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The outgoing administration of United States President Joe Biden is proposing a new framework for the export of advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence, an attempt to balance national security concerns about the technology with the economic interests of producers and other countries. But the framework proposed Monday also raised concerns of chip…

NewsFeed Who is Steve Witkoff, Trump’s envoy in the Gaza ceasefire talks? Steve Witkoff was little known to the public before he turned out to be a key player in reaching a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Published On 16 Jan 202516 Jan 2025

United States President Donald Trump has boasted that his administration had stopped $50m in bomb-making condoms from being sent to Gaza. Trump provided no evidence for his claims – that condoms were being sent to Gaza or that Hamas is using contraceptives to make bombs – and left many people wondering what the US president…

The United States plans to divert to Lebanon $95m in military aid that was originally allocated to Egypt, according to an unconfirmed news agency report. The State Department notification to Congress of the planned shift, the Reuters news agency reported on Monday, names the Lebanese armed forces as “a key partner” in upholding the November…

NewsFeed UN ambassadors reject Trump’s plan to take over Gaza The UN ambassadors of Palestine and Russia have rejected Donald Trump’s plan for the US to take over Gaza and displace Palestinians to neighbouring countries. Published On 5 Feb 20255 Feb 2025

NewsFeed Trump receives no punishment for felony hush money conviction A judge followed the recommendation of prosecutors in not imposing fines, jail time, or probation on US President-elect Donald Trump for his felony hush money conviction. “We must be respectful of the office of the presidency,” one prosecutor said. Published On 10 Jan 202510 Jan…