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Qatar reopens embassy in Damascus after 13 years

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Syrian rebels say they have seized Damascus; Assad reportedly flees capital

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Australia confident U.S. will proceed with AUKUS submarine deal after review
SYDNEY — Australia’s defense minister said Thursday he was confident that the AUKUS submarine pact with the United States and Britain would proceed, and that his government would work closely with the U.S. while the Trump administration conducted a formal review. Australia in 2023 committed to spend 368 billion Australian dollars ($239 billion) over three…
Renters are flooding the suburbs where they can’t afford to buy homes
Renting is taking off in the suburbs as homeownership remains out of reach for many would-be buyers. Between 2018 and 2023, rentership surged by at least 5 percentage points in 11 out of 20 suburbs surrounding the largest U.S. metro areas, according to a recent analysis by Point2Homes, a rental market research company. During the…
NDMA issues weather advisory for June 13–18
NDMA issues weather advisory for June 13–18 ISLAMABAD: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a weather advisory for the period between June 13 and June 18, forecasting ving weather conditions across the country. According to the advisory: Punjab is expected to experience a rise in temperatures, particularly in most parts of the province from…
Air India plane crashes near India’s Ahmedabad airport
An Air India plane crashed Thursday near an airport in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, according to local media, which did not say whether there were any fatalities Air India, the country’s flagship carrier, said in a post on X that Flight 171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick had been “involved in an incident.”…
U.S.-backed aid group says Hamas killed five of its Palestinian workers in Gaza
The U.S.- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation accused Hamas of killing at least five of its Palestinian employees on Wednesday, as almost 40 other Palestinians were killed near the foundation’s aid sites in the Gaza Strip. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), whose aid delivery has been mired in controversy and violence, said in a statement…
GOP bill would shield AI companies from lawsuits if they’re transparent
Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., is introducing legislation Thursday that would shield artificial intelligence developers from an array of civil liability lawsuits provided they meet certain disclosure requirements. Lummis’ bill, the Responsible Innovation and Safe Expertise Act, seeks to clarify that doctors, lawyers, financial advisers, engineers and other professionals who use AI programs in their decision-making…
Scientists facing Trump funding cuts are turning to the public for help
Scientists searching for a cure for cancer have no trouble finding public support. But for those studying potato disease, it’s a tougher sell. The Trump administration seems to have banked on the idea that the public will see much of scientific research as wasteful or arcane. It has slashed — or proposed slashing — billions…
Some far-left groups have encouraged peaceful protests to turn violent, experts say
It was approaching nightfall in Los Angeles on Sunday when black-clad demonstrators began to torch a row of self-driving Waymo taxis. Within minutes, videos of the fiery scenes began to pop up on social media. “MORE. MORE AND MORE AND MORE,” a group known as Unity of Fields posted on X, along with a video…