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World Bank To Phase Out Lending To China By 2031
The World Bank will phase out its lending to China by 2031, according to the organization's new country partnership framework, a source familiar with the matter told AFP on Tuesday.
US Lifts Restrictions On Anthropic's Fable 5, Mythos 5 AI Models
Anthropic will soon begin restoring access globally to its most powerful AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, after the US government lifted a restriction on where they could be released, the company said Tuesday.
Boeing Says IT Outage Affected Computer Systems, Denies Cyberattack
Boeing said on Tuesday that an unplanned IT outage affected some of its computer systems and applications.
Kim Jong Un Vows To Deepen Ties With China In Message To Xi Jinping
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed on Wednesday to keep strengthening relations with China, describing recent summit talks with President Xi Jinping in Pyongyang as a "historic occasion".
Trump Filing Shows He Took In About $1.2 Billion From Crypto Last Year
President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion dollars from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Monday shows.
Inside Trump's Camp, Why JD Vance And Marco Rubio Differ On Iran, Lebanon
According to the Trump officials, Rubio was so skeptical of obtaining an acceptable deal with Iran that he declined to head the US delegation to the first ceasefire negotiations in April in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Israel Ex-Army Chief Launches Campaign In Bid To Unseat Netanyahu
Four months ahead of the planned polls, Gadi Eisenkot held his first electoral meeting, where he declared that "Israel deserves to open a new chapter. We will write it together."
3-Year-Old Rescued From Collapsed Building 6 Days After Venezuela Quakes
Venezuela was hit by two earthquakes of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 less than a minute apart last Wednesday, toppling buildings and trapping thousands of people beneath the rubble, according to authorities and rescue teams.
Russia Urges Pakistan, Afghanistan To Use Diplomacy To Solve Disputes
Russia's Foreign Ministry urged Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday to use diplomacy to resolve their longstanding differences.
Ready For War If Dialogue Fails: Iran Warns US Ahead Of Qatar Talks
Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Tuesday said that Iran was prioritising diplomacy with the United States, but remained ready for war.
"Civilians Suffering, Children Dying": Ukraine's Drone War Reaches Moscow
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the facility plays a role in intelligence operations and helps coordinate Russian military activities in Ukraine.
Israel Won't Leave Lebanon As long As Hezbollah "Threatens Us": Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited troops in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, vowing that his country's forces would stay in the area as long as Iran-backed Hezbollah remained a "threat".
"India In Tough Part Of World, Has Some Rough Neighbours": US Envoy
Speaking at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum Leadership Summit in Washington, Gor said India operates in a difficult neighbourhood and hinted at the unpredictability of regional dynamics.
300 Excess Deaths Recorded In France During May Heatwave
French health officials said on Tuesday that there were at least 300 more deaths than expected during a five-day heatwave in May, the country's first of the year.
'Can Bring In Legislation': Trump On Supreme Court's Citizenship Ruling
In a post on X, US President Donald Trump wrote that the Congress should start working "today" to end the "expensive and unfair" birthright citizenship.
14 Children Killed After Coaching Centre Roof Collapses In Pakistan
The roof of a tutoring centre collapsed, killing at least 14 children and injuring five in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday, officials said.
Trump Asked Officials To Drop Signal. His Inner Circle Ignored His Advice
The State Department released the chat last week, recovered from Rubio and Needham's phones, after a legal challenge by the campaign group Democracy Forward under freedom of information rules.
Why Roads In UK Melt At 40 Degrees But Survive India's Gruelling Heat
The difference is not about one country building stronger roads than another. It comes down to the way road materials are selected based on the climate they are expected to handle.
'Worse Than In India, At Least We Have ACs': Tourists Bake In Rome Heatwave
Around the Colosseum, patches of shade were few and far between. Some tourists waited under a pine tree while others hurried up the Via dei Fori Imperiali, wearing hats or carrying umbrellas to escape the infernal sun.
