In a high-stakes game of cat and mouse in the South China Sea, China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has revealed new information about the
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The current pace of advances in generative artificial intelligence makes it difficult to forecast how the technology will affect the economy, business, and society. Nonetheless,
Get ready for AI-supercharged hacking
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Pakistan’s New Military Operation Alarms Pashtuns
The announcement of Pakistan’s new military operation, Azm-e-Istehkam, has sent shockwaves across the Pashtun region in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which has suffered tremendously amid past operations. Pashtun
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv could invite a Russian delegation to a second peace summit. Over 40% of Ukrainians support starting peace talks, according