World powers have called for restraint after Iranian media reported explosions in the city of Isfahan. America’s top diplomat refused to comment on the attack, which other US officials have reportedly pinned on Israel. Tel Aviv has yet to take any accountability, while Tehran downplayed the purported attack. CNA spoke…
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See AllWASHINGTON: Startled by nighttime pounding on his door, American political strategist Rick Wilson walked out in his underwear to find policemen with guns drawn. They were responding to yet another hoax, increasingly seen as a tool of intimidation in a crucial election year. In recent months, election workers, judges, and politicians – on both sides of the aisle – have been “swatted”, a potentially deadly prank when a caller triggers a large law enforcement response after…
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View MoreSINGAPORE — Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam on Friday (April 19) criticised a commentary by British publication The Economist which he said could not “resist sneering” at Singapore’s political leadership handover. The weekly newspaper’s commentary, published on Thursday, noted that Singapore has had “only” three leaders in its…
World
View MoreUNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday painted a dark picture of the situation in the Middle East, warning that spiralling tensions over the war in Gaza and Iran’s attack on Israel could devolve into a “full-scale regional conflict”. Guterres also said Israel’s military offensive on Hamas militants in…
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View MoreNEW YORK: Meta Platforms on Thursday (Apr 18) released early versions of its latest large language model, Llama 3, and an image generator that updates pictures in real-time while users type prompts, as it races to catch up to generative AI market leader OpenAI. The models will be integrated into…
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View MoreIf you think nothing of working out before heading to the office, you deserve serious respect for your superhuman dedication to fitness. But for us mere mortals who sometimes need that extra push to hit the gym, blasting our favorite tunes can provide the added motivation we need. When scouting…