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San Francisco, Jan 23 (UNI) The xAI owner Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are fighting on X about Stargate, the enormous infrastructure project to build data centers for OpenAI across the United States. OpenAI said on Tuesday that it would team up with SoftBank and Oracle to build multiple data centers for artificial…

Kiev, Jan 23 (UNI) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that his country would need at least 200,000 European peacekeeping troops as part of potential security guarantees, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported Wednesday. Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos, Switzerland, Zelensky said he supports the idea of an international peacekeeping…

Houston, Jan 23 (UNI) A student was killed while another two injured during a high school shooting Wednesday morning in Nashville, the capital city of southern U.S. state of Tennessee, the Metro Nashville Police Department said. The shooter, a 17-year-old student armed with a pistol, opened fire in the cafeteria of the Antioch High School…

Washington, Jan 23 (UNI) US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he has picked businessman and attorney Andrew F. Puzder to serve as the new US ambassador to the European Union. “I am pleased to announce that Andrew F. Puzder will serve as the next United States Ambassador to the European Union. Andy is…

Los Angeles, Jan 23 (UNI) A fast-moving brush fire erupted in Los Angeles County Wednesday morning, expanding to 8,096 acres (32.76 square km) with zero containment, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). The blaze dubbed Hughes Fire broke out around 10:30 a.m. local time (1830 GMT) in the area…

Washington/New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar attended a productive Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Washington, a day after the inauguration of the Trump administration, with the talks focusing on deepening the agenda and intensifying the collaboration. The Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was held on Tuesday with new US Secretary of State…

Washington, Jan 22 (UNI) U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a 500-billion-U.S.-dollar investment from OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in the United States. At a White House event Tuesday afternoon, Trump said the three companies are set to partner on a new AI infrastructure company called Stargate, which will be…

Tehran, Jan 22 (UNI) Iran on Tuesday launched a military drill involving border guards from three northwestern provinces of Ardabil, East Azarbaijan, and West Azarbaijan, the official news agency IRNA reported. The exercise is being held at the Jolfa border area, which lies along the borders with Armenia and Azerbaijan, in Iran’s East Azarbaijan Province….

Washington/New Delhi, Jan 21 (UNI) The Trump Administration will hold its first Quad meeting, with new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meeting with his Quad counterparts — External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar of India, Australian FM Penny Wong and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya – in Washington today. Later, US Secretary of State Rubio…

Jakarta, Jan 21 (UNI) Flash floods and landslides in Pekalongan Regency, located in Central Java province, have killed at least 16 people, with three individuals still missing and 10 others injured, Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said on Tuesday. Fadia Arafiq, regent of Pekalongan, said that although several sub-districts experienced similar events, Petungkriono was…