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Tumbler Ridge shooting puts AI chatbots' duty to report violence in question

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On Feb 10, an 18-year-old killed his mother and half-brother, then six people at a school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, before taking his own life. For months before, he had consulted ChatGPT about the attack, according to reports.

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Israeli raids and arrests weigh on villages in southern Syria

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Former detainees say Israeli forces held them for months without charge or a lawyer, and describe being beaten while handcuffed. The Israeli military did not respond to a request for comment.

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Sudan's army says it killed dozens of RSF fighters in Nyala; the RSF says civilians died

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The army said Friday's air attacks hit positions and command centres of the Rapid Support Forces in Nyala, capital of South Darfur and seat of the paramilitary group's self-declared administration.

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West Bank hospitals run short of drugs as Israel withholds Palestinian Authority funds

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Beit Jala Government Hospital is the only public option for cancer and dialysis care in the southern West Bank, and the only government hospital for some 320,000 people in Bethlehem governorate.

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Pope Leo XIV urges Putin to agree to a ceasefire in occupied Oleshky

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In a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the pope expressed “deep concern” about the humanitarian situation in Oleshky, the Kremlin and the Vatican said. He called for a ceasefire to let aid in and civilians leave safely.

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Chinese nursery owner jailed for life after more than 200 children were poisoned with lead

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Li Huifang, who ran the Heshi Peixin Kindergarten in Tianshui, Gansu province, was sentenced to life in prison for producing and selling toxic food, according to Chinese state media. The court also ordered 500,000 yuan of her assets confiscated.

Hormuz attacks continue: the US and Iran both claim control of the strait

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At least 12 ships were attacked in the week ending Oct 16, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency reported, but it said most attacked vessels refuse to report to it. Of the 12, one sank and two were disabled.

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An Israeli rabbi's ruling on Palestinian olives draws criticism as harvest attacks go on

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Rabbi Dov Lior issued a religious ruling on Friday allowing Jews to pick olives from Palestinian orchards in the West Bank, calling it an “additional virtue”.