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At the 61st session marking the Human Rights Council's 20th anniversary, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and High Commissioner Volker Türk warned that human rights face a coordinated global assault by powerful actors replacing the rule of law with force. Both leaders cited catastrophic civilian tolls in Ukraine, Gaza, and Sudan while calling for urgent multilateral action to defend universal rights, strengthen accountability mechanisms, and launch a new Global Alliance to counter authoritarianism.

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Former Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyi argues that modern warfare has fundamentally transformed into transparent, AI-driven attrition conflicts where human resources are the scarcest commodity, requiring nations to abandon traditional mobilization in favor of total economic and technological warfare focused on robotic systems and resilient decentralized infrastructure.

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The ICC held a confirmation hearing for former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, where prosecutors detailed charges of crimes against humanity involving 78 victims, alleging he orchestrated systematic extrajudicial killings through the Davao Death Squad and national police networks between 2011 and 2018.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent outlined the Trump administration's 'America First' economic security strategy built on three pillars—industrial dominance, domestic investment, and preparedness—while addressing a Supreme Court ruling that limits tariff revenue authority under IEEPA but preserves alternative paths via Sections 232, 301, and 122.

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President Trump condemned the Supreme Court's decision blocking his AIPA emergency tariffs as "deeply disappointing" while praising dissenting conservative justices, but announced he would immediately impose a 10% global tariff using alternative legal authorities under Section 122 and maintain existing Section 232 and 301 tariffs.

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This Reuters live broadcast captures Taraweeh nighttime prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan, featuring extended Quranic recitation from Surahs Al-Baqarah, Al-Imran, and An-Nisa covering divine legislation, historical battles, and spiritual ethics.

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NASA officials confirmed the successful completion of Artemis II's second wet dress rehearsal, resolving previous hydrogen seal leaks and validating launch countdown procedures. The agency is now targeting March 6 as the earliest launch date, pending a Flight Readiness Review and final pad preparations.

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At the Berlinale press conference for 'The Only Living Pickpocket in New York,' director Noah Segan and star John Turturro discussed how the film uses the dying craft of pickpocketing to explore tactile human connection in a cashless, smartphone-obsessed world, while detailing the logistical challenges of shooting an authentic New York City indie film in just 26 days.

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India announced AI Mission 2.0 with significantly expanded infrastructure goals after exceeding initial targets for GPUs and indigenous models, while securing support from over 70 nations for the New Delhi Declaration establishing global AI governance frameworks centered on human-centric development.

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The cast and director of 'Josephine' discuss the film's 12-year journey from personal trauma to Sundance award-winner, exploring how childhood experiences of witnessing sexual assault translate into a visceral examination of hypervigilance, father-daughter bonds, and the justice system.

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Live coverage of the first Friday prayers of Ramadan 1447 AH from Mecca's Grand Mosque, featuring a sermon by Sheikh Abdullah Al-Juhany emphasizing fasting as a means to attain piety, along with prayers for Muslim communities worldwide including Palestine.

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World leaders at the India AI Impact Summit announced a strengthened US-India technology alliance to secure AI and semiconductor supply chains through the 'Silica Declaration,' while India detailed plans to train one million chip designers across 315 universities and Brazil unveiled its $4.5 billion national AI investment strategy.