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UAE’s AI-driven labor policies set global benchmark, says ILO chief

UAE’s AI-driven labor policies set global benchmark, says ILO chief

ILO chief says UAE uses AI to predict labor trends, offering a global model for evidence-based policy

Asia
India says will diversify energy supply after deal with US on Russia oil

India says will diversify energy supply after deal with US on Russia oil

Kremlin says it sees nothing new in India's plan to diversify its oil supplies

Europe
Ukraine, Russia, US negotiators gather in Abu Dhabi for war talks

Ukraine, Russia, US negotiators gather in Abu Dhabi for war talks

Russia, which occupies around 20 percent of its neighbor, threatens to take the rest of the Donetsk region if talks fail

Middle East
Israeli strikes kill 18 in Gaza, patient crossings at Rafah halted

Israeli strikes kill 18 in Gaza, patient crossings at Rafah halted

The Israeli military says tanks fired on Gaza and airstrikes had been launched after a gunman shot at Israeli soldiers and seriously injured a reservist

North America
Human Rights Watch warns US heading to 'authoritarianism'

Human Rights Watch warns US heading to 'authoritarianism'

HRW says Trump’s return worsens global human rights pressures from Russia and China