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AI Companies Lack Plans for Managing AGI Risks, Report Finds ………………. Artificial intelligence companies are unprepared to manage the risks associated with developing human-level AI, according to a report by the Future of Life Institute (FLI). The study found that…

UN-Habitat Warns of Critical Water Shortage in Kabul ……………….. Over six million residents in Kabul face severe water shortages, according to a warning issued by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). In a statement shared on Thursday, July 17,…

Gunmen Attack Passenger Bus in Balochistan, Leaving Three Dead ……………… At least three people were killed and seven injured when armed assailants ambushed a passenger bus in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, Khaama Press reported. The incident took place on Wednesday, July…

Russia and Ukraine Conduct Body Exchange Amid Ongoing Conflict …………………. Russia and Ukraine have exchanged the remains of fallen soldiers as part of an agreement made during the second round of peace talks in Istanbul in June, Reuters reported on…

UK Lowers Voting Age to 16 Ahead of Next General Election …………………. The UK government will lower the voting age to 16 before the next general election, marking the most significant electoral reform since 1969, The Guardian reported. The change…

Iran Launches Arbaeen 2025 Transport Plan, Expects Millions of Pilgrims ……………….. Iran will begin its Arbaeen 2025 transport operations on July 25, according to Deputy Minister of Transportation Mehran Ghorbani. The announcement came during a meeting held Wednesday in Tehran…

The office of Grand Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi has issued a heartfelt statement mourning the victims of the devastating fire that engulfed a shopping mall in the city of Al-Kut, resulting in the deaths of dozens of men, women,…

Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani Offers Condolences as Iraq Mourns 63 Victims of Kut Mall Fire ………….. Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Sistani has extended his condolences to the victims of the deadly fire that broke out at a shopping mall in the…

Deadly Fire at Iraqi Mall Claims 63 Lives in Kut ……………….. A massive fire tore through a shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut, killing at least 63 people and injuring many others. The tragedy occurred late Wednesday…

Mass Grave Uncovered in Rural Hama, Syria ———————— Judicial authorities in Syria’s Hama province have announced the discovery of the remains of 15 civilians, including a woman and a child, in an abandoned well in the town of Maan, in…