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When Claudia Sheinbaum became Mexico's first female president in 2024, she pledged to tackle violence against women. And while femicides have fallen since she took office, the numbers remain alarming, with around 520 murders so far this year. In the small state of Morelos, just outside the capital Mexico City, four…
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Microsoft has said the outage was not caused by a cyber-security incident, but efforts to fix the issues have so far been largely unsuccessful.
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It says it has never been able to inspect a uranium enrichment plant at Isfahan which Iran announced over a year ago.
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The sharp sell-off in tech stocks after the US midterms has cast doubt on Anthropic's looming IPO. Yet, with hundreds of billions still being invested, some think the AI party is still in full swing.
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Social media in Ukraine is full of videos showing suspected cases of forced mobilisation. Such incidents are known as “busification”, as the recruitment officers typically take the conscripts away in minibuses. The videos have been fuelling growing opposition to the recruitment practices.
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Jensen Huang's personal life may have triggered the crisis, but the questions now reach into the White House itself.
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Finland says Ukraine struck a Russian warship near its coast as Kyiv and Moscow held US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi.
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Increased attacks on the border with Afghanistan have caused tensions between the neighbours.
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PRESS REVIEW – Friday, November 13: We look at reactions to the resignation of Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia. It comes in the wake of multiple affairs he allegedly had, including with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy. What are the repercussions for the AI industry and for AI trade relations? Also: France's…
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IAEA says it cannot verify whether an underground Iranian enrichment plant contains nuclear material.
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The university has banned all parties, while investigations are underway to find the cause of the students' deaths.
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As disruption affects users worldwide, Microsoft admits fixes are not going 'as expected'.
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Germany head coach Jürgen Klopp says that midfielder Felix Nmecha will not repeat a goal celebration that sparked controversy over the past week. Germany are set to face Serbia and the Netherlands in the Nations League.
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In an interview with FRANCE 24, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said the "no war and no peace" situation in the region "cannot continue". He also said that closing all but two border crossings with Iran, as Washington demands, was "not possible". Finally, he confirmed that Iraqi oil now is now flowing through th…
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New Zealand trail India 2-1 and can no longer win the five-match series, but they can level it in Sunday's final game.
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The US-Iran war is trapped in an ongoing 'no war, no peace' situation, analysts say.
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The summit comes as worries about the artificial intelligence's global impact mount and Europe seeks a role in its development and regulation.
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Russia and Ukraine continue attacks as US efforts to broker a ceasefire struggle to make progress.
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A second car bomb in two days exploded in Moscow, targeting an exiled Ukrainian political aide, according to Russian media. Meanwhile, Ukraine and Russia exchanged deadly strikes overnight. DW has more.
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Heavy rains flood shelters, damage solar power systems and threat essential healthcare services.
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Outlook, Teams and Copilot remain disrupted in 74 countries as Microsoft reports ‘marginal success’ in fixing outage.
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In war-battered Gaza, heavy rain flooded and damaged thousands of tents. Several people died. Could pressure by Trump's Board of Peace on Israel and Hamas help to ease the humanitarian crisis amid stalled peace talks?
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As renewed diplomatic efforts seek to bring an end to Russia's war on Ukraine, the prospect of a negotiated settlement remains unlikely due to Russia's irreconcilable territorial demands, competing visions of European security and an increasingly unpredictable and pro-Moscow US. For Mark Galeotti, Executive Director…
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Microsoft services such as Outlook and Teams were disrupted for about 10 hours on Thursday as the tech giant struggled to fix issues with some servers, hitting businesses and government agencies globally that use the popular platforms. The company blamed elevated infrastructure loads and said it was working to resto…
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