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AI threatens to widen inequality among states: UN
Report warns of potential 'great divergence', with developed states profiting and others left behind.
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Is entertainment making us better or quietly reshaping us for the worse?
Is this truly the golden age of creativity or has entertainment lost the meaning it once offered?
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Beyond Netanyahu: Israel’s major political corruption scandals
Every prime minister in Tel Aviv since 1996 has been investigated on charges of corruption.
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Did ex-South African President Zuma’s daughter recruit for Russia’s war?
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is accused of luring men to Russia in the latest scandal rocking the prominent Zuma family.
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Hegseth under scrutiny after US kills boat strike survivors
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is facing questions after authorising a second attack on an alleged drug boat.
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Pope prays at site of 2020 Beirut port explosion
Leo XIV urges justice and peace for Lebanon’s people as he wraps up his first foreign trip.
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Pope Leo wraps up Lebanon visit with prayers at site of Beirut port blast
Capping off symbolic three-day visit, the Pontiff urged Lebanese unity and the pursuit of peace and justice.
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Trump cries foul over ‘technical tie’ in Honduras presidential race
The latest vote count has Trump's favoured right-wing candidate Nasry Asfura just 515 ballots ahead of his rival.
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Robin Smith, ex-England cricketer, dies aged 62
The South African-born English cricketer, who played in the late 1980s and 90s, scored more than 4,000 Test runs.
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Video: Protesters clash with police at anti-government march in Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s government says it is withdrawing a planned budget after a major protest in the capital Sofia,
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Russian tanker struck off Turkiye as Ukraine targets ‘shadow fleet’
The reported attack on the Midvolga-2 comes days after Ukraine hit two other Russian-flagged ships in the Black Sea.
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How will the latest sacking of a top aide affect Ukraine amid Russia war?
Although Yermak was Zelenskyy's right-hand man, observers say his downfall could benefit the president in short term.
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Netanyahu requesting pardon is him “getting into election mode”
"By asking for the pardon he's dividing the country even more.”
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Record Asia floods proof “we need to wake up” on climate
“The world needs to wake up. We need to adapt.”
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Russia-Ukraine war live: Trump’s envoy Witkoff to meet Putin
Talks to take place in Moscow amid renewed diplomatic push to end long-running war.
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Sudan army refutes claim that RSF has seized key city of Babnusa
Army refutes fall of the city, a gateway to western Sudan's Darfur region, over which the RSF recently seized control.
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Glenn Maxwell withdraws from IPL 2026 auctions
The Australian all-rounder ends a 13-year association with the world's most popular and richest T20 cricket league.
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At least 1,250 people dead: What caused the devastating Asia floods?
Climate advocates say it's time to move to accountability for climate change, as people in Asia are living the evidence.
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FIFA World Cup 2026 draw: Teams, pots, how to watch and all to know
The group classification of the 48 teams at next year's World Cup finals will be determined at the FIFA draw in the US.
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Video: Moment Palestinian prisoner’s home is blown up by Israeli forces
Palestinian prisoner Abdulkarim Sanobar’s home in the occupied West Bank was blown up by the Israeli military.
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