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‘I am the hoax buster’ – Trump rejects AI danger warnings
US President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed fears that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity, repeatedly calling them a hoax and rejecting global calls to put guardrails around the fast-moving
Iran rejects any talks with US after Trump remarks
Iran’s security chief on Tuesday rejected any talks with the United States after President Donald Trump said he was open to resuming discussions on the Middle East war. “Don’t get
US judge postpones new visa rules for foreign students, journalists
A US federal judge on Monday postponed implementation of a Trump administration policy that would impose stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can study or work in
US military says Iran war has led to munitions shortfall
The US Defense Department’s inspector general revealed Monday that the United States is facing a shortfall in ammunition as a result of its costly war in Iran. In a first-of-its-kind
Trump blasts ‘sick conspiracy’ against AI
US President Donald Trump on Monday attacked what he called a “sick conspiracy” against artificial intelligence, rejecting calls for regulation amid mounting worries that the technology threatens humankind. Trump said
China slams report it gave Iran intel before deadly strike on US base
Beijing rejected on Monday “groundless” reports that Chinese entities supplied Tehran with satellite images of a military base housing US troops in Jordan, before and after an Iranian strike killed
Foreign nationals targeted in S/Africa’s extortion explosion
A South African and his two sons, one a police officer, appeared before a Cape Town magistrate last month accused of extorting around 50 convenience stores run by Ethiopians and
Worst DR Congo Ebola epidemic ever passes 7,000 cases
More than 7,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s worst outbreak of the deadly disease ever, according to figures from the Congolese authorities. Thought to
Middle East has no need for US ‘policeman’ – Iran
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that the Middle East does not need the United States to be a “regional policeman”, with the two countries at war and vying
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles – Seoul
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles Saturday, Seoul said, a day after South Korea concluded five days of joint maritime drills with the United States and Japan that were focused
