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Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh. | Photo Credit: Reuters Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh says his government is resigning, in a move that could open the door to U.S.-backed reforms in the Palestinian Authority. President Mahmoud Abbas must still decide whether he accepts Mr. Shtayyeh’s and his government’s resignation, tendered on February 26. But the…
Washington has flagged plans to build an embassy in Kiribati to compete with China. Sydney: The US Coast Guard and Kiribati police boarded two Chinese fishing boats during a patrol against illegal fishing in the Pacific Islands nation’s vast exclusive economic zone this month but found no issues aboard, a coast guard official said. The…
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February 26, 2024 11:59 am | Updated 11:59 am IST – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates The world’s trade Ministers gathered in the U.A.E. on February 26 for a high-level WTO meeting with no clear prospects for breakthroughs, amid geopolitical tensions and disagreements. The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO’s) 13th ministerial conference (MC13), scheduled to run…
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Meta currently works with 26 Independent fact-checking organisations across the EU Brussels: Facebook owner Meta will set up a team to tackle disinformation and the abuse of generative artificial intelligence in the run-up to European Parliament elections in June amid concerns about election interference and misleading AI-generated content. The rapid growth of generative AI, which…
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Pakistani woman mobbed: A video shows the woman covering her face with her hands New Delhi: A woman in Pakistan was rescued by the police after being mobbed for wearing a kurta with Arabic prints. The woman, accused of blasphemy, was mobbed when she visited a restaurant in Lahore with her husband wearing the kurta…
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In this image taken from video, police are deployed outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington after an active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force was critically injured after setting himself ablaze outside the diplomatic compound. | Photo Credit: AP An active member of the U.S. Air Force set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy…
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People walk past a graffiti, depicting a Houthi fighter stopping an Israeli ship off the coast of Yemen. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The story so far: As the Red Sea crisis enters its fourth month, global supply chains are increasingly grappling with inflated freights, delayed vessel schedules, and product shortages. It has once again brought…
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Portugal’s official election campaign begins Sunday, with the March 10 legislative vote likely to see a breakthrough by populist parties after an influence peddling scandal brought down eight years of Socialist government. Portugal, which this April celebrates half a century since its “Carnation Revolution” put an end to an almost equally long fascist dictatorship, has…
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Ashok Veeraraghavan is a professor at George R. Brown School of Engineering Texas: Indian origin trailblazing computer engineer and professor Ashok Veeraraghavan has been awarded the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in engineering, one of the highest academic honours in Texas. The Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST), which presents this award…
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Abdulla Shahid said that there are no armed foreign soldiers stationed in Maldives Male: Former Maldivian foreign minister Abdulla Shahid said on Saturday that the claims made by President Mohamed Muizzu about “thousands of Indian military personnel” were just another in a string of lies, adding that there are no armed foreign soldiers stationed in…
