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Rubio's NATO visit exposes mounting tensions, eroding trust in transatlantic ties

"I just wanted to help people:" dying Gazan volunteer's last words

"Forgive me, Mom. I just wanted to help people. I just wanted to save lives," breathed a dying volunteer in the Gaza aid convoy ambush, a humanitarian official said on Friday.

Trump signs executive order on "reciprocal tariffs" amid widespread opposition2025-04-03
Amid widespread opposition, U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order on the so-called "reciprocal tariffs," imposing a 10-percent "minimum baseline tariff" and higher rates on certain trading partners.

Houthis report dozens of fresh U.S. airstrikes in N. Yemen2025-04-02
The Houthi group reported Tuesday that U.S. forces have carried out 22 airstrikes on its targets in Yemen's northern Sanaa and Saada provinces over the past several hours.

Canadian, Mexican leaders talk about trading, investment ties2025-04-02
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday spoke with the President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum about the trading and investment relationship between the two countries.

Tesla dealership fire in Rome adds to European backlash over Musk's politics2025-04-02

Gaza aid blockade closes bakeries as evacuation orders, hostilities continue: UN2025-04-02

French far-right leader Le Pen found guilty in embezzlement trial2025-04-01
The Paris Court on Monday found Marine Le Pen, parliament leader of the French far-right wing party National Rally (RN), guilty of embezzling public funds to pay ghost European parliamentary assistants. The ruling bans her from running for the French presidency for five years.

Chinese rescue team arrives at Myanmar after strong tremors2025-03-29
A rescue team from southwest China's Yunnan Province arrived at Yangon, Myanmar, early Saturday after a massive earthquake jolted the Southeast Asian country on Friday.

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Over 1,000 dead in Myanmar's devastating quake, with int'l aid and rescue operations underway2025-03-30
Over 1,000 dead in Myanmar's devastating quake, with int'l aid and rescue operations underway

Regional countries show solidarity with Myanmar after deadly earthquake2025-03-30
Countries in the Asia-Pacific region on Saturday expressed condolences and dispatched rescuers to Myanmar after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the southeast Asian country on Friday and left over 1,000 dead and some 2,300 injured.

Protests erupt in Denmark over Vance's visit to Greenland2025-03-30
Hundreds of demonstrators in Denmark's capital Copenhagen and the city of Aarhus voiced strong opposition on Saturday to recent remarks and actions by the U.S. administration regarding Greenland.

Afghanistan, U.S. discuss reopening embassy in Kabul: spokesman2025-03-28
Afghanistan, U.S. discuss reopening embassy in Kabul: spokesman

UN chief deeply concerned by escalating situation in South Sudan2025-03-28
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply concerned with the escalating situation in South Sudan, warning that the country is on the brink of civil war, his spokesman said on Thursday.

Macron unveils Ukraine support plans at Paris summit2025-03-28
French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a range of initiatives to support Ukraine at a summit in Paris on Thursday, amid growing uncertainty over continued U.S. assistance.

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Plans unveiled at China's top AI conference to propel embodied AI

In an effort to turbocharge the burgeoning sector of embodied artificial intelligence (AI), a series of research reports and plans were unveiled at the Second China Embodied AI Conference (CEAI 2025) in Beijing.