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OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever’s new venture SSI valued at $32bn
Start-up raises $2bn, underscoring investors’ keen appetite for bankrolling AI groups despite US economic tumult
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Jodie and Adam were happy in their church community — then came the split
Former members of strict religious groups have told the ABC about their loved ones shunning them after they left, breaking their families apart.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Xi to visit Southeast Asia amid China’s grievous export crisis
China has vowed to “seek common ground and shelve differences” with Asian neighbours after the United States imposed a 145% tariff on all Chinese goods on April 9. Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to three Southeast Asian countries – Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia – from April 14 to 18, according to the […] The post Xi to visit Southeast Asia amid China’s grievous export crisis appeared first on Asia...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Luigi Mangione asks judge to block Bondi from seeking death penalty
Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year, asked a federal judge to block Attorney General Pam Bondi from seeking the death penalty against him. Mangione's lawyers said Bondi has violated the defendant’s due process rights and the government’s actions have “corrupted” the grand jury process, arguing the U.S. government...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Civilians Around Sudan’s El Fasher Face New Attacks
Click to expand Image Displaced people who fled the Zamzam camp, gather near the town of Tawila in North Darfur, Sudan, February 14, 2025. 2025 AFP via Getty Images Global leaders need to respond to reports of fresh attacks by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the Zamzam displacement camp near North Darfur’s capital of El Fasher. The camp hosts at least half a million people who have fled past and present violence...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Trump approval dips as economic uncertainty rises
{beacon} PRESIDENT TRUMP'S JOB APPROVAL RATING has dropped from its highs amid the burgeoning trade war with China and economic uncertainty over his global tariffs. Trump had enjoyed a honeymoon period in his second term, with his job approval rating hovering near the highest it's ever been. However, the market chaos provoked by...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Judge says US can deport Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
Judge says US can deport Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 04/11/2025 - 21:29 Ruling sets a precedent that could see more US permanent residents and visa holders deported Mahmoud Khalil addressing the media during a pro-Palestine encampment at Columbia University in mid-2024 (Instagram/Screenshot) Off A US immigration judge ruled on Friday that the Trump administration can deport...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Judge rules US can deport Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil
The pro-Palestinian activist was the first person arrested under Trump’s crackdown on students taking part in campus protests over Gaza.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:What to expect at upcoming US-Iran talks in Oman
What to expect at upcoming US-Iran talks in Oman Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Fri, 04/11/2025 - 17:34 For the first time since a brief attempt in 2021 under former president Joe Biden, the US and Iran will be engaging in talks Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (centre) and the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran chief Mohammad Eslami (right) during the 'National Day of Nuclear Technology' in Tehran, on 9 April...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Louisiana judge rules that Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil can be deported
Louisiana judge rules that Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil can be deported Permanent legal resident Mahmoud Khalilcan be deported from the US, a judge has ruled following a hearing on Friday. The judge said that a State Department memo on Palestinian activist’s beliefs was enough evidence to remove him from the US. In his memo, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Khalil’s “beliefs and associations” were not in...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Cable wars: what to do about deepening conflict beneath the seas
On the day before Christmas in 2024, a Russian shadow-fleet oil tanker dragged its anchor a hundred miles across the Baltic seabed, damaging internet cables and the Finland-to-Estonia Estlink-2 power line. The month before, the Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3 did virtually the same thing, rupturing Baltic Sea internet cables. In January 2025, this […] The post Cable wars: what to do about deepening conflict beneath the...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Witkoff meets Putin as Trump urges Russia to 'get moving' on Ukraine ceasefire
The US envoy holds a third round of talks with the Russian president as agreement on a truce remains elusive.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Immigration judge rules that Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported
Columbia University graduate studentMahmoud Khalilcan be deported as a national security risk, an immigration judge in Louisiana ruled Friday during a hearing over the legality of kicking the activist who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations out of the U.S.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:US judge rules pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported
Donald Trump's administration is pushing to deport Khalil over his participation in pro-Palestine university protests.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Mortgage rates surge over 7% as tariffs hit bond market
Mortgage rates surged over 7% to end the week, after massive volatility in bond markets surrounding President Donald Trump's tariff agenda.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:US government fails to comply with court order on wrongly deported migrant
Justice department ‘unable’ to provide details requested on how it was repatriating man wrongly sent to jail in El Salvador
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:UN: 36 recent Israeli strikes on Gaza killed only women, children
UN investigators examined recent Israeli strikes on Gaza and found that the only people killed were women and children.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Israeli Air Force Commander tells reservists calling for end of war they can no longer serve in military
Israeli Air Force Commander tells reservists calling for end of war they can no longer serve in military Israeli Air Force Commander Tomer Bar warned reservists who signed a public letter calling for an end to the war in Gaza that they would no longer be permitted to serve in the military, as reported by Yedioth Ahronoth on Friday. In a Passover holiday letter sent to Air Force personnel, Bar wrote that Israel had...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Directors’ deals: Next executive cashes in
Sale understandable with the retailer expecting slower revenue growth
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Millions of Yemenis at risk due to US aid freeze, Amnesty warns
Millions of Yemenis at risk due to US aid freeze, Amnesty warns Submitted by Sean Mathews on Fri, 04/11/2025 - 18:24 Trump's aid freeze means Yemen has lost its biggest donor, as the US ramps up military strikes on the country People displaced by conflict gather to receive humanitarian aid packages provided by Kuwaiti charities in the Hays area of Yemen's embattled western province in Hodeida, on 9 March 2025 (Khaled...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Bolivian Government Delivers Aid to People Affected by the Rains
Since the beginning of the rainy season in November, authorities have reported 55 deaths and 590,529 affected families. As of Thursday afternoon, the government of President Luis Arce had delivered 14 tons of humanitarian aid to citizens affected by the disasters caused by heavy rains in several Bolivian municipalities. RELATED: Bolivia Warns of Possible Global […]
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:‘The end of an era.’ What next for global trade?
