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Australia backs Pacific bloc’s right to host Taiwan amid China tensions
KOROR (Palau), Sept 1 — Australia said Tuesday the Pacific bloc will decide for itself who attends its annual summit, after China raised objections to Taiwan’s presence on the sidelines. The 18-member Pacific Islands Forum is being hosted by Palau,
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ChatGPT becomes first AI chatbot to face tougher EU rules as Reddit and Roblox added to ‘very large’ list
BRUSSELS, Aug 31 — ChatGPT will have to comply with tougher safety rules after the EU added it today to a list of digital services subject to greater legal scrutiny, a first for an AI chatbot. Brussels also designated Reddit
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Iran seizes sugar‑carrying bulk carrier for Strait of Hormuz pollution, refers case to judiciary
TEHRAN, Aug 31 — Iranian authorities have seized a bulk carrier after they said it dumped oil and sludge into the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported today. “Following the publication of images of the discharge of oil into the
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Iran FM accuses ‘serpent’ Netanyahu of tricking US into war
TEHRAN, Aug 31 — Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi today called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “serpent”, accusing him of tricking Washington into going to war with the Islamic republic. “In Hebrew, Netanyahu openly crows that he suckered the
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UN committee presents legal case for broad slavery reparations
GENEVA, Aug 31 — Countries are legally obliged to provide broad reparations for harms resulting from both direct and indirect involvement in the transatlantic African slave trade, a United Nations committee said today. Issuing a fresh interpretation of an important
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Disaster authority confirms Nepal flood death toll reached 903, while missing number 4,247
KATHMANDU, Aug 31 — Devastating floods near the border with China have killed at least 903 people in Nepal, while the number of missing in the country has soared to 4,247, its disaster authority said today, as rescue efforts entered
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Latest missing persons update for Nepal-Tibet border flash floods: 3,048 missing
KATHMANDU, Aug 31 — More than 3,000 people were listed as missing yesterday, with at least 797 confirmed dead, after the flash floods and landslides that hit the Nepal-Tibet border. The figures are likely to change, which is not uncommon
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US strikes Iran for first time in a month, Tehran retaliates and reports casualties
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 — The United States said yesterday it had attacked Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first strikes on Iran in a month, prompting Tehran to retaliate. The US strikes resulted
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Iceland votes ‘No’ to resuming EU talks
REYKJAVIK, Aug 30 — Iceland voted ‘No’ to resuming membership negotiations with the European Union, final referendum results showed today, dealing a heavy blow to Brussels which had been keen to welcome a new wealthy member. In a vote held today,
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Six months into war, Iran’s new supreme leader calls for Muslim unity against US, Israel
TEHRAN, Aug 30 — Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Sunday called on Muslim countries in the region to unite against the United States and Israel, in a written message issued six months on from the start of the Middle
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