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Lebanese Health Ministry: One martyr, one wounded in IOF strike on Yater, South Lebanon.

Palestinian sources: Arab-European committee including 30 ambassadors, consuls came under fire by occupation forces in Jenin Refugee Camp, northern West Bank.

Pope Leo XIV: I renew my heartfelt appeal to allow the entry of sufficient humanitarian aid [into Gaza] and to put an end to the hostilities

Palestinian Resistance factions: Occupation expanding its genocidal war through what it calls "Gideon's Chariots" will end in failure just like its former plans.

Palestinian Resistance factions: We warn our people from occupation's plans that aim to push it to move to southern Gaza as a prelude to displacing them from the Gaza Strip.

Iraqi oil minister: Such agreements must be signed by the federal government.

Iraqi oil minister: We have reservations regarding the oil agreements signed between US and Kurdistan.

Gharibabadi: Europeans know that triggering the snapback mechanism would sabotage diplomacy, and Iran will respond accordingly

Gharibabadi: The involvement of any third parties in the current indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States requires mutual consent of both sides

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi: Iran will take appropriate countermeasures should the Europeans move to trigger the snapback mechanism

A pro-Palestine banner hangs on a wall of King's College Cambridge, undated (AFP)

King’s College Cambridge divests from Israeli-linked arms companies

King’s College Cambridge adopts a new investment policy, divesting from arms firms linked to "Israel" after student protests against the war in Gaza.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks on the phone during a meeting at the European Political Community summit in Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania, on Friday, May 16, 2025. (AP)

Ukraine calls on EU for more sanctions as US eases pressure on Russia

George Simion grimaces as he speaks with foreign media, during the second round of the country's presidential election redo, in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP)

Simion seeks annulment of Romania’s election over fraud allegations

Russia’s elite drone unit targets Ukraine’s HIMARS launchers

Suicide bomber hits school bus, Pakistan accuses India

Suicide bomber hits school bus in Balochistan, Pakistan accuses India

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Martyr reported in an Israeli strike on car in Ain Baal, South Lebanon

Israeli drone strikes car in Ain Baal, South Lebanon

Italian PM Meloni’s new citizenship rules anger Italian-Americans

Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, pictured here in Beijing, 6 March 2024 (AP - Ng Han Guan)

China hits back at US over AI chip controls, vows retaliation

Taku Eto, newly appointed Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, arrives at the prime minister's office Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP)

Japan farm minister resigns over free rice remarks amid rising costs

Geoffrey Hinton, the "Godfather of Artificial Intelligence", warns the public about the threats this technology poses to humanity on several different levels as he played a major role in the development process. Other technology giants have also warned about the dangers of AI. For instance, Elon Musk requested companies to put the development process on halt for a period of six months so that they can examine the technology's dangers and work around them.