereignty, national interests, traditions, culture, and way of life
- Putin underscores the emergence of a multipolar world order and the gaining strength of new centers of economic and political authority
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Another Trump indictment looms as grand jury hears election case
Atlanta, United States - Prosecutors investigating Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the US state of Georgia were...
- The case would be the fourth brought against Trump this year -- it could lead to the first televised trial of a former president
- Donald Trump posted a number of messages to his Truth Social platform, and called the matter "ridiculous"
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Ma’aden, BADC ink agreement
Firm to supply 600,000 tons of fertilizers to BADC.
- The renewal is further proof of the company’s commitment to meet global market demand for phosphate fertilizers.
- Ma’aden supplies approximately 42 percent of Bangladesh’s estimated requirement of diammonium phosphate.
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Iran says talks with US will remain ‘indirect’, to focus solely on nuclear issue, lifting sanctions
Analysts had said the US would push to include on the agenda discussions over Iran's ballistic missile programme, along with...
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US Pentagon chief says military ready to ensure Iran never gets a nuclear bomb
Washington, United States -- The US defense secretary reiterated Sunday that the United States hopes for a diplomatic solution to...
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Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa makes first visit to UAE
Damascus, Syria -- Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, whose war-devastated country seeks Gulf financial support, traveled to the United Arab...
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US-funded Arabic network ends broadcasts after Trump cuts
The network went on air in 2004, when US officials were complaining about coverage of the Iraq war from Qatar-backed...
- But it has faced stiff competition from Al-Jazeera as well as Al-Arabiya, which is funded by Saudi Arabia, and more recently UAE-backed Sky News Arabia.
- The Trump administration, in part of a sweeping cost-cutting drive led by Elon Musk, in March said it was ceasing all financial transfers for US government-supported media.
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Osaka Expo 2025 opens: World gathers amidst hope and global tensions
From quirky Hello Kitty algae sculptures to demonstrations of flying vehicles and lunar samples, the Osaka Expo offers a fascinating...
- Encircling dozens of national pavilions is the Grand Ring -- recognized by Guinness World Records as the planet's largest wooden architectural structure.
- So far 8.7 million advance tickets have been shifted, below the pre-sales target of 14 million.
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US in hurry for nuclear deal, Iran says after high-stakes, rare direct talks in Muscat
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who briefly spoke face-to-face with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff during the indirect meeting in Oman,...
- The long-term adversaries, who have not had diplomatic relations for more than 40 years, are seeking a new nuclear deal after Trump pulled out of an earlier agreement
- Araghchi, a key architect of the 2015 accord, and Witkoff led the delegations in the highest-level Iran-US nuclear talks since the previous accord's collapse