A Gunman Opens Fire at a High School in Turkey, Wounding at Least 16

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A former student opened fire at a high school in southeast Turkey on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people before killing himself, an official said. The 18-year-old attacker, armed with a shotgun, fired randomly at a vocational high school in Siverek, Sanliurfa province, before hiding inside the building. He later killed …

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China Evergrande’s Billionaire Boss Falls From Circles of Power to Fraud Plea

HONG KONG, April 14 (Reuters) – Mingling with power brokers at centenary celebrations of the ⁠Chinese ⁠Communist Party on July 1, 2021, a beaming ⁠Hui Ka Yan betrayed no sign of the pressure mounting on his property company, China Evergrande Group, the world’s most ​indebted. Hui looked relaxed in navy-blue suit and open-necked shirt as …

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Former NATO Chief Targets PM Starmer, Warning UK’s Security in ‘Peril’

LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) – Britain’s national security is “in peril” because ⁠of ⁠political complacency and under-investment in defence, ⁠former NATO chief George Robertson will say on Tuesday, in a rare public ​rebuke of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s handling of military spending. Robertson, who helped draft a Strategic Defence Review commissioned by ‌Starmer when he …

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School Shooting in Turkey Leaves 16 Wounded, Governor Says

ANKARA, April ⁠14 (Reuters) – ⁠A teenager ⁠opened fire at ​a school and wounded ‌at least 16 ‌people, ⁠including ⁠students and teachers, before killing himself ​in Turkey’s southeastern province of Sanliurfa, ​governor Hasan Sildak told ⁠reporters on ⁠Tuesday. The former ⁠student, ​19, used a rifle during ​the ⁠attack, after which those wounded were rushed ⁠to …

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Anthropic Talking to the Trump Administration About Its Next AI Model, Co-Founder Says

WASHINGTON, April 13 (Reuters) – Anthropic is discussing ⁠its ⁠frontier AI model Mythos ⁠with the Trump administration, the firm’s co-founder said on ​Monday, even after the Pentagon cut off business with the U.S. AI ‌company following a contract dispute. A ‌dispute between Anthropic and the Pentagon over guardrails for how ⁠the military ⁠could use its …

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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Arrives in China for Talks on Iran and Ukraine

MOSCOW, April 14 (Reuters) – Russian ⁠Foreign ⁠Minister Sergei Lavrov ⁠arrived in China on Tuesday for ​talks on the wars in Ukraine and Iran ‌as well as bilateral ‌ties. Lavrov was shown on Russian state ⁠television ⁠arriving in Beijing where is expected to hold ​talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. “A thorough exchange of …

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Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry Urges Caution Over U.S. Military Overflight Proposal

By Ananda Teresia and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA, April 14 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s foreign ministry has warned the ⁠defence ⁠ministry in a letter that an American proposal ⁠to give its military “blanket” permission to fly over Indonesian territory risked entangling Jakarta in potential South China Sea conflicts, ​sources said. The letter, marked as urgent and confidential, …

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