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WASHINGTON: Elon Musk’s X Corp has filed a lawsuit challenging a New York state law that requires social media companies to report how they moderate hate speech and disinformation. The complaint, filed in a federal court in Manhattan, seeks to halt the law, which X argues violates the First Amendment by forcing platforms to disclose…
AHMEDABAD: More than 200 victims of the Air India jet crash have been identified through DNA testing, Indian authorities said Wednesday, inching towards ending an agonising wait for relatives. There was one survivor out of 242 passengers and crew on board the London-bound plane on Thursday when it slammed into a residential area of Ahmedabad,…
MOSCOW: The leaders of Russia and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday warned of “extremely negative consequences” from the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict , as President Vladimir Putin pushed himself as a possible mediator. In a phone call with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Putin “confirmed Russia’s readiness to provide mediation assistance to promote dialogue…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says artificial intelligence will “change the way” work is done and expects the company’s total corporate workforce to be reduced as a result. Jassy shared the message with employees on Tuesday. “As we roll out more Generative AI and agents, it should change the way our work is done,” he said….
GENEVA: The United States is “complicit” in Israel’s strikes in Iran, Tehran’s ambassador to the United Nations claimed Wednesday, vowing that his country would respond if Washington crosses a “red line”. After decades of enmity and a prolonged shadow war, Israel says its surprise air campaign that began on June 13 is aimed at preventing…
BEIJING: Nearly 70,000 people in southern China have been evacuated after heavy flooding caused by Typhoon Wutip, Chinese state media reported Wednesday. Vast areas of Zhaoqing city in Guangdong province were submerged, with floodwaters inundating shopfronts and covering roads, footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed. Rescuers pushed stranded cars out of the water and used…
TBILISI: Georgian police seized nearly 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of heroin hidden in a truck crossing from Armenia, the interior ministry said on Wednesday — the country’s largest drug-trafficking bust in a decade. The truck was bound for Europe via the Black Sea port city of Batumi, according to the ministry statement. “The heroin with…
LONDON: An independent review in Britain criticised police on Wednesday for failing to arrest a US diplomat’s wife after she killed a British teenager in a car accident before fleeing the country in 2019. The accident in which Harry Dunn, 19, died became a diplomatic issue between the UK and United States, leading to his…
AFGHANISTAN: A ban on smartphones in schools issued by Taliban authorities in southern Afghanistan came into force, students and teachers confirmed to AFP on Wednesday, over concerns of “focus” and “Islamic law”. The directive by the provincial Education Department in Kandahar applies to students, teachers and administrative staff in schools and religious schools. “This decision…
WARSAW: Poland on Wednesday said it had evacuated around 160 people from Israel as that country’s conflict with Iran escalates, adding that another plane would bring home dozens more on Thursday. Foreigners have rushed to leave Israel after it launched an unprecedented bombing campaign last Friday, targeting Iranian nuclear and military facilities and sparking retaliation…
