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1 Dead, 7 Missing After US Osprey Military Aircraft Crashes Near Japan

Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 30, 2023, Tokyo

Rescuers scoured waters off Japan on Thursday for seven missing US Air Force personnel whose Osprey crashed during a training exercise, in the latest incident involving the tilt-rotor military aircraft.

All About Q: Amazon's AI Chatbot For Businesses For $20 A Month

Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 30, 2023, Washington

Amazon on Tuesday released its own AI chatbot intended for businesses, about one year after ChatGPT took the world by storm. "Q" will be available only to Amazon's AWS cloud computing customers and will be in direct competition with OpenAI's ChatGPT

UK MP Says Grey Squirrels Are "Hamas Of The Squirrel World"

Edited by Anjali Thakur | Thursday November 30, 2023

"Indeed, the issue is the very presence of grey squirrels - grey squirrels are the Hamas of the squirrel world," the MP said.

Henry Kissinger, US Statecraft Giant Faulted For Disregard To Human Rights

Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 30, 2023, Washington

Brilliant, abrasive and ruthlessly ambitious, Henry Kissinger towered over post-World War II US foreign policy like no one else and shaped a fateful new course for the world's relationship with China.

Henry Kissinger, US Diplomat Who Shaped Cold War Diplomacy, Dies At 100

Reuters | Thursday November 30, 2023, Washington

Henry Kissinger, a controversial Nobel Peace Prize winner and diplomatic powerhouse whose service under two presidents left an indelible mark on U.S. foreign policy, died on Wednesday, according to Kissinger Associates Inc.

30 Palestinian Prisoners Released As Gaza Truce Deadline Approaches

Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 30, 2023, Jerusalem

Thirty Palestinian prisoners were freed overnight Wednesday, Israeli prison authorities said, in the final exchange under an extended truce deal due to expire within hours.

"Go F*** Yourself": Elon Musk Slams Advertisers Over Anti-Semitic Charge

Reuters | Thursday November 30, 2023, San Francisco

Billionaire Elon Musk told advertisers that have fled his social media platform X over antisemitic content to "go f*** yourself" in a fiery Wednesday interview.

Blinken Arrives In Israel For Talks On Truce, Gaza Humanitarian Aid

Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 30, 2023, Tel Aviv

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv early Thursday for talks with Israeli leaders on the truce with Hamas and the provision of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

Hamas Frees 10 More Israeli Hostages As Truce Expiry Looms

Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 30, 2023, Jerusalem

Ten Israeli hostages released Wednesday under a truce agreement pausing fighting in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas arrived back in Israel, the Israel prime minister's office said early Thursday.

Ready To Swap All Israeli Soldiers For All Palestinian Prisoners: Hamas

Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 30, 2023, Cape Town, South Africa

A senior Hamas official said on Wednesday the Islamist movement was ready to release all the Israeli soldiers it is holding captive in exchange for all Palestinian prisoners held in Israel, amid negotiations to extend a truce over Gaza.

Will Never Sit Face-To-Face With US For Sovereignty Negotiations: North Korea

Reuters | Thursday November 30, 2023, Seoul

North Korea said it will never sit face to face with the United States for negotiations over its sovereignty, state media KCNA reported on Thursday.

India Must Take "Canada's Allegations Seriously": Trudeau After US Case

Reuters | Thursday November 30, 2023, Ottawa

U.S. allegations that an Indian government official directed an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Khalistani terrorist on U.S. soil underscores the need for India to take similar allegations by Canada seriously, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said.

"Very Common Phenomenon": China Amid Surge In Respiratory Illnesses

Reuters | Thursday November 30, 2023, United Nations

A recent increase in respiratory illnesses in China is a common issue faced by that all countries and Chinese authorities have it under effective control, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday.

US Sanctions Cryptocurrency Mixer Sinbad Over North Korea Ties

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 29, 2023, Washington

The United States on Wednesday sanctioned a crypto mixer that it said was serving as a money laundering tool used by hackers affiliated with the North Korean government.

Russian Man Jailed For Writing "No To War" In Snow

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 29, 2023, Moscow

Russia has sentenced a man to 10 days in jail for tracing the words "No to war" on a snow-covered turnstile outside a skating rink in Moscow, a court document showed.