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A golden age of diplomacy: A thing of the past? - comment
Whether the shift in diplomatic tone and practice was inevitable or whether we’ve reached a tipping point, only time will tell. But what’s clear is that the world will never be the same.
Epic Fury: Moral obligations before declaring war on Iran - opinion
Fire at Cape Town International Airport disrupts flight operations, no injuries reported
Gov't approves new international airport in Israel's South, amid Ben-Gurion congestion concerns
Bitter enemies Azerbaijan, Armenia in nascent talks for a peace deal
Unfreezing diplomatic relations could end decades of conflict, but will likely involve the interests of several regional players
Deepfaking it: America's 2024 election collides with AI boom
Political consultancies are also seeking to harness AI, further muddying the line between real and unreal.
Japan court rules that a bar on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional
This was the second lower court to find a same-sex marriage as unconstitutional.
Peru police seize cocaine marked with Nazi swastikas headed for Belgium
Last year alone, Peruvian authorities seized more than 86 tonnes of drugs and illicit substances, including 28 tonnes of cocaine.
Ukraine says Russia plans to simulate accident at nuclear power plant
The defense ministry's intelligence directorate said Russian forces would soon shell the plant and then announce a radiation leak.
Russia seeks to extend US reporter's detention by three months, US demands release
Gershkovich is the first US journalist detained in Russia on espionage charges since the end of the Cold War.
Germany's search for new spies curbed by applicants' work-from-home needs
Want to work from home? Being a spy might not be for you, in that case.
African leaders seek to persuade Russia, Ukraine to cease hostilities
"First is the cessation of hostilities. Second is a framework for lasting peace," South African Presidency Spokesman Vincent Magwenya said.
Police to search Portuguese dam 16 years after Maddie McCann vanished
A separate source familiar with the investigation was not optimistic about the chances of a breakthrough in the long-running case, adding: "It will come to nothing."
WhatsApp allows users to edit messages
The modified message will carry the label "edited," without showing edit history.
