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Asia Pacific
More Than 20,000 Cambodians Still Displaced by Thai Clashes: UN Expert
More than 20,000 Cambodians remain displaced along the border with Thailand following last year's clashes, a UN expert said Friday, urging both sides to resolve the crisis.
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Africa
HRW Accuses Russian Paramilitaries of Killing 8 Civilians in Mali
Russian paramilitaries from Africa Corps, which is supporting Mali in its fight against insurgents, killed eight civilians, including three children, in June airstrikes, Human Rights Watch said in a report.
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Europe
Wildberries: ‘Russia’s Amazon’ Targeted by Ukraine
Ukraine has hit the warehouses of Russia's largest online retailer Wildberries around a dozen times since mid-July, killing at least eight people and knocking out a large chunk of the company's storage capacity.
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Middle East
Egypt Analyzing Drone Fragments from Port Strike, Warns of ‘Escalation’
Egypt's government said on Thursday authorities were analyzing drone fragments from an unprecedented strike on one of its Mediterranean ports, after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned of regional escalation.
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Americas
Anthropic’s Models Gained Unauthorized ‘Real-World’ Access During Testing
Anthropic's artificial intelligence models "gained unauthorized access" to three outside organizations during testing that was supposed to keep them away from "real-world" systems, the company said on Thursday.
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Middle East
Hamas Agrees to Disarm: What Are the Challenges Ahead?
Hamas said on Friday it agreed to a deal to end the war with Israel that included provisions addressing its weapons and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.
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Middle East
Palestinian Shot During Settler March through West Bank Towns
One Palestinian was shot and wounded during an Israeli settler march through several West Bank Palestinian towns Friday that sparked clashes with locals, first responders, the army and an AFP journalist said.
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Middle East
Kuwait Shoots Down Iranian Drones Targeting Military Sites: Defense Ministry
Kuwaiti forces destroyed Iranian drones targeting "vital and military facilities," the defense ministry said on Friday.
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Middle East
Iran Says Struck Two Tankers Under US ‘Air Escort’ Trying to Pass Hormuz
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Friday that they had struck two tankers attempting to pass though the strategic Strait of Hormuz under the "air escort" of the US military.
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Sea
Saudi Sets Up Maritime Defense Alliance to Secure Red Sea
Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it had set up a maritime defense alliance to secure navigation around the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait.
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