South Korea, UK to co-host second global AI summit as boom fans risks
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea and the United Kingdom will co-host the second global AI summit in Seoul this week, as the breathtaking pace of innovation since the first AI summit in November leaves governments scrambling to keep up wit...
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Iranian President Raisi feared dead as helicopter wreckage found
By Parisa Hafezi and Yomna Ehab DUBAI (Reuters) -Hopes are fading that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister have survived a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain and icy weather, an Iranian official said on Monday after search tea...
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India begins voting in fifth phase as Mumbai, Gandhi family boroughs head to polls
By Sudipto Ganguly and Shilpa Jamkhandikar MUMBAI (Reuters) - India began voting in the fifth phase of its mammoth general elections on Monday, with seats in the financial capital Mumbai and the opposition's Gandhi family bastions set to be sealed ...
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Australia, NZ unable to send evacuation flights to New Caledonia
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - A thousand police arrived in New Caledonia from France and street clashes had calmed, the French High Commission said on Monday, but Australia and New Zealand were unable to send in evacuation flights for touris...
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Suspect in Malaysia police attack acted alone, not linked to militant group, report says
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The suspect in an attack on a Malaysian police station that killed two officers last week acted alone and was not part of any militant group, state news agency Bernama reported, citing the country's top police official. Aut...
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New Taiwan president to take office facing angry China
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Lai Ching-te takes office as Taiwan's new president on Monday facing an angry and deeply suspicious China which believes he is a "separatist", and a fractious parliament with an opposition chomping at the bit to challenge him. La...
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Islamic State claims attack in Afghanistan that killed three Spaniards
CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack by gunmen on tourists in Afghanistan's central Bamiyan province, the group said on its Telegram channel. Three Spanish tourists were killed and at least one Spaniard was...
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Reactions to the crash of the Iranian president's helicopter
(Reuters) - Following are reactions from foreign governments and officials to the news that a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed as it flew over mountain terrain in heavy fog on Sunday. U.S. STATE D...
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Iranian President Raisi: a hardliner on morality, protests and nuclear talks
(Reuters) - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, whose helicopter crashed in mountainous terrain on Sunday, has become a contender to be Iran's next supreme leader with a clampdown on morality questions and a bloody crackdown on the nationwide protests...
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Israel seeks bipartisan US support against establishment of a Palestinian state
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel called for bipartisan support on Sunday from the United States against the establishment of a Palestinian state, which it said would be a reward for Hamas and its backer Iran. European Union members including Ireland, S...
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