US cracks down on China's access to advanced chips for AI fearing use in military applications

TN Ashok | October 17, 2023 11:30 PM

Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) The US government has cracked down on China's access to advanced chips for use in Artificial Intelligence (AI) with its new additional limits over an October order to restrict the communist country's progress on supercomputing and AI which is the global frontline research in all countries. The US fears China may divert the chips of AI into military applications.

Iran says Tehran-backed militant groups won't stop attacking Israel until it ceases to exist

IANS | October 17, 2023 7:42 PM

Dubai, Oct 17 (IANS) A senior Iranian military commander said on Tuesday that Tehran-backed militant groups will not stop targeting Israel until the country ceases to exist, Al Arabiya reported.

The militant Arab preacher who lives on in Hamas' military wing and weapons

Vikas Datta | October 17, 2023 2:44 PM

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) This Arab militant leader's struggles during his life may not have achieved much, but the ongoing crisis in Israel brought his name back into the spotlight as Hamas' military wing, which carried out the attacks, is named after him, as are the short-range missiles it keeps on firing into Israeli territory.

BRICS now richer than G7: Putin

IANS | October 16, 2023 7:20 PM

Moscow, Oct 16 (IANS) The BRICS nations have overtaken G7 states in terms of the purchasing power parity (PPP) of their populations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday in an interview.

Blinken in Israel for 2nd time since conflict erupted

IANS | October 16, 2023 2:49 PM

Tel Aviv, Oct 16 (IANS) For a second time since the raging Israel-Hamas conflict erupted on October 7, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday arrived in Tel Aviv, where he is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Jewish nation's war management cabinet.

Israel resumes water supply to Gaza Strip

IANS | October 15, 2023 9:04 PM

Jerusalem, Oct 15 (IANS) Israel has resumed water supply to the Gaza Strip after shutting it off following the Hamas terror onslaught last Saturday, media reports said.

Iran Foreign Minister warns Israel of retaliation if Gaza aggression doesn’t stop

IANS | October 15, 2023 7:13 PM

Doha, Oct 15 (IANS) Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that if Israel decides to enter Gaza then the resistance leaders will turn Israel into a cemetery for occupation soldiers, media reports said.

Israel moves hundreds of tanks close to Gaza fence as ground invasion looms

IANS | October 15, 2023 6:43 PM

Gaza, Oct 15 (IANS) Israeli tanks have begun positioning themselves on the border fence with Gaza as the military build-up continues amid relentless bombardment of the besieged Palestinian enclave, media reports said.

Russia can play crucial role in settling conflict with Israel: Hamas

IANS | October 15, 2023 5:13 PM

Gaza, Oct 15 (IANS) Palestinian militant group Hamas has said that Russia can play a key role in ending the military conflict with Israel, said Ali Baraka, the head of external relations for the group, media reports said.

India's initiatives for climate resilient marine fisheries to be presented at int'l conclave

IANS | October 15, 2023 5:10 PM

Chennai, Oct 15 (IANS) Leading marine scientists, policymakers and others from 16 regional fisheries bodies in the Indo-Pacific region covering 80 countries will gather in Mahabalipuram, near here to participate in the three day climate change in marine fisheries conclave that would begin on October 17.

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US cracks down on China's access to advanced chips for AI fearing use in military applications

Iran says Tehran-backed militant groups won't stop attacking Israel until it ceases to exist

The militant Arab preacher who lives on in Hamas' military wing and weapons

BRICS now richer than G7: Putin

Blinken in Israel for 2nd time since conflict erupted

Israel resumes water supply to Gaza Strip

Iran Foreign Minister warns Israel of retaliation if Gaza aggression doesn’t stop

Israel moves hundreds of tanks close to Gaza fence as ground invasion looms

Russia can play crucial role in settling conflict with Israel: Hamas

India's initiatives for climate resilient marine fisheries to be presented at int'l conclave

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