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China's DeepSeek rolls out a long-anticipated update of its AI model

New Delhi, April 26 -- DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that shook world markets last year, launched preview versions of its latest major update Friday as the AI rivalry between C... Read More


Time runs out for assisted dying bill for England and Wales

New Delhi, April 26 -- A proposed bill to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives failed Friday as parliamentary time ran out following an effective filibuster by... Read More


Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu says he was treated for prostate cancer and is now healthy

New Delhi, April 26 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that he has undergone treatment for prostate cancer in his first public acknowledgment of the diagnosis. He said that roug... Read More


Maggie Gyllenhaal to lead Venice Film Festival jury

New Delhi, April 26 -- Actor and filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal will preside over the main competition jury for the 83rd Venice International Film Festival later this year. Festival organizers announced ... Read More


Czech power company ČEZ signs deal with Rolls-Royce SMR to prepare for first small nuclear reactor

New Delhi, April 26 -- The Czech power company ČEZ signed a deal on Friday with Rolls-Royce SMR on preparatory work for the British company to build the first small modular nuclear reactor in the... Read More


Sanchez sidesteps a Spain-US dispute at NATO, brushing off reported Pentagon email

New Delhi, April 26 -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday declined to be drawn into a dispute with the United States over reports that the Pentagon is weighing whether to punish members of... Read More


Analysis: The US protected ships from Iran in the Strait of Hormuz in the '80s. Could it again?

New Delhi, April 26 -- Naval mines bobbing in the waters of the Persian Gulf, threatening oil tankers. Iranian speed boats raking ships with machine-gun fire in the Strait of Hormuz. And the United St... Read More


Ukrainians thought they had reduced the risks at Chernobyl. Then Russia invaded

New Delhi, April 26 -- The two explosions at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant came decades apart in the dead of night. The first, at 1:23 a.m. on April 26, 1986, spread a cloud of deadly radiation t... Read More


Screenwriters overwhelmingly approve a 4-year contract with Hollywood studios

New Delhi, April 26 -- Members of the screenwriters union overwhelmingly ratified a four-year agreement with Hollywood studios and streamers on Friday, bringing an end to a surprisingly smooth and qui... Read More


In Baltic skies, NATO and Russian pilots size each other up warily but without a tilt into war

New Delhi, April 26 -- When NATO's call came, the French fighter pilots scrambled with practiced urgency, already suited up to shorten their response times. They dashed in vans to hangars where their... Read More