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Javokhir Sindarov focuses on preparation over predictions ahead of Gukesh title clash

Javokhir Sindarov prepares for the strongest version of Gukesh Dommaraju for their championship match. He is not reading into recent results as he gears up for the historic event. Sindarov secured his shot at the crown by winning this year's Candidates Tournament. He will face defending champion Gukesh in Geneva…

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Autonomous weapons can select targets without human help – now is the time for binding rules

Government experts are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, to work towards a possible negotiating mandate on autonomous weapons systems (AWS). These are military systems that can select and engage targets without human intervention.

The Conversation

Myanmar human rights conditions at new low, UN says

GENEVA - Human rights conditions in Myanmar have ‌sunk to a new low, with widespread abuses against the Rohingya minority and a booming illicit economy driven partly by illegal rare-earth mining deepening civilian suffering, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

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World urged to rein in ‘killer robots’

GENEVA - The United Nations and the Red Cross warned Tuesday that the world is “dangerously close” to a future where so-called “killer robots” could target humans, and issued an urgent appeal for international regulation of autonomous weapons.

Bangkok Post

UN: One million Afghan children face ‘life-threatening’ malnutrition

GENEVA - One million children in Afghanistan are suffering from life-threatening malnutrition in a worsening new crisis hitting the country, the United Nations warned on Tuesday.

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Quote of the day by Jean-Jacques Rousseau: 'Freedom is the power to choose our own chains' Life lessons from inspiring quote on true liberty, responsibility, duties, values and commitments

Quote of the day by Jean-Jacques Rousseau explains how freedom can exist with duties, rules and commitments. The statement, “Freedom is the power to choose our own chains,” focuses on personal choice, responsibility and self-mastery. Rousseau argued that people cannot live without limits. The key is to choose the responsibilities…

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Attacks on Red Cross in DR Congo making Ebola fight 'harder'

GENEVA - The Red Cross voiced alarm on Monday after six workers taking part in a desperate bid to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak were injured in attacks last week in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Ebola ‘growing exponentially’ in DR Congo

GENEVA - The Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo is growing “exponentially”, with more than 2,500 deaths recorded and half of those in the last 20 days, the senior UN coordinator on the disease said on Friday.

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Cameroon's 93-year-old President Paul Biya returns after months-long stay abroad

Cameroonian President Paul Biya returned to the country on Thursday after a 73-day absence, with local media reporting the 93-year-old had been in Geneva with his family and close aides. The country's opposition criticised Biya's long absence, saying he had left the country on "autopilot".

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WHO decries lack of justice over attacks on healthcare

GENEVA - The World Health Organization said Friday that more than 10,000 attacks on healthcare had been recorded since 2018 — but nobody has ever been brought to justice.

Bangkok Post

Eurovision to bar countries at war from hosting

GENEVA - Eurovision Song Contest organisers announced rule changes Wednesday excluding any country in an armed conflict from hosting the competition and increasing the mininum age of competitors.

Bangkok Post

After Patriot Games’ MAGA vibes, Trump can’t shake Congress

GENEVA, Ohio, and JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — Unburdened by a Congress on summer break, President Donald Trump on Tuesday watched his Patriot Games finale like a stoic Roman emperor. But he was soon reminded that congressional business looms, and acknowledged the 80th Congress built a legal wall that could…

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WHO says Trump vaccine shake-up goes against evidence

GENEVA - The World Health Organization warned Wednesday that Donald Trump's bid to overhaul child vaccination in the United States goes against "decades of evidence".

Bangkok Post

Quote of the day by Jean-Jacques Rousseau: 'Do not judge, and you will...' Life lessons from motivational quote on hasty conclusions, perception, reality, premature judgment, error, deep humility, human relationships, clarity, inner peace and moral labeling

Quote of the day by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, “Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken,” explains why quick judgments can lead to wrong conclusions. The saying asks people to pause before forming opinions about others. It highlights incomplete information, humility, open-mindedness, self-awareness, empathy, human relationships, clarity and inner peace…

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Patriot Games pushes for more people to attend MAGA Olympics with Trump in town

Freedom 250, the nonprofit behind the Great American State Fair, has been ‘bombarding’ people with emails ahead of Tuesday night’s event in Geneva, Ohio

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India donates five peacocks to UN Geneva, reviving decades-old tradition

India has donated five Indian peacocks to the United Nations Office at Geneva. This donation revives a decades-old tradition of presenting these birds to the international body. The peacocks, including a rare white one, reflect the UN's blue and white colors. They will reside in Ariana Park, a historic site…

Bangkok Post

The need for compassionate AI

The defining question of our time is no longer whether AI will transform our world. It already has. What the world needs now is a moral compass for the technology, which is why I introduced the concept of Compassionate AI to the 12,000-plus delegates from 170 countries who attended the…

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'Fans see my country and remember what is happening' – Yuliia Biriukova flies the flag for Ukraine at Tour de France Femmes

Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi rider racing for more than just a result at the biggest race of the year

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A very Swiss start to the Tour de France Femmes, but what next for women's cycling in Switzerland?

A lovely few days from Lausanne to Geneva, but only two Swiss riders on the start list and not many pathways to the WorldTour

France 24

Norway's Haugset wins stage 3 to claim Tour de France Femmes lead

Norway's Sigrid Haugset won stage three of the Women's Tour de France on Monday, seizing the overall lead and yellow jersey from Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes. Haugset launched a gutsy solo attack less than halfway into the hilly 156.6km route between Geneva and Poligny, and held off Belgium's Lotte Kopecky.

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Tour de France Femmes 2026: Sigrid Haugset wins stage three after epic solo breakaway – as it happened

A ludicrous, historic solo breakaway stage win from Sigrid Haugset saw the Norwegian end the day in the yellow jersey

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'Quite shy' and 'an absolute killer' –The two sides of Tour de France Femmes sprint dominator Lorena Wiebes

'I'm not really a sprinter type off the bike' says double stage winner

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'I never expected to come this close' – Riejanne Markus and Lidl-Trek 450 metres from glory as the Tour de France Femmes' great disruptors

German squad get creative to try and beat 'sprinter from another planet' Lorena Wiebes in Geneva

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'I was trying to surf wheels' – Pauline Ferrand-Prévot supports Marianne Vos through Tour de France Femmes Geneva sprint finish

Visma-Lease a Bike captain praises SD Worx-Protime for strong teamwork that led to Lorena Wiebes' second consecutive victory

The Guardian - UK

It’s double Dutch as Lorena Wiebes wins second stage of Tour de France Femmes

The Dutch sprinter Lorena Wiebes took her second win in this year’s Tour de France Femmes in Geneva, further extending her overall lead in the nine-day race

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