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  OpenAI Co-Founder Reveals $30 Billion Stake, Ties To Sam Altman

  OpenAI's co-founder and president, Greg Brockman, on Monday disclosed deeper financial ties to CEO Sam Altman than previously known as well as a stake in the ChatGPT maker worth almost $30 billion.

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  OPEC+ Hikes Oil Production Quotas Without Mentioning UAE Pull-Out

  Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other OPEC+ countries increased their oil production quota on Sunday in an expected move aimed at demonstrating continuity at the cartel after the shock withdrawal of the United Arab Emirates.

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  Elon Musk To Pay $1.5 Million To Settle Twitter Stake Case

  Elon Musk and the US Securities and Exchange Commission settled the regulator's civil lawsuit accusing the world's richest person of waiting too long in 2022 to disclose his initial purchases of Twitter, now known as X.

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  Associated Press, Washington Post, Reuters Win 2025 Pulitzer Awards

  The Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize for public service for scrutinizing the Trump administration's sweeping, choppy cuts and changes to federal agencies, and The Associated Press won the award Monday for international reporting.

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  Iran's Guards Release New Map Of Hormuz Strait Under Their Control

  The delineated zone runs from a western boundary drawn between Iran's Qeshm Island and the UAE's Umm al Quwain, and extends eastward to a line connecting Iran's Mount Mobarak with Fujairah in the UAE.

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  2 Dead, Several Injured After Car Rams Crowd In Germany's Leipzig

  Germany has been shaken by a series of car-ramming attacks in recent years, including one targeting a Christmas market in 2024 in Magdeburg.

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  US Destroys 6 Iranian Small Boats, Shoots Down Missiles And Drones

  US Admiral Brad Cooper said he "strongly advised" Iranian forces to remain clear of US military assets as it launches the operation.

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  3 Indians Injured In Drone Attack By Iran In UAE's Fujairah

  3 Indians Injured In Drone Attack By Iran In UAE's Fujairah

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  UAE Says Iran Has Resumed Attacks Amid Strait Of Hormuz Tensions

  The UAE Defence Ministry said Iran had launched four cruise missiles, with three shot down and one falling into the sea. Authorities in the eastern emirate of Fujairah said an Iranian drone sparked a fire at a key oil facility.

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  Iran Fires 'Warning Shots' At US Warships In Strait Of Hormuz

  Negotiations between Washington and Tehran have been deadlocked since a ceasefire in the US-Israeli war against Iran took effect on April 8, with Tehran's stranglehold on the strait a main point of contention.

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  "Explosion And Fire": South Korean Ship Targeted Amid Tensions In Hormuz

  There had been "no casualties to date" among the 24 crew members on board, who include six South Koreans and 18 foreign nationals, the ministry said in a statement.

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  "Potential Missile Threats": UAE Issues Alert After US Ships Cross Hormuz

  The warning came soon after the United States military confirmed that two commercial vessels had passed through the Strait of Hormuz.

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  French Man Sexually Assaults Sleeping Woman On Miami-Bound Flight: "Didn't Think It Was Such A Big Deal"

  According to investigators, the woman fell asleep during the flight when two nearby passengers noticed Mattler allegedly touching her without consent.

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  US Military Says No Navy Ships Have Been Hit In Strait Of Hormuz

  US forces are supporting Project Freedom and enforcing the naval blockade on Iranian ports," US Central Command said in a post on X.

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  UAE Says Iran Launched Drone Attack on ADNOC Tanker In Strait of Hormuz

  "Using the Strait of Hormuz as a tool of economic coercion or blackmail represents acts of piracy" the foreign ministry said.

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  WHO Says Risk To Public Is Low After Hantavirus Cases In Atlantic Ship

  The cruise left Argentina about three weeks ago with around 150 passengers and stopped in the Antarctic and other places on its way to Cape Verde.

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  Iran Warns US To Drop "Excessive Demands", Says Ending War Is Its "Priority"

  "At this stage, our priority is to end the war," he said during a televised briefing. "The other side must commit to a reasonable approach and abandon its excessive demands regarding Iran."

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  Canada Declares Khalistani Extremists "National Security Threat"

  Khalistani extremist groups are designated as terrorist organisations by New Delhi because of their involvement in separatist activities.

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  Canada, Europe Not Destined To Submit To "Brutal" New World Order Says Carney

  Canadian Prime Mark Carney is the first non-European leader to attend a meeting of the European Political Community.

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  24-Year-Old In China Rescues Driver From Blazing Truck After Emotional Farewell To Mother

  Before plunging into the danger zone, he pulled out his phone and dialled his mother to tell her that he might not survive.