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• AI models may soon self-replicate without access to data centres: Anthropic

  13-10-2026 10:27 via WN.com - World News
  Small AI models under 30 billion parameters could complete the many steps needed for replication. ......
  
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• US attack on Iran departs from Washington’s strategic priorities: Japanese general

  15-11-2026 18:12 via WN.com - World News
  Tehran, IRNA – Former Chief of Staff, Joint Staff Office of Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) Yoshihide Yoshida has said the US attack on Iran runs counter to Washington’s declared strategic priority of focusing on the Western Hemisphere. ......
  
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• The return of the spy thriller reflects our times

  15-11-2026 18:12 via WN.com - World News
  Notwithstanding the current, real world corporate spy drama taking place in headlines across the world, the genre of spy stories has been making a comeback in fiction as well. The ......
  
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• Spain vs England: Predicted lineups, team news, and injury updates

  15-11-2026 18:12 via WN.com - World News
  Spain vs England predicted lineups, injury updates and Nations League stats as both teams battle for top spot in Group A3 in Madrid on Sunday. ......
  
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• Iran says improved cooperation with IAEA unlikely under current circumstances

  15-11-2026 18:09 via WN.com - World News
  TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Sunday that cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would not improve as long as the status quo persists. Baghaei made the remarks at a weekly press conference in response to a confidential IAEA report...
  
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• Interview: China's development experiences offer practical lessons for regional transformation, says APEC official

  15-11-2026 18:09 via WN.com - World News
  MANILA, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's experience in infrastructure, connectivity, and advanced manufacturing, underpinned by its long-termism and coordinated development, has offered practical lessons for economic transformation in the Asia-Pacific and contributed to regional integration, an expert said. "China has clearly made positive contributions to regional infrastructure development, particularly in terms of scale, technological capability and financing," Antonio Basilio, director of the APE
  
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• Houthis release 600 detainees as 17 fleeing fighting killed, injured in missle strike

  15-11-2026 18:09 via WN.com - World News
  SANAA, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group announced Sunday the unilateral release of 600 conflict-related detainees in the capital, Sanaa, with support from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), as a government military source said at least 17 people were killed or wounded when a Houthi missile struck vehicles carrying families fleeing fierce fighting in the southern province of Lahj. The government military source...
  
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• Flash: Estonia says to close all border crossing points with Russia as of Dec. 1

  15-11-2026 18:09 via WN.com - World News
  Flash: Estonia says to close all border crossing points with Russia as of Dec. 1 EXPLORE XINHUANET...
  
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• Egypt, Türkiye FMs discuss efforts to ease U.S.-Iran tensions

  15-11-2026 18:09 via WN.com - World News
  CAIRO, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan discussed efforts to ease U.S.-Iran tensions and prevent a wider...
  
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• Dutch prodigy Daleman carves out her own path in family's skating tradition

  15-11-2026 18:09 via WN.com - World News
  BEIJING, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- From a family steeped in short track to success on the long-track circuit, 19-year-old Angel Daleman is forging her own path on the ice. The Dutch teenager had already won junior world titles and three gold medals at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games. At the ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Beijing, she claimed her maiden senior World Cup title in the women's 1,000m before winning both 500m races at the National Speed Skating Oval, adding three more milestones to her
  
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• DPRK condemns Japan's proposed exception to Three Non-Nuclear Principles

  15-11-2026 18:09 via WN.com - World News
  PYONGYANG, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday condemned Japan's consideration of an "exception" allowing the introduction of nuclear weapons in emergencies in its security documents to be revised this year, calling it a prelude to the...
  
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• Cambodia, France sign 29 pacts to boost bilateral cooperation

  15-11-2026 18:09 via WN.com - World News
  PHNOM PENH, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and France signed 29 pacts on Sunday to boost bilateral cooperation across the economy, investment, energy, technology, culture, and defense, Cambodian...
  
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• Trump blasts judge’s 2-week halt to his Washington golf project and says administration will appeal

  15-11-2026 18:05 via WN.com - World News
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday decried a “highly destructive and political decision” from a federal judge after she ordered a two-week delay on renovations at a historic Washington public golf course that he has been trying to redevelop into a championship-level venue. In a social media post, Trump said his administration will “immediately appeal, on an expedited...
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Estonia will shut border with Russia over attempted sabotage attack

  15-11-2026 17:59 via WN.com - World News
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• Trump-Xi-Putin trilateral meeting at APEC: What to expect

  15-11-2026 17:59 via WN.com - World News
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• Trump blames Biden for nationwide travel stoppage

  15-11-2026 17:59 via WN.com - World News
  Saturday cancellations topped 6,000 as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed a defense contractor...
  
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• Teddy Riner: The judo star taking on Macron Le Pen to be France’s next president

  15-11-2026 17:59 via WN.com - World News
  Judo star Teddy Riner is taking on what may be his toughest battle in the French presidential race...
  
