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Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, Somalia set to get seats on UNSC

Virtually every country agrees that almost eight decades after the United Nations was established the Security Council needs to expand and reflect the world in the 21st century

Hong Kong needs to reinvent itself to retain competitive edge: Mark Mobius

He pointed to the growing rivalry between the US and China over tech and AI as an area that Hong Kong could leverage

Israel's army targets 'Hamas compound' in school; media says 39 killed

The Israeli military said its fighter jets struck the school run by the United Nations agency providing aid to the Palestinians

Mexico death linked to bird flu strain never before seen in humans: WHO

The current risk posed by the H5N2 virus to the general public is low, according to the WHO, which said no further cases were reported after an investigation

Donald Trump quickly surpasses Prez Biden on TikTok with just one video

Trump's campaign trumpeted the contrast in a press release on Wednesday, highlighting his popularity on an app that he tried to ban four years ago while he was in office

Russia could provide weapons to others to strike Western targets: Putin

Taking questions from international journalists for the first time since his inauguration last month to a fifth term, Putin also said nothing will change in terms of Russia-US relations

737 MAX case: Boeing CEO to testify before US Senate panel on June 18

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in February barred Boeing from boosting 737 MAX production after a door panel blew out during a Jan 5 flight on a 737 MAX 9 operated by Alaska Airlines

Russian warships headed to Caribbean for drills as Ukraine tensions rise

Russia did not notify the US of the pending exercise, but the ships' movements have been tracked by the US Navy

Energy firms are 'godfathers of climate chaos', should be taxed more: UN

The burning of fossil fuels oil, gas and coal is the main contributor to global warming caused by human activity

Hunter Biden's exes called as witnesses in gun trial to detail his drug use

Hunter Biden has been charged with three felonies stemming from the purchase of a gun in October 2018

Ukraine using German weapons to strike Russia 'dangerous step' warns Putin

Putin said that the deliveries of German tanks to Ukraine came as a shock to many in Russia

Results of US elections won't change Moscow, Washington relations: Putin

Putin also said Trump's felony conviction at his hush money trial last week was the result of 'the use of the court system as part of the internal political struggle'

World leaders including Biden, Putin congratulate PM Modi on poll victory

Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Taiwanese President Lai Ching Te, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the Chinese Foreign Ministry also sent congratulatory messages to Modi

In apparent blow to Biden's plan, Hamas leader demands full end to Gaza war

Meanwhile, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said there would be no let-up in Israel's offensive while negotiations over the ceasefire proposal were under way

OpenAI insiders blowing whistle, warn of reckless race for dominance

'Company has not done enough to prevent its AI systems from becoming dangerous'

Diverted Nvidia chips to X, xAI as Tesla had no space to place them: Musk

Musk suggested in one of his posts Tuesday that Nvidia wouldn't be able to track all the money Tesla is spending on AI this year, writing that about half of its expenditures will be internal

Chinese AI chip firms downgrading designs to secure TSMC production

Two top Chinese AI chip firms, MetaX and Enflame, submitted downgraded designs of their chips to TSMC in late 2023 to comply with US restrictions

McDonald's can't use term 'Big Mac' for poultry products rules Europe court

The ruling can be appealed to the Court of Justice of the European Union, Europe's highest

World hits streak of record temperatures as UN warns of 'climate hell'

The average global temperature for the 12-month period to the end of May was 1.63 degrees Celsius (2.9 degrees Fahrenheit) above the pre-industrial average

Taliban publicly flogs 63 including women accused of crimes; UN condemns it

The UN office condemned corporal punishment and called for respect for international human rights obligations