Saudi crown prince says normalization deal with Israel gets 'closer' every day
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) said that his country was moving "closer" each day toward reaching a normalization deal with Israel, the first time he has publicly acknowledged the process.
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DRC President Tshisekedi tells UN peacekeepers to leave the country from December
President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo has asked for an accelerated withdrawal of a United Nations peacekeeping mission, against a backdrop of successive anti-UN protests over its failure to rein in rebel groups more than 20 years after its deployment to the country.
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Ancient humans dug up remains of ancestors to use as tools, study suggests
Researchers working at a cave in southern Spain have found evidence that the skeletal remains of ancient humans buried there were dug up, modified and even used as tools by subsequent generations.
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Ukrainians signal fresh progress on southern front amid grinding counteroffensive
Ukrainian officials indicated Thursday that further inroads have been made on the southern front, with some units advancing "deep into the Russian defenses" -- a possible sign of progress amid Kyiv's grinding counteroffensive.
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Poland says it will stop arming Ukraine. How did we get here -- and what does it mean for the war?
One of Ukraine's closest and most vocal allies has now said it will stop sending arms to Kyiv, a major reversal that threatens to upend Europe's strategic relationship with the country as it wages a counteroffensive against Russia.
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King Charles makes historic speech at French senate as he hails 'indispensable' UK-France relationship
King Charles III became the first British monarch to make a speech from France's senate chamber on Thursday, praising the "indispensable relationship" between the UK and its neighbor which he said was "as firm as it has ever been."
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Australia to host academic conference on Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift's enormous cultural, economic and musical impact is already known all too well.
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China just stopped exporting two minerals the world's chipmakers need
China's exports of two rare minerals essential for manufacturing semiconductors fell to zero in August, a month after Beijing imposed curbs on sales overseas, citing national security.
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Toshiba is set to delist in Japan after 74 years as part of $14 billion deal
Toshiba said on Thursday that a $14 billion tender offer from private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) had ended in success — a deal which paves the way for the embattled industrial conglomerate to go private.
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Huawei wants to go all in on AI for the next decade
Huawei has joined the list of companies that want to be all about artificial intelligence.
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Indonesia jails woman who recited Muslim prayer before trying pork on TikTok
A Muslim woman has been sentenced to two years in prison under Indonesia's blasphemy law over a video she shared on TikTok which showed her reciting an Islamic prayer before trying out pork while visiting the tourist island of Bali.
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Why has Doja Cat's new song 'Balut' landed her in hot water with some Filipino listeners?
American rapper Doja Cat has landed in hot water with listeners in the Philippines after naming her latest single after a Filipino street food.
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