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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told Israel to stop its “forced establishment” of settlements in the West Bank and reverse its actions, his office said. Beijing has been a long-standing supporter of the Palestinian cause and has maintained that a “two-state solution” is the “correct direction.” It has also been positioning itself as a mediator for conflicts in the Middle East. Beijing’s efforts to tackle the war in Gaza have focused on Palestinian unity. In 2024 Beijing got rival...

North Korea conducted an underwater test of a new torpedo weapon system to verify technological upgrades, state news agency KCNA reported, describing the test as a success and a significant step in the country’s naval development. The test verified propulsion technology developed through more than 180 tests over the past five years, KCNA said, adding that artificial intelligence was used ⁠for target detection and guidance in the new high-speed precision-guided torpedo. Meanwhile, South Korean...

Scripture reveals that when God saw everything that He created, it was “very good” (Gen 1:31). Scripture reveals Adam’s creation as follows: “Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being” (2:7). God then planted a garden, “and there He placed the man whom He had formed” (v. 8). Later that day, the Lord “caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and … took one of his ribs” to fashion “into a woman” (vv....

US technology giant Amazon is negotiating the acquisition of Israeli AI company Decart in a deal that could reach a valuation of $7 billion, according to a report in “The Wall Street Journal.” Decart was founded in 2023 by brothers Dean and Orian Leitersdorf and Moshe Shalev. The company builds real-time generative AI video models and AI infrastructure to create interactive digital and physical worlds. It has so far raised over $400 million from investors that include Sequoia Capital,...

European Union foreign ministers agreed to establish a new support mission in Lebanon aimed at advising and training the country’s military and internal security forces. The mission “will advise and assist the Lebanese Armed Forces and Internal Security Forces to strengthen territorial control, border security, and internal security,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said in a statement, adding that “Europe is invested ⁠in Lebanon’s future.” An ⁠EU official said that the bloc hoped to...

Israel has the capacity to absorb one million new immigrants, Jewish Agency chairman Maj.-Gen. (res.) Doron Almog said at a conference in Jerusalem, as senior government officials called for greater national preparations amid rising antisemitism and uncertainty facing Jewish communities abroad. Almog also warned that Jewish communities worldwide needed to prepare for worsening security conditions, calling for emergency assistance networks and early-warning systems to protect communities...