Russia's Putin to stay in power past 2024, sources to stay (www.reuters.com)
Hundreds of thousands still without power days after storm hits Brazil's largest city (www.reuters.com)
UN leaders say Gaza war must 'stop now' as reported death toll tops 10,000 (www.reuters.com)
… while Blinken, playing both sides of the table, says no to a Gaza ceasefire but wants more aid sent to Gaza and France is sending armored vehicles to Lebanon....
Exclusive: Baidu placed AI chip order from Huawei in shift away from Nvidia (www.reuters.com)
Gaza health ministry says Israel strikes ambulance convoy (www.reuters.com)
Palestinian health authorities in Hamas-controlled Gaza said Israel struck a convoy of ambulances on Friday that was to leave al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City and head to the south of the enclave to evacuate injured people.
Zelenskiy pushes US for more aid, invites Trump to Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
India's New Delhi to restrict use of vehicles to curb air pollution - minister (www.reuters.com)
Elon Musk's X restructuring curtails disinformation research, spurs legal fears (www.reuters.com)
Social media researchers have canceled, suspended or changed more than 100 studies about X, formerly Twitter, as a result of actions taken by Elon Musk that limit access to the social media platform, nearly a dozen interviews and a survey of planned projects show.
Oil nudges higher after Saudi Arabia, Russia stick to output cuts | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
UK interior minister plans to restrict use of tents by homeless (www.reuters.com)
Pro-Palestinian crowds try to storm air base housing U.S. troops in Turkey (www.reuters.com)
UN experts say ceasefire needed as Palestinians at 'grave risk of genocide' (www.reuters.com)
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Migrants reaching Spain's Canary Islands near 32,000 this year (www.reuters.com)
U.S. special envoy: no record of Hamas blocking or seizing aid (www.reuters.com)
Hamburg airport remains closed as police deal with 'hostage situation' (www.reuters.com)
Amazon made $1 billion through secret price raising algorithm -US FTC (www.reuters.com)
Putin revokes Russian ratification of global nuclear test ban treaty (www.reuters.com)
Moscow says its deratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) is merely designed to bring Russia into line with the United States, which signed but never ratified the treaty. Russia will not resume nuclear testing unless Washington does, say Russian diplomats....
White House suggests 'pauses' in Israel-Hamas conflict to get people out (www.reuters.com)
The White House on Thursday said it was exploring a series of pauses in the Israel-Hamas conflict to help people safely exit Gaza and allow humanitarian aid to get in, but reiterated its opposition to a full ceasefire....
Hunted by Hamas: reconstructing the attack on Israel’s Kibbutz Be’eri (www.reuters.com)
Survivors recount their life-and-death struggle at Be’eri, a main target in the Hamas assault on Oct. 7 that has set off a major war.
Hunted by Hamas: reconstructing the attack on Israel’s Kibbutz Be’eri (www.reuters.com)
Survivors recount their life-and-death struggle at Be’eri, a main target in the Hamas assault on Oct. 7 that has set off a major war.
Indonesia's top judge faces guilty verdict in ethics probe, says investigating panel (www.reuters.com)
OpenAI to make models cheaper, more powerful in its first developer conference (www.reuters.com)
ChatGPT maker OpenAI is expected to announce product enhancements that will make its AI models cheaper, with more functionality, in its first-ever developer conference on Monday.
UK workers see record pay rises, but inflation eats them up (www.reuters.com)
U.N. votes to end US embargo on Cuba; US and Israel oppose (www.reuters.com)
Hunted by Hamas: reconstructing the attack on Israel’s Kibbutz Be’eri (www.reuters.com)
Survivors recount their life-and-death struggle at Be’eri, a main target in the Hamas assault on Oct. 7 that has set off a major war.