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CAIRO (AP) — A drone strike on a bustling market in central Sudan on Tuesday killed 28 people and wounded dozens more, a local rights group said, part of the war that has devastated the country since 2023. The Emergency Lawyers, a local rights group that tracks violations committed during the conflict, said on X that the market in the town of Ghubaysh in West Kordofan province was targeted in […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — U.S. health officials said Tuesday they have issued quarantine orders for two passengers from the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak who are now at a hospital in Nebraska. The orders were signed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s acting director, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the CDC said in a statement. The quarantined passengers are among 18 people who were aboard the […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republicans in the South Carolina House cast aside Democratic suggestions and objections Tuesday as they worked toward a key vote on a congressional redistricting plan that could give the GOP a shot at winning an additional seat in the November midterm elections. The redistricting plan, urged on by President Donald Trump, would reshape the state’s only Democratic-held U.S. House district to Republicans’ advantage as part of […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of appellate judges appeared to be divided on Tuesday over a legal dispute between the Pentagon and technology company Anthropic, which claims Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unlawfully and falsely branded it as a national security risk for raising ethical and safety concerns about AI usage in war. Three judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit didn’t indicate how soon […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the three people killed by two teen shooters at a San Diego mosque was a beloved security guard who acted quickly to prevent more deaths, authorities and community members said. Amin Abdullah was a security guard who greeted everyone that arrived at the Islamic Center of San Diego with a smile and the traditional Muslim greeting in Arabic of as-salamu alaikum or “peace be […]

Federal Jury Dismisses Elon Musk’s $150 Billion Lawsuit Against OpenAI as Untimely   By The Media Line Staff   A federal jury in Oakland, California, ruled unanimously that billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk waited too long to file his $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, leading a judge to dismiss the case as untimely.   US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers immediately adopted the jury’s advisory verdict after jurors concluded that the statute of limitations […]

Pakistan Deploys 8,000 Troops, Air Defenses to Saudi Arabia Under Mutual Defense Pact   By The Media Line Staff   Pakistan deployed 8,000 troops, fighter aircraft, and air defense systems to Saudi Arabia in early April under a mutual defense agreement between the two countries as tensions with Iran escalated, according to Reuters.   The deployment included JF-17 fighter jets and China’s HQ-9 air defense system. Pakistan also sent warships, although it was not […]

Iran Demands Reparations, Lebanon Ceasefire; Nuclear Issue Still Major Obstacle to Agreement   By The Media Line Staff   Iran has proposed terms for ending the conflict that include a rapid withdrawal of US forces from the region, reparations, an end to the war in Lebanon, and the lifting of sanctions, according to Iranian media reports and statements by senior officials.    Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Tehran was also demanding […]

Egypt, Eritrea Sign Red Sea Shipping and Security Pact Amid Ethiopia Tensions    By The Media Line Staff   Egypt and Eritrea signed a maritime transport agreement in Asmara on Sunday as the two countries moved to strengthen cooperation on Red Sea security, shipping and regional economic ties amid tensions with Ethiopia over access to Red Sea ports and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.   The agreement was signed in the Eritrean capital in the […]