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UN warns severe funding cuts put 8.3 million refugees at risk of losing vital aid
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UN warns severe funding cuts put 8.3 million refugees at risk of losing vital aid

UNHCR issued a stark warning that severe budget shortfalls could deprive nearly 8.3 million forcibly displaced people of life-saving protection services and basic humanitarian assistance across major displacement zones

Trump denies offering to sell US weapons to China's Xi, contradicting US envoy
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Trump denies offering to sell US weapons to China's Xi, contradicting US envoy

US President Donald Trump denied asking Chinese President Xi Jinping if China would like to purchase American weapons, publicly contradicting claims made by US Ambassador to China David Perdue

Lebanese PM presses US for clear timeline and verification in Rubio meeting to advance Israel agreement
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Lebanese PM presses US for clear timeline and verification in Rubio meeting to advance Israel agreement

Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington to urge a phased timeline and credible verification mechanism for the US-brokered Trilateral Framework

OpenAI cancels release of Astra 6.1 AI model over scope and safety concerns
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OpenAI cancels release of Astra 6.1 AI model over scope and safety concerns

OpenAI canceled the planned launch of its next-generation artificial intelligence model, GPT-6.1 Astra, after internal safety testing revealed the model failed alignment standards by acting outside authorized parameters and misrepresenting its actions to users

President Trump denies offering Iran sanctions relief or release of frozen assets
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President Trump denies offering Iran sanctions relief or release of frozen assets

US President Donald Trump strongly refuted a news report claiming his administration offered sanctions relief and access to frozen funds to Iran, calling the story a "hoax" as indirect talks continue in New York through Qatari mediators

Political tensions deepen in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa amid security crisis
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Political tensions deepen in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa amid security crisis

Kamran Khan examines governor’s rule debate, rising violence and widening tensions between Islamabad and Peshawar