Israel advancing plans for nearly 1,000 settler homes in West Bank, says watchdog

Israel has issued a tender for the construction of nearly 1,000 additional settler homes in the occupied West Bank, an anti-settlement watchdog said.

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Downloads of DeepSeek&s AI apps paused in South Korea over privacy concerns

DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence start-up, has temporarily paused downloads of its chatbot apps in South Korea while it works with local authorities to address privacy concerns, according to South Korean officials on Monday.

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Man (47) is charged with murder of missing Cambridgeshire woman Julie Buckley, feared dead

A man has been charged with the murder of a missing woman who is feared dead as police search for her body.

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A nun passes the statue of late Pope John Paul II outside the Gemelli Hospital in Rome. Photo: Reuters

Pope Francis was recovering well enough to read the newspapers and follow mass on television yesterday after spending the weekend at the hospital in Rome where the 88-year-old pontiff is being treated for a respiratory tract infection.

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Elon Musk goes ‘offline& after MAGA influencer claims she gave birth to his 13th child

Elon Musk has vowed to take a break from his social media site after a MAGA influencer claimed to have given birth to his 13th child.

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Row over community centre&s ‘puritanical& decision to tell nude models to put clothes on at life-drawing class

A row has broken out after a life-drawing class in north London was told its nude models should wear clothes due to complaints.

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