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Trump leaves Alaska summit with Putin without a Ukraine peace deal President Donald Trump failed to secure a peace agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, ending their high-profile summit in Alaska without...
AFP : The United Nations urged countries Thursday to maintain diplomatic pressure on the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan, saying their ban on girls’ education has left millions shut out of classrooms since the group...
BBC : First Lady Melania Trump has threatened to sue Hunter Biden for more than $1bn after he claimed she was introduced to her husband by sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Lawyers acting on behalf...
AFP : The world’s first-ever humanoid robot games began Friday in Beijing, with over 500 androids alternating between jerky tumbles and glimpses of real power as they compete in events from the 100-metre hurdles...
BBC : Artificial intelligence start-up Perplexity AI has made a surprise $34.5bn takeover bid for the world’s most popular web browser, Google Chrome. The three-year-old firm, whose backers include Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and...
AFP : South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed Friday to “respect” North Korea’s political system and build “military trust”, a day after Pyongyang said it had no interest in improving relations with Seoul....
BBC : Apple has rejected accusations from Elon Musk that its App Store stifles competiton, insisting it is “designed to be free and fair of bias.”X owner Musk has threatened Apple with legal action...
AFP : At least 117 people have died in monsoon rains in Pakistan in the last 24 hours, disaster authorities said Friday. The majority of the deaths, 110, were recorded in mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,...
AFP : People in western Myanmar have been driven to scavenging for bamboo shoots, as humanitarian workers warn a wartime blockade and aid cutbacks led by Washington have caused hunger cases to surge. “Another...
AFP : US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet Friday in Alaska in a high-stakes, high-risk summit that could prove decisive for the future of Ukraine. Putin will step onto Western...
BBC : The European Union is sending two planes to help Spain tackle raging wildfires, after the country activated an EU disaster assistance mechanism for fires for the first time ever. Interior Minister Fernando...
