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Sixty countries endorse ‘blueprint’ for AI use in military; China opts out

10 Sep 2024

By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – About 60 countries including the United States endorsed a “blueprint for action” to govern responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the military on Tuesday, but China was among those which did not support the legally non-binding document. The Responsible AI in the Military Domain (REAIM) summit in Seoul, …

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China bans 43 soccer players and officials for life for match-fixing

10 Sep 2024

BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese Football Association has banned for life 38 soccer players and five club officials after a two-year investigation into match-fixing and gambling, as part of a crackdown on corruption in one of China’s most popular sports. The investigation found that 120 matches had been fixed, with 41 football clubs involved, Zhang …

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China, Norway to set up green transition talks every two years, state media says

10 Sep 2024

BEIJING (Reuters) – China and Norway agreed to set up green transition talks every two years, Chinese state media said on Tuesday. The talks will aim to foster connections and cooperation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect and restore biodiversity, and create new green industries and jobs, Xinhua news reported. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing …

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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un says country to increase number of nuclear weapons, KCNA says

9 Sep 2024

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country is now implementing a nuclear force construction policy to increase the number of nuclear weapons “exponentially,” state media KCNA said on Tuesday. Kim gave a speech on North Korea’s founding anniversary on Monday, KCNA said. North Korea must more thoroughly prepare its “nuclear …

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Pakistani police detain two parliamentarians in swoop on ex-PM Khan’s party

9 Sep 2024

KARACHI (Reuters) – At least two parliamentarians were detained in late night swoops in Islamabad on members of the party of jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, party leaders and the police said. Khan has been in jail since last year. His Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party won the most seats in a general election …

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White House says Republican report on Afghan withdrawal says nothing new

9 Sep 2024

By Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S House report published by Republicans says nothing new on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Monday. The report released on Monday contends that the Biden administration made its decision to evacuate noncombatants far too late and failed to communicate …

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US OKs potential sale of air-to-air missiles to Singapore, Pentagon says

9 Sep 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of advanced medium range air-to-air missiles to Singapore for an estimated cost of $133 million, the Pentagon said on Monday. The principal contractor will be RTX Corp, the Pentagon said. (Reporting by Eric Beech; editing by Rami Ayyub)

Two Pakistani men convicted over calls to murder Dutch anti-Muslim leader Wilders

9 Sep 2024

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A Dutch court said it convicted two Pakistani political leaders on Monday of making calls for the murder of anti-Muslim lawmaker Geert Wilders, though both are thought to be abroad and are unlikely to serve their sentences. Wilders, whose party joined government for the first time this year after a clear election …

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