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The first phase of elections to the so-called legislative assembly in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir turned violent, with 19 people killed, several others injured and rival parties accusing each other of poll rigging as anti-government protests continued across the region.

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Over 70 per cent of these cases occurred in the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council), followed by Malaysia (131) and the United States (62), while Italy, Canada and the United Kingdom each recorded over 30 cases during the three years.

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US President Donald Trump says any Russian assistance has been "very unimpactful" as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Moscow of providing satellite intelligence to Tehran. All you need to know.

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Grok's user base tripled from 35 million to 117 million between December 2025 and March 2026 — then growth stalled by July, even as xAI pushed Grok into Google Workspace and completed its Grok Imagine image/video feature.

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Six of the world's top 10 AI models are now Chinese and they're winning on price, not just rank

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Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 releases its full weights at 00:00 UTC July 27 — a 2.8-trillion-parameter, 1.4-terabyte model, the largest open-weight AI release ever. It arrives days after the White House accused Moonshot of distilling Anthropic's Fable to build it.

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Anthropic will pay xAI/SpaceX $1.25 billion a month through 2029 for full access to the Colossus 1 data centre — over $40 billion total. Multiple reports describe a clause letting SpaceX reclaim the compute if Claude is found to harm humanity, an unconfirmed but widely discussed condition.

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Anthropic launched Claude Opus 5 on July 24 at $5/$25 per million tokens standard, $10/$50 fast mode, with a 1M-token context window and new effort toggle. It scored 43.3% on FrontierBench v0.1, arriving amid the industry's sharpest AI pricing war yet.

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US President Donald Trump will hold separate White House meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss ongoing conflicts, coinciding with Senator Lindsey Graham's funeral. 

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Iran is pursuing alleged US war crimes across a 10-15-year strategy using three main legal channels: domestic courts, international bodies like the UN and ICJ, and foreign courts via universal jurisdiction.

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US President Donald Trump rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s objections to selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, asserting that no foreign leader dictates American defence sales to key allies.

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Iran denied Donald Trump's claims of active negotiations with Washington, stating talks are "not in our DNA." Despite direct contradictions, a pause in military strikes continues, easing global oil prices.

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Donald Trump dismissed reports of critical US air defence interceptor shortages, assuring strong military stockpiles. However, analysts and military officials warn that expanded Middle East conflict heavily strains inventory.  

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The courses also reportedly put students through scenarios on how to deal with hate crimes, phone and internet scams, and bullying. This new phenomenon in China also assumes significance in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s administration tightening rules for international students.

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At present, the Indian Navy operates over 140 vessels, including destroyers, frigates, and submarines, while another 50 warships are under construction. Throughout this year, a new Indian warship on average is reportedly entering service roughly every six weeks.

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Trump said that he allowed temporary halt in strikes against Iran because mediating countries in the region asked him to give negotiations another chance.

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Amid the risk of getting embroiled in the West Asia war, Pakistani army chief Asim Munir deployed thousands of troops, fighter jets, and air defence systems to Saudi Arabia. While Pakistan has already signed a defence deal with Kuwait, it is exploring defence pacts with Qatar and Turkiye.

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Ukraine's strikes on Iran-linked vessels in the Caspian Sea have triggered sharp warnings from Tehran. The war of words raises concerns that the Russia-Ukraine war and the wider Iran-US-Israel conflict could increasingly overlap.

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India strongly condemned the attack on the vessel in the Black Sea. India's External Affairs Ministry said attacks on commercial shipping and civilian crew members are unacceptable and urged all parties to ensure the safety of maritime navigation and the free flow of global trade.

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France and Spain are continuing to battle some of Europe's worst wildfires. Hundreds of thousands of hectares have burned, and an estimated 300,000 people have been evacuated. Several records are being broken amid disruption across both countries.

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