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US House panel advances bill to give Congress authority on AI chip exports
The bill gives Congress more licence to block AI exports to China and other US political adversaries.
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At least 3,117 people killed during Iran protests, state media reports
The Martyrs Foundation noted that 2,427 of those killed in the demonstrations were civilians and security forces.
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Israel demolishes three Palestinian homes in occupied West Bank
Israeli forces have demolished three homes belonging to Palestinians in the village of Shuqba in the occupied West Bank.
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Ecuador announces 30 percent tariff on Colombia over drug trafficking
President Daniel Noboa has sought closer relations with Donald Trump while criticising Colombia's left-wing leader.
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Public opinion shifts on ICE as advocates warn of US ‘inflection point’
Amid growing unrest in wake of Minnesota killing, rights observers say US Congress must take action to curtail agency.
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Ancient Khmer temples scarred by Thailand-Cambodia conflict
Ancient Khmer temples along the Thailand-Cambodia border have been damaged or destroyed by recent fighting.
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Relieved, sceptical, insulted: Greenlanders react to Trump at Davos
Greenlanders reacted with sceptical relief to Donald Trump ruling out military force to take the territory.
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US Supreme Court appears reluctant to let Trump fire Fed’s Lisa Cook
During two hours of arguments, some justices pressed US lawyer on why Cook was not given a chance to formally respond.
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Trump drops tariff threat, says he won’t use force to take Greenland
US president says 'framework of a future deal' on Greenland and wider Arctic region reached with NATO chief Mark Rutte.
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More Israeli strikes pound southern Lebanon after day of attacks
Israel kept up its bombardment of southern Lebanon after a series of daytime attacks.
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Deadly roof collapse at Russian shopping mall after heavy snowfall
At least one person has been killed after the roof of a shopping center collapsed in Novosibirsk, Russia.
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Spain’s train drivers call for strike as deadly derailments fuel concern
Union slams 'constant deterioration of railway' after major crash in southern Spain kills at least 43, injures dozens.
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Qatar, Saudi Arabia among nine countries joining Trump’s ‘board of peace’
Countries say board aims to support reconstruction in the Gaza Strip and advance a 'just and lasting peace'.
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‘The end of the world as we know it’: Is the rules-based order finished?
Analysts say US actions have ended the post-war order, but how much that 'order' applied to the Global South is unclear.
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Super Saliha
A Tunisian man turns his dying mother’s cancer treatment into a celebration of love, devotion, care and resilience.
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Trump rules out using force to take over Greenland, calls for negotiations
The US president used his speech at Davos to call for talks over his demands to annex Greenland.
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LIVE: Marseille vs Liverpool 0-3 – UEFA Champions League
All our updates, including post-match reaction and interviews, following our text commentary stream of the UCL match.
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Canada detains Israeli ex-soldier and comedian over Gaza complaint
Israeli comedian and former soldier Guy Hochman was detained in Toronto after complaints over his conduct in Gaza.
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Who was Rifaat al-Assad, commander of Syria’s 1982 Hama massacre?
The ‘Butcher of Hama’ and former Syrian vice president dies in exile at age 89.
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Palestinians react to Netanyahu joining Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
Palestinians in Gaza have expressed disbelief at the prospect of Benjamin Netanyahu joining the Board of Peace.
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