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Kim Jong Un was ‘sincere’ in denuclearisation talks: former South Korea president

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Former South Korean president Moon Jae-in’s recently published memoir, titled From the Periphery to the Centre is displayed at a bookstore in Seoul on May 21, 2024. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offered to give up his nuclear arsenal if America guaranteed his regime would survive, former South Korean president Moon Jae-in said in…

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Israel tries to contain fallout after some allies support ICC warrant plea

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Israel sought on May 21 to contain the fallout from a request by the chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court for arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, a move supported by three European countries, including key ally France. Belgium, Slovenia and France each said Monday they backed the decision by International…

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Singapore Airlines Boss Goh Choon Phong On Flight Turbulence

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A Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore fell into an air pocket on Tuesday New Delhi: Singapore Airlines CEO on Wednesday issued a public apology after one passenger died and 30 others were injured due to severe turbulence on a flight from London to Singapore. In a video message, Goh Choon Phong said that…

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US House Leader Moves Toward Inviting Benjamin Netanyahu To Address Congress

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In March, Netanyahu addressed Republican party members in the Senate via a video link. Washington:  The Republican leader of the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday he was close to inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address lawmakers even if the Senate’s Democratic leader did not go along. House Speaker Mike Johnson told…

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OpenAI Says AI Is “Safe Enough” As Scandals Raise Concerns

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Sam Altman insisted that OpenAI had put in “a huge amount of work” to ensure the safety of its models. Seattle: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defended his company’s AI technology as safe for widespread use, as concerns mount over potential risks and lack of proper safeguards for ChatGPT-style AI systems. Altman’s remarks came at a…

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Indians accused of killing Hardeep Singh Nijjar appear before Canadian court

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Karan Brar, Kamalpreet Singh and Karanpreet Singh, three of four individuals charged with murdering Hardeep Singh Nijjar in 2023, appear in Surrey Provincial Court in Surrey, Canada, on May 21, 2024, in a courtroom sketch. | Photo Credit: Reuters Three Indian nationals accused of killing Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year appeared in person…

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World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab to step back from executive role

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Klaus Schwab, Chairman of the World Economic Forum addresses attendees during the opening of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), will step back from his current role and become chairman…

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Trump hush-money trial: Defence rests without Trump taking the witness stand

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Donald Trump’s lawyers rested their defence on May 21 without the former president taking the witness stand in his New York hush money criminal trial, moving the case closer to the moment when the jury will begin deciding his fate. “Your honor, the defence rests,” Mr. Trump’s lawyer Todd Blanche told the judge. Mr. Trump’s…

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