Tech-fueled misinformation and disinformation distorts Iran-Israel fighting
AI deepfakes, video game footage passed off as real combat, and chatbot-generated falsehoods -- such tech-enabled misinformation is distorting the...
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Iran appoints new Revolutionary Guards intelligence chief
Major General Mohammad Pakpour, the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), appointed Brigadier General Majid Khadami as the...
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Turkey accuses Israeli couple of ‘espionage’ after taking photo
An Istanbul court on Friday charged an Israeli couple with "espionage" after they allegedly took a photo of the Turkish...
- The couple were detained on Thursday after visiting Camlica tower which opened last year in the district of Uskudar on the Asian side of Istanbul
- Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid's office issued a statement on Friday insisting the couple "do not work for any Israeli agency"
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Qatar will act on US interest in Afghanistan
The Gulf country has played a significant role both in diplomacy and evacuations as the US ended its 20-year war...
- Qatar signed to work on America's interest in Afghanistan, to bridge Taliban
- Qatar has sent 15 charter planes to Afghanistan, and also offered to repair its Kabul Airport
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Biden, Xi to hold virtual summit as tensions mount on Taiwan
The virtual talks will take place "in the evening" on Monday in Washington -- meaning early Tuesday in Beijing.
- The virtual talks will take place "in the evening" on Monday in Washington -- meaning early Tuesday in Beijing
- The US president has largely kept the tougher approach on Beijing of his predecessor Donald Trump
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Dr Abdullah Asiri chosen member of WHO panel on novel pathogen origins
Dr Abdullah Asiri, Saudi Arabia's Deputy Minister for Preventive Health, has been chosen as one of the members of the...
- Asiri, Saudi Arabia's Deputy Minister for Preventive Health, is one of the 28 members of the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens.
- Lebanese Dr Nada Ghosn is another expert from the Middle East chosen as the member.
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Qatar FM calls for halt to normalization with Syria after UAE visit
Qatar's top diplomat voiced hope Friday for a halt to normalization with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after his counterpart from...
- "We hope that countries will be discouraged from taking further steps with the Syrian regime"
- The United Arab Emirates and Qatar are both close US allies, although they have had a rift in recent years
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Iraq to repatriate citizens ‘who volunteer’ from Belarus
Iraq said on Friday it was drawing up lists of those among the hundreds of Iraqis blocked on the border...
- Hundreds of migrants and asylum-seekers, many of them Kurds from Iraq, have been stuck for days on the Belarus-Poland border in near-freezing temperatures.
- Poland is refusing to allow them to cross, with the West accusing Belarus of bringing them into the country to send over the border in revenge for sanctions.
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Turkey bans Iraqis, Syrians, Yemenis from flying to Belarus
Ankara on Friday banned citizens of Syria, Iraq and Yemen from flying from Turkish airports to Belarus because of the...
- The announcement followed an urgent round of diplomatic contacts between Polish, Turkish and European officials aimed at stemming the flow of people
- Turkish Airlines on Tuesday rejected charges that its flights "prepare the ground for illegal migrant trafficking"
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High freight costs push world food import bill to record high
The global food trade should hit a record high in both volume and value, according to a new report by...
- The bill is 14 percent higher than last year and 12 percent higher than the previous forecast.
- The increase is also driven by higher price levels of internationally traded food commodities.
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Pakistan party falls flat after semi-final cricket loss
The national mood was summed up by Prime Minister and former captain Imran Khan who said the side should be...
- Pakistan cricket fans reacted largely with good grace and humour Friday to their team's exit from the Twenty20 World Cup.
- Fans on social media heaped blame for the loss on Hasan Ali, vilified after dropping a catch at a key point of the match.
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Biden, Xi expected to hold virtual summit on Monday: US media
Relations between the world's two largest economies have deteriorated in recent weeks, in particular over Taiwan.
- Relations between the world's two largest economies have deteriorated in recent weeks, in particular over Taiwan
- Washington has repeatedly signaled its support for Taiwan in the face of Chinese aggression
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Former British PM Blair says no role in Gazans resettlement
London, UK - Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair has strongly denied an Israeli media report linking him to talks last...
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Illegal Israeli settlers block Palestinian farmers from farming lands
Tubas, Palestine - Colonial Israeli settlers backed by the Israeli military prevented Palestinian farmers from plowing their lands today in...
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Turkey arrests 33 suspected of spying for Israel, planning abductions
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said, "We will never allow espionage activities to be conducted against the national unity and solidarity...
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Jordan takes steps to raise position in Global Food Security Index, says minister
AMMAN, JORDAN - Agriculture Minister Khaled Al-Hneifat said the ministry has been working hard over the past year to create...
- One of the points to achieve this goal are the creation of a national database for food security.
- The other is the issuance of a unique system for the Food Security Council, the minister said.
Race against time after deadly Japan quake
The 7.5-magnitude quake, which hit Ishikawa prefecture on the main island of Honshu, triggered tsunami waves more than a meter...
- USGS said the quake had a magnitude of 7.5. Japan's meteorological agency measured it at 7.6 and said it was one of more than 150 to shake Noto peninsula
- Almost 33,000 households were without power in the region, which saw temperatures touch freezing overnight, the local energy provider said
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More strikes on Gaza after Israel warns war will last through 2024
Nearly three months of conflict have claimed almost 22,000 lives in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, and devastated...
- On Monday night into Tuesday morning, eyewitnesses reported missiles fired towards the city of Rafah in the south and shelling around the Jabalia refugee camp
- Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, meanwhile, said residents of some towns and villages near the Gaza border, "will soon be able to return home"