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• Iran launches strikes on Bahrain as Tehran says it attacked US military base

  15-11-2026 17:59 via WN.com - World News
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• Indian state demolishes homes of Muslim families displaced by 1983 violence

  15-11-2026 17:59 via WN.com - World News
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• Hasina’s return to Bangladesh hinges on India as Dhaka says legal process is complete

  15-11-2026 17:59 via WN.com - World News
  Hasina has been living in India since August 2024, when she fled Dhaka after weeks of student-led protests...
  
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• James Bond Is Back. So Is Spying

  15-11-2026 17:56 via WN.com - World News
  A beautiful woman posing as a business executive seduces one of the most consequential technology leaders of the modern era. Why? To steal his secrets and secure cutting-edge artificial intelligence chips for a devilish communist foe. Add a few guns, gadgets, and explosions, and this fevered interpretation of Nvidia’s Jensen Huang drama could be the plot of the next James Bond movie. The franchise, now under Amazon's creative control, is auditioning to fill the shoes vacated by Daniel Craig, w
  
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• Zelenskyy says a new European security framework floated by US could benefit Putin – The Press Democrat

  15-11-2026 17:53 via WN.com - World News
  By HANNA ARHIROVA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the United States had raised the possibility of a new security framework for Europe as part of efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, warning that Moscow could use such discussions to weaken NATO and reshape the continent’s borders. Separately, Ukrainian forces struck a major Russian oil facility supporting Moscow’s war effort, Ukraine’s General Staff said in a statement Saturday. “In my view, this c
  
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• Today in History: November 15, Kansas quadruple murder made famous by Truman Capote book 'In Cold Blood'

  15-11-2026 17:53 via WN.com - World News
  Today is Sunday, Nov. 15, the 319th day of 2026. There are 46 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 15, 1959, four members of the Clutter family of Holcomb, Kansas, were found murdered in their home. (Two men were later convicted of the killings and hanged in a case made famous by the Truman Capote book “In Cold Blood.”) Also on this date: In 1777, the Second Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation. Related Articles Inside Big...
  
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• Israeli drone strike kills 2 Palestinians in Gaza, and other Mideast news – The Press Democrat

  15-11-2026 17:53 via WN.com - World News
  By The Associated Press An Israeli drone strike killed two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, hospital officials said. Later in the day, mourners held a vigil for 70 people killed during the war whose remains were recently recovered. Meanwhile, Iranian state TV reported that three oil tankers struck Iranian naval mines and caught fire around the Strait of Hormuz, the latest attack on shipping moving through the Persian Gulf. In Jordan, Christian churches announced they would cancel Chri
  
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• ‘Get focused on London’: How Iran’s agents attacked European targets – The Press Democrat

  15-11-2026 17:53 via WN.com - World News
  LONDON — As the U.S.-Israel war in Iran raged earlier this year, a man linked to Iranian criminal networks perched in front of a computer, on a video call with a teenager in London. The man wanted to make sure the teen, who was moments away from setting fire to a synagogue, carried out his plans. “Light it up like a Christmas tree,” the man, an Iraqi named Mohammad Ali al-Hassani, urged the 17-year-old, according to U.S. prosecutors. The teen climbed over a wall and tossed a bomb through a
  
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• Top Hamas commander who oversaw October 7 massacre killed in Israeli air strike

  15-11-2026 17:52 via WN.com - World News
  Samir Mahmoud Abu Younis, a senior Hamas commander, who helped lead the October 7, 2023 massacre in southern Israel, has been killed by an Israeli airstrike ......
  
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• Young cycle sensation Seixas ends stunning year with Japan win

  15-11-2026 17:50 via WN.com - World News
  Cycling�prodigy�Paul�Seixas�ended�his�spectacular�breakout�year�with�another�win�in�Japan�on�Sunday,�finishing�ahead�of�world�champion�Brandon�McNulty�in�the�Tour�de�France's�Saitama�Criterium....
  
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• Prince William to be joined by wife Kate for visit to India

  15-11-2026 17:50 via WN.com - World News
  Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, will undertake her biggest foreign trip since having treatment for cancer when she joins her husband Prince William in India for his annual Earthshot Prize awards this week. Heir-to-the-throne William, 44, and Kate are flying out for a series of events across Mumbai during a three-day visit that includes Tuesday's awards ceremony. For Kate, 44, the trip marks her...
  
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• Abdelrahaman el-Gendy says no reason given for US visa denial

  15-11-2026 17:44 via WN.com - World News
  Egyptian author Abdelrahaman el-Gendy says he was not told why his US visa was denied on Friday, despite planning to travel to the country as a finalist for a prestigious book award and having his publisher pre-book and pay for all his arrangements. The author was set to attend the 2026 National Book Awards for his newly released memoir Huna, which focuses on his time in a notorious Egyptian prison after he was arrested as a student protester post-revolution. Speaking to The New Arab, he said th
  
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• Zelenskyy says Starshield restrictions threaten Ukraine’s energy defenses ahead of winter

  15-11-2026 17:43 via WN.com - World News
  President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says...
  
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