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What is Beaufort Castle, Lebanon's Crusade-era fortress seized by Israel

Perched above the Litani gorge, the 12th-century fortress played a key role during the Crusades and has remained strategically important through successive conflicts in southern Lebanon

Pakistan witnesses 27% increase in terror attacks in May, says report

Militant and terror groups regained momentum during May after a brief period of relative decline, said a monthly security assessment released by Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies

Russian strike on Ukraine kills 11, traps others in damaged buildings

A two-story residential building and part of a four-story apartment block were damaged, with people trapped beneath the rubble of the larger building

Over 550 Indian peacekeepers in South Sudan awarded UN Medal of Honour

A total of 565 Indian Blue Helmets and 464 Rwandan peacekeepers received the UN Medal of Honour at a ceremony in South Sudan's Malakal city

Workers should be paid 'as much as possible', says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

From South Korea to Taiwan, the prime beneficiaries of the global artificial intelligence rollout are coming under growing pressure to share more of their profits

Iowa man kills 6 in domestic dispute-related shooting before dying: Police

As per the police, the suspect was identified as Ryan Willis McFarland, 52, of Muscatine, who had left the residence before officers' arrival

Trump signs order amending tariffs on steel, aluminum and copper imports

The order also allows foreign companies to qualify for a 10% tariff if 'their capital equipment includes at least 85% aluminum by weight'

Blackstone raises record $13.1 bn for its largest Asia private equity fund

Blackstone, which was targeting $10 billion for the fund named Blackstone Capital Partners Asia III, said it has raised more than double the amount of its previous vehicle

'Everybody hates Israel now': Trump tells Netanyahu in call over Lebanon

According to a US official cited by Axios, Trump expressed immense frustration over what he perceived as a disproportionate military response to Hezbollah's strikes on Israel

Chinese labs with links to military seek access to Nvidia's AI chips

Two of the institutions that have expressed interest in the H200 chips- Beihang University and Northwestern Polytechnical University- rank among China's 'Seven Sons of National Defence'

Congo reopens Bunia airport as Ebola outbreak shows early signs of slowing

The airport in Bunia - the capital of Ituri province - resumed operations immediately after health authorities determined that screening and surveillance measures were sufficient to manage travel risk

Lebanon announces partial Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire as fighting continues

Early on Tuesday, the Israeli military said that it intercepted two projectiles that crossed from Lebanon into northern Israel, and that no injuries were reported

Will strike Beirut if Hezbollah attacks persist: Netanyahu tells Trump

The precise parameters of the tentative truce publicised by Trump continue to be shrouded in ambiguity, driven by contrasting signals emerging from Washington, Jerusalem, Hezbollah, and Beirut

Congo's Ebola outbreak near 300 as health workers celebrate recoveries

The disease outbreak has killed 42 people in Congo and one person in neighbouring Uganda, according to health authorities in both countries

Iran talks continuing at rapid pace, says Trump as strikes test ceasefire

The nominal ceasefire between Iran and the US has been repeatedly tested with such back-and-forth attacks, even as officials from both countries try to negotiate an end to the war

It reflects 'compromises': US SEC defends settlement with Musk over Twitter

The SEC also said in a footnote that the settlement if approved will allow Musk to publicly deny its accusations, reflecting a recent policy change governing defendants who settle enforcement actions

'Now a classified space': Pentagon bars journalists from its press office

Acting Pentagon press secretary confirmed the move, saying there was 'nothing controversial' about it and that it came because speechwriters, who use classified material, were now occupyinng the space

South-East Asian markets on UPI radar as NPCI pushes global expansion

NPCI International Payments is exploring bilateral UPI linkages with Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia to expand the global footprint of India's payments network

Anthropic confidentially files for US IPO as it looks to beat OpenAI

Anthropic's valuation has more than doubled from $380 billion in February, when it raised $30 billion in a funding round

China developing AI tool to predict who could pose political risk

Those tools allow governments to monitor internet traffic and flag when someone tries to get around traditional internet censorship.