NEW: Japan plans to develop a homegrown artificial intelligence model and have 10 million AI-equipped robots operating in more than a dozen sectors by 2040, the government said

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NEW: China is intensifying its scrutiny of investments overseas with broad “national security” regulations taking effect from Wednesday, at a time of rising tech competition with Washington.

Beijing sees fields such as artificial intelligence, computer chips and green technology as economically and strategically vital and has vowed to promote their domestic development.

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BREAKING: Israel defense minister says Israeli troops will stay 'indefinitely' in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza

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JUST IN - Internet mogul Kim Dotcom loses appeal against US extradition order

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US and Iranian officials to hold indirect talks in Doha

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Venezuelans, with help from around the world, were still searching Wednesday for survivors a week after massive earthquakes killed nearly 2,000 and left thousands unaccounted for.

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NEW: Unions and shipping companies said on Wednesday that they would continue to designate the Strait of Hormuz as a warlike operations area, after two ships were attacked despite a ceasefire between Iran and the US.

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NEW: Viral Warning Urges Users Not to Use Real Names as WhatsApp Usernames

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BREAKING: Trump says Iran talks were 'very good'

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JUST IN - England breaks record for the warmest June, as per Met Office weather agency

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BREAKING: Sony says it will stop releasing Playstation games on physical discs in 2028

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JUST IN - 'A heat wave begins today, bringing dangerously high temperatures across New York City,' NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani warns

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The 1.7 million satellites that companies are aiming to launch into Earth’s orbit in the coming years will have “devastating consequences for astronomy”, new research warned Wednesday.

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BREAKING - Top diplomat of China urges US to handle Taiwan with ‘utmost caution’ bit.ly/4eFu6FN

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BREAKING: Indian govt orders Meta to pause new WhatsApp username feature rollout, seeks response within three days

Israel defence minister says troops will remain in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza ‘until further notice’

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BREAKING: Germany's prosecutors indicts Ukrainian over Nord Stream pipeline explosions