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Over 100, Mostly Civilians, Killed In Two Days In Sudan Bombardments
At least 127 people, mostly civilians, were killed in Sudan on Monday and Tuesday by barrel bombs and shelling from the warring sides, rights activists said.
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US Government Commission Pushes Manhattan Project-Style AI Initiative
A US congressional commission has proposed a Manhattan Project-style initiative to fund the development of AI systems that will be as smart or smarter than humans. The Manhattan Project was a large-scale collaboration between the US government and the private sector during World War Two that produced the first atomic bombs.
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Iran Developing Nuclear Bomb 'Stockpile' To Destroy Israel: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Iran is seeking to develop a "stockpile" of nuclear bombs aimed at destroying Israel, two days after Israel bombed military targets in the Islamic republic.
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Japan Airport Shut After World War II Bomb Explodes Near Runway, 87 Flights Cancelled
According to Japan's Transport Ministry, a bomb disposal team confirmed the explosion was caused by an American bomb buried beneath the surface, dating back to a wartime air raid.
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French Lake Still Riddled With Bombs 80 Years After World War II
The apparently pristine Gerardmer lake in the Vosges mountains of eastern France conceals a bleak legacy of 20th-century conflict -- dozens of tonnes of unexploded ordnance from the two world wars.
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Hezbollah Commander Killed In Israeli Strike Was Wanted For 1983 US Embassy Blast
Ibrahim Aqil, the Hezbollah operations commander killed in an Israeli strike on Friday, had a $7 million bounty on his head for two 1983 Beirut truck bombings that killed more than 300 people at the American embassy and a U.S. Marines barracks.
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US Raises Concerns With Israel Over "Unacceptably High" Gaza Civilian Deaths
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told two top Israeli officials Monday of the "unacceptably high" civilian casualties in Israel's bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip, his spokesman said.
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4 Killed, 38 Injured In Russian Strike On Ukraine DIY Store
Russia on Saturday bombed a hardware superstore in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, killing at least two people and injuring over 20, in an attack condemned as "vile" by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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US Has Agreed To Send More Bombs, Warplanes To Israel: Report
The US in recent days authorized the transfer of billions of dollars worth of bombs and fighter jets to Israel, two sources familiar with the effort said on Friday.
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Ukraine Says Several Killed In Russian Attacks In South, East
Russian shelling and strikes on Ukraine's Kherson region killed one person and wounded several, with at least two civilians also killed in attacks on the centre and east of the country, Kyiv said Saturday.
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"Hell Falling Down On Civilians": Fear In Gaza's Rafah After Deadly Israeli Raid
Majed al-Afifi was just 40 days old when he was killed, his uncle told AFP in Rafah where Israeli forces bombed multiple homes while rescuing two Gaza hostages.
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Ukraine's Popular "Iron General" Replaced By Zelensky Amid Raging War
Ukrainian armed forces commander General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, who was replaced on Thursday, became a national hero for repelling Moscow's invading forces two years ago but suffered battlefield setbacks as the war ground on.
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Hamas Says 2 Israeli Hostages Killed In Gaza Bombing, Releases Video
Palestinian group Hamas on Monday released a new video announcing the death of two Israeli hostages who were taken to Gaza on October 7.
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4 Killed, Several Injured In Ukraine After Russia Launches Missiles
Russia on Tuesday rained missiles on Ukraine's two main cities, killing four people and injuring dozens while 250,000 consumers in the capital region were left without power in near-freezing temperatures.
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2 Children Among 20 Killed In Ukraine Strikes On Belgorod, Says Russia
Russia said 20 people including two children had been killed and 111 injured in "indiscriminate" Ukrainian strikes allegedly including cluster bombs on the Russian provincial capital of Belgorod on Saturday, and vowed to retaliate.
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Over 100, Mostly Civilians, Killed In Two Days In Sudan Bombardments
At least 127 people, mostly civilians, were killed in Sudan on Monday and Tuesday by barrel bombs and shelling from the warring sides, rights activists said.
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US Government Commission Pushes Manhattan Project-Style AI Initiative
A US congressional commission has proposed a Manhattan Project-style initiative to fund the development of AI systems that will be as smart or smarter than humans. The Manhattan Project was a large-scale collaboration between the US government and the private sector during World War Two that produced the first atomic bombs.
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Iran Developing Nuclear Bomb 'Stockpile' To Destroy Israel: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Iran is seeking to develop a "stockpile" of nuclear bombs aimed at destroying Israel, two days after Israel bombed military targets in the Islamic republic.
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Japan Airport Shut After World War II Bomb Explodes Near Runway, 87 Flights Cancelled
According to Japan's Transport Ministry, a bomb disposal team confirmed the explosion was caused by an American bomb buried beneath the surface, dating back to a wartime air raid.
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French Lake Still Riddled With Bombs 80 Years After World War II
The apparently pristine Gerardmer lake in the Vosges mountains of eastern France conceals a bleak legacy of 20th-century conflict -- dozens of tonnes of unexploded ordnance from the two world wars.
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Hezbollah Commander Killed In Israeli Strike Was Wanted For 1983 US Embassy Blast
Ibrahim Aqil, the Hezbollah operations commander killed in an Israeli strike on Friday, had a $7 million bounty on his head for two 1983 Beirut truck bombings that killed more than 300 people at the American embassy and a U.S. Marines barracks.
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US Raises Concerns With Israel Over "Unacceptably High" Gaza Civilian Deaths
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told two top Israeli officials Monday of the "unacceptably high" civilian casualties in Israel's bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip, his spokesman said.
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4 Killed, 38 Injured In Russian Strike On Ukraine DIY Store
Russia on Saturday bombed a hardware superstore in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, killing at least two people and injuring over 20, in an attack condemned as "vile" by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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US Has Agreed To Send More Bombs, Warplanes To Israel: Report
The US in recent days authorized the transfer of billions of dollars worth of bombs and fighter jets to Israel, two sources familiar with the effort said on Friday.
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Ukraine Says Several Killed In Russian Attacks In South, East
Russian shelling and strikes on Ukraine's Kherson region killed one person and wounded several, with at least two civilians also killed in attacks on the centre and east of the country, Kyiv said Saturday.
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"Hell Falling Down On Civilians": Fear In Gaza's Rafah After Deadly Israeli Raid
Majed al-Afifi was just 40 days old when he was killed, his uncle told AFP in Rafah where Israeli forces bombed multiple homes while rescuing two Gaza hostages.
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Ukraine's Popular "Iron General" Replaced By Zelensky Amid Raging War
Ukrainian armed forces commander General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, who was replaced on Thursday, became a national hero for repelling Moscow's invading forces two years ago but suffered battlefield setbacks as the war ground on.
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Hamas Says 2 Israeli Hostages Killed In Gaza Bombing, Releases Video
Palestinian group Hamas on Monday released a new video announcing the death of two Israeli hostages who were taken to Gaza on October 7.
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4 Killed, Several Injured In Ukraine After Russia Launches Missiles
Russia on Tuesday rained missiles on Ukraine's two main cities, killing four people and injuring dozens while 250,000 consumers in the capital region were left without power in near-freezing temperatures.
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2 Children Among 20 Killed In Ukraine Strikes On Belgorod, Says Russia
Russia said 20 people including two children had been killed and 111 injured in "indiscriminate" Ukrainian strikes allegedly including cluster bombs on the Russian provincial capital of Belgorod on Saturday, and vowed to retaliate.
