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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is about to host President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines for White House talks Monday as considerations develop concerning the Chinese navy’s harassment of Philippine vessels within the South China Sea. Marcos’ go to to Washington comes after the U.S. and Philippi...

Eleven individuals have died after a fuel leak in northern India.The leak occurred in an industrial space within the metropolis of Ludhiana, Punjab state. Rajinder Pal Kaur Chhina, a member of the legislative meeting in Ludhiana, mentioned a minimum of 9 individuals had additionally been taken to hospital.A crew from the National Disaster Response Force has been despatched to the location together with a crew of consultants to find out the trigger and supply of the leak, she added.The densely populated space has been sealed off and residents have been evacuated. "The incident happened near a milk shop and a doctor's clinic although we cannot say for sure where the leak began," Ms Chhina advised Reuters."People who came to buy milk in the morning fel...

U.S. drones and different navy belongings protected a weekend bus convoy that moved tons of of Americans via Sudan to the nation’s coast, officers mentioned, as Washington ramps up its effort to get residents out of the war-torn African nation as rapidly as potential. More than 200 Americans boarded buses ...

A British scientist identified for his contributions to synthetic intelligence has instructed Sky News that highly effective AI techniques "can't be controlled" and "are already causing harm".Professor Stuart Russell was considered one of greater than 1,000 consultants who final month signed an open letter calling for a six-month pause within the improvement of techniques much more succesful than OpenAI's newly-launched GPT-4 - the successor to its on-line chatbot ChatGPT which is powered by GPT-3.5. The headline characteristic of the brand new mannequin is its potential to recognise and clarify photos.Speaking to Sky's Sophy Ridge, Professor Russell mentioned of the letter: "I signed it because I think it needs to be said that we don't understand how these [more powerful] sy...

The first worldwide cargo of humanitarian assist has arrived in Port Sudan following the outbreak of battle within the nation, the International Committee of the Red Cross has stated.The eight tonnes of cargo accommodates surgical materials for Sudanese hospitals and volunteers from the Sudan Red Crescent Society, together with anaesthetics, dressings and sutures.Patrick Youssef, ICRC regional director for Africa, stated: "Health-care workers in Sudan have been doing the impossible, caring for the wounded without water, electricity, and basic medical supplies."The logistics wanted to herald provides amid an lively battle are extraordinarily troublesome, and we're relieved to get this medical materials into the nation." Content Source: information.sky.com

A 600kg walrus which discovered international fame for her antics within the Oslo fjord earlier than being put down has been honoured with a life-size sculpture.Freya, named after the Norse goddess of magnificence and love, turned a well-liked attraction in Norway after she clambered onto small boats to sunbathe and sunk them as she rested alongside the coast final summer season. But in a transfer which sparked public outrage, she was later euthanised as a consequence of fears she posed a danger to people. Image: (L-R) Walrus knowledgeable Rune Aae and marketing campaign organiser Erik Holm unveiled the sculpture. Pic: AP Image: Pic: AP Fans had been warned to not...

The Coral Hotel - an architectural duplicate of the British colonial Governor's House throughout the highway in Port Sudan - is the brand new workplace for British consular assist.The UK operations base relocated there from Wadi Saeedna in Omdurman - roughly 14 miles (22km) from Khartoum and a heartland of combating - after a Turkish navy airplane got here below fireplace because it was about to land. A senior Sudanese navy commander instructed Sky News the airplane was not following the agreed flight route and was thought of a possible risk.Before the incident, British residents travelling to Wadi Saeedna navy base condemned the dearth of safety en route. Please use Chrome browser for a extra accessible video participant ...

The closing UK evacuation flight will depart Sudan tonight, because the dying toll rises within the war-torn nation.Gunfire and heavy artillery in components of the capital Khartoum, regardless of a ceasefire between the nation's two high generals, was reported by residents on Saturday. Some 1,888 individuals have been evacuated on 21 flights from Wadi Saeedna Air Base for the reason that UK's aerial evacuation of Sudan started on Tuesday.The Foreign Office says the evacuation of Britons has been the most important of any Western nation from the nation. Image: British nationals board an RAF aircraft through the evacuation from Wadi Seidna Air Base The civilian dying toll jumped to 411 and the ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Pope Francis thanked Hungarians on Saturday for welcoming Ukrainian refugees and urged them to assist anybody in want, as he begged for a tradition of charity in a rustic the place the prime minister has justified agency anti-immigration insurance policies with fears that migration threatens Europe’s Christian tradition. ...

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s first astronaut will journey to the International Space Station by the top of the 12 months, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated Saturday. Air pressure pilot Alper Gezeravci, 43, was chosen to be the primary Turkish citizen in house. His backup is Tuva Cihangir Atasever, 30, an aviati...