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Iran lauds Pakistan’s ‘constructive facilitation’ in Mideast crisis in FM-level phone talk

Iran lauds Pakistan’s ‘constructive facilitation’ in Mideast crisis in FM-level phone talk

Araghchi and Dar discuss conflict, fragile ceasefire, regional developments and Islamabad’s diplomacy amid US-Iran engagement

Asia
China stealing US AI technology, White House official says

China stealing US AI technology, White House official says

US official says foreign actors, mainly in China, are conducting large-scale efforts to siphon American AI technology

Europe
Maritime agency reports two separate attacks on merchant vessels near Iran and Oman

Maritime agency reports two separate attacks on merchant vessels near Iran and Oman

British maritime agency says two ships are caught up in separate shooting incidents in the Gulf region

Middle East
Israel says awaiting US green light to 'return Iran to Stone Age'

Israel says awaiting US green light to 'return Iran to Stone Age'

IDF is ready both defensively and offensively, and the targets have been marked, Defense Minister Israel Katz says

North America
US soldier allegedly bet on Maduro operation using intel

US soldier allegedly bet on Maduro operation using intel

US soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke allegedly earns over $400,000 by betting on a Venezuela operation he helped plan using classified information