The United Nations Security Council on Monday backed a proposal outlined by President Joe Biden for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip and urged the Palestinian militants to accept the deal aimed at ending the eight-month-long war.
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Thousands of University of California academic workers who went on strike at six campuses protesting administrators' response to pro-Palestinian protests returned to the job on Monday under court order, but their union vowed more protests to come.
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Israel's parliament moved ahead with a contentious law on conscripting ultra-Orthodox religious students into the military amid angry scenes on Monday in the Knesset as families of some of the Gaza hostages demanded more action to get them home.
The far-right National Rally was forecast on Monday to win a snap election in France but fall short of an absolute majority in the first opinion poll published after President Emmanuel Macron's shock decision to dissolve parliament.
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In a glossy video released days before the European Parliament elections, France's far-right double act appeared side by side in brilliant white shirts to deliver their final address.
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France's opposition left-wing parties pledged to work together and nominate joint candidates in snap parliament elections later this month, to challenge the government and Marine Le Pen's far right, but had not yet struck a deal by Tuesday morning.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has retained all key cabinet ministers in their portfolios in the new government, signalling that he still calls the shots despite having to rely on coalition allies for a majority in parliament.
Narendra Modi addresses the media at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, June 7, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi - World
The ideological parent of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party has criticised bitter campaigning by both the ruling party and the opposition in the recent general election, in a rare public comment on politics.
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India has a new cabinet under a weaker ruling party but it hardly feels as such. Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his third term in office on Monday by retaining nearly all his top ministers in place, defying speculation that he would cede key posts to allies. The costs of his election losses and return of coalition rule, if any, may show up later.
Apple unveiled a long-awaited AI strategy on Monday, integrating its new "Apple Intelligence" technology across its suite of apps including Siri and bringing OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT to its devices.
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Apple's developer conference on Monday was about more than infusing its software with the latest artificial intelligence technology, including from ChatGPT.
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Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday he would ban Apple devices at his companies if the iPhone maker integrates OpenAI at the operating system level.
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