Iran media says ‘no fire or explosion’ reported at Tehran oil refinery

Iranian media said Saturday there were no fires or explosions reported at a key Tehran refinery. “There are no reports of fire or explosions at a Tehran refinery,” Tasnim news agency reported, referring to a key oil refinery south of the capital.

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Internet blackout hits Mozambique capital after election protests

Mozambique’s capital Maputo on Friday suffered a mobile internet blackout after protests against the re-election of the ruling Frelimo party descended into violence. Protests erupted on Thursday with hundreds of opposition supporters rejecting what they called a ballot “stolen” by a “corrupt” electoral commission in favour of the party which has ruled since 1975. The […]

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Kremlin denies reports of Musk-Putin secret talks

The Kremlin on Friday denied a report by The Wall Street Journal that Russian President Vladimir Putin and billionaire SpaceX founder Elon Musk had been in regular secret contact since 2022. “It’s all untrue, absolutely false information published in the newspaper,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists. Putin “had one contact with Musk before 2022, […]

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Google urged to step up efforts to demonetize climate falsehoods

Civil society groups implored Google on Thursday to rigorously enforce its policy to demonetize environmental disinformation, saying ads placed alongside climate denial content persistently popped up despite the tech titan’s pledge to crack down. The open letter, addressed to Google chief Sundar Pichai and endorsed by thousands of signatories, comes in the wake of major […]

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Hamas official says ready to stop fighting if Israel accpets Gaza truce

A senior Hamas official told AFP on Thursday that the group had told Egyptian officials it was ready to stop fighting in Gaza if Israel committed to a ceasefire deal. The official said a Hamas delegation discussed “ideas and proposals” related to a Gaza truce with Egyptian officials in Cairo on Thursday, adding that “Hamas […]

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US unveils national security memorandum on AI

The United States unveiled Thursday a framework to address national security risks posed by artificial intelligence, a year after President Joe Biden issued an executive order on regulating the technology. The National Security Memorandum (NSM) seeks to thread the needle between harnessing the technology to counter the military use of AI by adversaries such as […]

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Saudi Arabia, Iran in Sea of Oman war games: spokesman

Saudi Arabia held military exercises with Iran and other countries recently in the Sea of Oman, the Saudi defence ministry spokesman said in a statement to AFP Wednesday. The two Middle East rivals, which have long backed opposing sides in conflict zones across the region, severed diplomatic ties in 2016. However Shiite Muslim-dominated Iran and […]

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US says North Korea troops ‘legitimate’ targets if they fight in Ukraine

North Korean troops who are currently training in Russia would become legitimate military targets if they engage in combat in Ukraine, the White House said on Wednesday. “If these North Korean soldiers decide to join the fight against Ukraine, they will become legitimate military targets,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told journalists.

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Harris says US ready for woman president

Kamala Harris said Tuesday that America is “absolutely” ready to elect its first woman president but downplayed her historic bid, saying she simply wants to turn the page for a nation “exhausted” by Donald Trump. With two weeks to Election Day, Harris and Trump are saturating swing states with rallies and taking to the airwaves […]

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McDonald’s linked to dozens of food poisonings, one death in US

One person has died and dozens have fallen sick following a severe E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday. The outbreak, which began in late September,  has spread across 10 western states with most of the 49 cases concentrated in Colorado and […]

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