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OpenAI suspends bot developer for Congressman Dean Phillips- The Washington Post

(Reuters) – Microsoft-backed OpenAI has banned the developer of a bot mimicking Democratic presidential hopeful Congressman Dean Phillips, the first action the ChatGPT maker has taken in response to what it sees as a misuse of its artificial intelligence (AI) tools in a political campaign, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. “We recently removed a …

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Haley targets Trump’s affinity for dictators during final sprint in New Hampshire

By James Oliphant and Nathan Layne PETERBOROUGH/MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) -Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley accused Republican rival Donald Trump of being “obsessed” with dictators and too old to lead on Saturday in a final stretch of campaigning in New Hampshire ahead of Tuesday’s presidential nominating contest. The former U.S. president ramped up his …

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Exclusive-Iranian and Hezbollah commanders help direct Houthi attacks in Yemen, sources say

By Samia Nakhoul and Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) – Commanders from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Lebanon’s Hezbollah group are on the ground in Yemen helping to direct and oversee Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping, four regional and two Iranian sources told Reuters. Iran – which has armed, trained and funded the …

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Missile attacks across Middle East raise Gaza escalation risks

By Phil Stewart and Timour Azhari WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Missile attacks in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen on Saturday threw into sharp focus the increasing risk of the war in Gaza triggering a wider regional conflict pitting Iran and its allies against Israel and the United States. Iran said five of its Revolutionary Guards were killed …

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Four astronauts, including Turkey’s first, arrive at space station

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – A four-man crew including Turkey’s first astronaut arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) early on Saturday for a two-week stay in the latest such mission arranged entirely at commercial expense by Texas-based startup company Axiom Space. The rendezvous came about 37 hours after the Axiom quartet’s Thursday evening liftoff …

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At Putin campaign HQ, soldier’s wife says bring him home

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The wife of a Russian soldier delivered an emotional appeal for his return from Ukraine on Saturday at the election headquarters of President Vladimir Putin, a defiant gesture in a country where open criticism of the war is banned. “Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin has issued a decree that my husband has to be …

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Non-Aligned Movement leaders denounce Israel’s military campaign in Gaza

By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) – Leaders of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries on Friday denounced Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and demanded an immediate ceasefire there, during the annual summit of the 120-member bloc. Dozens of heads of state and other senior officials from the NAM, formed officially in 1961 by countries opposed to joining …

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Fighting across Gaza as Israel drops leaflets seeking its hostages

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Fadi Shana DOHA/GAZA (Reuters) -Israel pounded targets across the Gaza Strip on Saturday while its planes dropped leaflets on the southern area of Rafah urging Palestinians seeking refuge there to help locate hostages held by Hamas, residents said. Palestinian fighters battled tanks trying to push back into the eastern suburbs of …

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Congolese President Tshisekedi sworn in for second term after disputed vote

By Ange Kasongo KINSHASA (Reuters) -Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in for a second five-year term on Saturday after a landslide victory his opponents have refused to recognise due to widespread irregularities over the December general election. Authorities have acknowledged there were issues but dismissed allegations the vote was stolen. The …

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Siemens Energy chairman warns against far right amid German protests

By Andreas Rinke and Emma-Victoria Farr BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Siemens Energy supervisory board chairman Joe Kaeser has warned of a resurgence of right-wing extremism in Germany, as the country enters a second week of nationwide protests against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. “If everything is true as reported, then that is absolutely disgusting,” said Kaeser, …

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