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Arms
Vienna Conference Urges Regulation of AI Weapons
The world should establish a set of rules to regulate AI weapons while they're still in their infancy, a global conference said, calling the issue an "Oppenheimer moment" of the time.
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Asia Pacific
New Zealand Says No Quick Membership of AUKUS Tech Pact
New Zealand's foreign minister ruled out quickly joining a landmark defense technology pact between Australia, the UK, and the US but lampooned critics as "out of date."
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Air
Russia Says Shot Down US-Made ATACMS Launched by Ukraine
Russia said it shot down six US-supplied tactical missiles launched by Ukraine, with officials in annexed Crimea saying some were downed over the Black Sea peninsula.
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Africa
Jihadists Kill 10 Pro-Government Militiamen in North Mali
Islamist rebels killed 10 local militiamen allied with the Mali government in the north, where the regime faces armed jihadist groups and Touareg separatists, sources said.
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Middle East
Netanyahu Says Troops to Enter Rafah ‘With or Without’ Gaza Truce
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli military will launch a ground offensive in Rafah "with or without" a truce with Hamas in Gaza.
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Asia Pacific
Gunman Kills Six in Attack on Afghan Mosque: Govt Spokesman
A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people, a government spokesman said, with local residents claiming the minority Shiite community had been targeted.
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Asia Pacific
Seven Maoist Rebels Killed by Indian Security Forces
At least seven Maoist insurgents were shot dead by Indian security forces, police said, the latest clash in a decades-long conflict waged in the country's wild central forests.
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Sea
Italy’s Navy Downs Suspected Houthi Drone Headed for Red Sea Merchant Vessel
An Italian navy frigate shot down a drone in the Red Sea headed in the direction of an escorted merchant ship, Italy's defense ministry said.
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Africa
Donkey Cart Bomb Kills Five in Northeast Kenya
Five people died when a bomb hidden on a donkey cart blew up in a Kenyan town on the border with Somalia, the interior minister said.
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Americas
Blinken ‘Hopeful’ Hamas Will Accept ‘Extraordinarily Generous’ Gaza Deal
US Secretary of State Blinken said he was hopeful Hamas would accept an "extraordinarily generous" offer to halt Israel's Gaza offensive in return for the release of hostages.
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