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Chinese President Xi Jinping has unveiled a new international organization aimed at shaping the future of artificial intelligence, presenting it as a platform for global cooperation while highlighting the increasingly visible geopolitical
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United Nations human rights experts have called on Indian authorities to release five Indigenous human rights defenders detained in Assam, expressing concern that the arrests could undermine efforts to protect Indigenous communities
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Israel’s parliament voted during the early hours of Friday to dissolve itself, formally launching the country’s next general election campaign, with voters set to head to the polls on 27 October. The
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