Tech giants& net zero goals ‘verging on fantasy&
PARIS - The credibility of climate pledges by the world&s tech giants to rapidly become carbon neutral is fading fast as they devour more and more energy in the race to develop AI and build data centres, researchers warned Thursday.

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UN Charter: a founding document violated and ignored
UNITED NATIONS - Eighty years ago Thursday, 50 countries came together in the ashes of World War II to sign the United Nations& founding charter in order &to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war&.

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Ecuador&s most-wanted gang leader ‘Fito& captured
QUITO - Ecuador&s president has announced that the country&s most-wanted fugitive, Los Choneros gang leader &Fito&, had been recaptured over a year after his escape from prison triggered a wave of violence.

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New York mayoral vote floors Democratic establishment
NEW YORK - Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary is a seismic wake-up call for a party establishment out of step with younger Americans and failing to counter Donald Trump, analysts say.

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Kenya anniversary protests turn violent, 8 dead
NAIROBI - Marches in Kenya to mark a year since massive anti-government demos turned violent on Wednesday, with eight killed and at least 400 injured as protesters held running battles with police, who flooded Nairobi's streets with tear gas and sealed off government buildings with barbed wire.

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Trump insists Iran nuclear programme set back ‘decades&
JERUSALEM - President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that US strikes led to the &total obliteration& of Iran&s nuclear capabilities and set the country&s atomic programme back &decades&, while Israel said it was still early to fully assess the damage.

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