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China presses Iran to rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal

China’s call comes after Saudi Arabia sought Beijing’s help over the group’s rapid advances near the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait

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Sydney council bans AI smart glasses at public pools over privacy, safety fears

Canterbury-Bankstown joins Brisbane and Melbourne’s Yarra council in banning AI-enabled smart glasses at public pools and other facilities

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Climate change likely contributed to Nepal-Tibet glacier collapse, scientists say

Rapid warming, glacier thinning, permafrost thaw and excessive meltwater likely helped destabilise a vulnerable Himalayan slope before a catastrophic glacier an...

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Trump lashes out on US Fed chief after rate hike

Trump demands rates be cut to 1% or lower even as policymakers signal further increases may be needed to contain inflation

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Trump says US ‘hopefully toward the end’ of Iran War

Tehran previously denies any direct negotiations with the United States

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NBC4 news helicopter crashes in Los Angeles, killing three

The chopper crash occurred while the aircraft was covering a separate deadly bus collision, authorities say

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Businesses must transform workforces alongside operations, says Lawrence Wong

The Singapore Prime Minister says companies must plan for changing jobs and skills alongside business transformation, with worker support brought closer to ente...

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Nepal-Tibet flood disaster: Death toll rises to 1,442, 5,698 people missing

Nepal authorities reported 14 more bodies recovered on Tuesday, bringing the cumulative death toll in Nepal to 1,399 and the combined toll with China to 1,442

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Duterte to appear in public as ICC judges assess fitness for trial

ICC judges to hear arguments over his health and ability to stand trial on crimes-against-humanity charges

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Saudi Arabia issues first wartime alert for Mecca as Houthi threat expands

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis intensifies attacks on the kingdom and advanced along the Red Sea coast towards the Bab el-Mandeb, raising fresh concerns over regi...

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Indonesia battles worst wildfires in 11 years as haze hits neighbours

Respiratory illness cases more than double in nine days as severe drought linked to “super El Niño” conditions intensify fires on Borneo and Sumatra

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Trump pushes back as AI leaders call for tougher frontier-model regulation

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urges mandatory independent audits of frontier models as US Vice President JD Vance questions why AI companies are asking Washington...

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130 still unaccounted for after Indonesia ferry accident as government orders full probe

Six people have been confirmed dead, 107 rescued and 130 remain unaccounted for from the 243 passengers on board