Officials around the world are dashing to diversify their economies. But the fight between the US and China casts a long shadow
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Foul play? Hardball? Questions abound on Trump tariff U-turn
A 90-day pause on global tariffs has Donald Trump's opponents crying foul and claiming market manipulation, while others have evoked "The Art of the Deal." What's next for the US president's economic maneuvers?
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Palestinian injured in West Bank by Israeli gunfire
Palestinian injured in West Bank by Israeli gunfire The Palestinian Red Crescent said that a Palestinian was injured by Israeli military gunfire in the town of Beita, south of Nablus, in the West Bank, Al Jazeera reported on Friday.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Gaza runs out of medicines due to Israeli blockade
Ramallah, Apr 11 (Prensa Latina) The deficit of pharmaceutical and medical supplies in the Gaza Strip reached dangerous and unprecedented levels, health authorities in the territory warned on Friday. The post Gaza runs out of medicines due to Israeli blockade first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Britain plots state control of a flailing steelmaker. Here’s why.
U.K. lawmakers are set to debate emergency legislation that would give ministers power to direct the Chinese-owned Scunthorpe site.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Viñales: A Natural and Cultural Treasure in The Heart of Pinar del Río, Cuba
Located in the province of Pinar del Río, in western Cuba, the Viñales Valley is much more than a tourist destination: it is a corner where nature and tradition merge into a landscape that seems frozen in time. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999, this valley is recognized for its unique geography, biodiversity, […]
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:China Doesn’t Fear Tariffs. It Fears a Credible US Industrial Strategy.
Tariffs alone cannot undo decades of offshoring. Without a complementary labor strategy and industrial policy in the United States, China's manufacturing advantage will remain intact.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:UN agrees deal on shipping emissions despite US threats
The US pulled out of the climate talks at the International Maritime Organization in London this week.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Congo-Kinshasa: Fears for Political Stability As Joseph Kabila Plans Return to DRC
[RFI] The planned return of former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila from self-imposed exile could shift political dynamics and complicate efforts to resolve escalating violence in the country's east, analysts say.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Why many 2nd-generation Asian Canadians plan to vote Conservative
After months of political decline, the Liberal Party of Canada is showing signs of recovery, buoyed, some suggest, by a surge of national pride in the face of Donald Trump’s tariff war and threats to Canadian sovereignty. But this apparent rebound obscures a more surprising political shift: the growing appeal of the Conservative Party of […] The post Why many 2nd-generation Asian Canadians plan to voteConservative...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:One dead and 10 wounded after Israelis bomb tent of displaced Palestinians
One dead and 10 wounded after Israelis bomb tent of displaced Palestinians One person was killed and 10 were wounded after an Israeli drone bombed a tent of displaced people in Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera reported on Friday.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Starmer vows to pass emergency law ‘in one day’ to save British Steel’s Scunthorpe site
Prime minister announces recall of parliament as government races to prevent closure of UK’s last two blast furnaces
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Barcelona cleared as Osasuna lose appeal over Martinez selection
Osasuna believed Barcelona fielded an ineligible player in their defeat by the LaLiga leaders on March 27.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Trump: Oldest elected US president undergoes medical check
Donald Trump repeatedly boasted about his health while mocking his predecessor Joe Biden as being mentally unfit. The 78-year-old Republican is an avid golfer who abstains from alcohol and smoking.
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