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Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos on Thursday announced that the streaming platform used generative AI for the first time in an original production — specifically in the Argentine sci-fi series "The Eternaut," creating a building collapse sequence in Buenos Aires.

Netflix Uses AI for First Time in Original Production

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Indonesian Police Bust Baby Trafficking Ring to Singapore

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Germany Deports 81 Afghan Nationals Despite UN Opposition

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Report: Nearly 600 Dead in Syria Sectarian Violence

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Air India Finds No Issues in Fleet Fuel Switches After Fatal Crash Investigation

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Middle East

The ultra-Orthodox Shas party announced Wednesday it would resign from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government over disagreements surrounding proposed legislation regulating military draft exemptions for yeshiva students, following a similar decision by United Torah Judaism earlier this week.

Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Parties Quit Netanyahu Government

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Israel Strikes Damascus as Syria Druze Violence Escalates

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UNRWA: 1 in 10 Palestinian Children Seen at Gaza Clinics Malnourished

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Israel: Ultra-Orthodox Party Quits Netanyahu's Coalition Government

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Israeli Settlers Beat Palestinian-American Man to Death

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East Asia

Torrential rains that began on Wednesday have killed four people and forced more than 5,000 residents to evacuate across South Korea. Authorities have raised the weather-related disaster alert to its highest level, "serious," as flooding affected central and southern regions.

South Korea: Heavy Rains Kill 4, Force Thousands to Evacuate

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Samsung Chief Lee Cleared of Fraud by South Korea's Top Court

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S.Korea: Lee Orders New Probe Into 2022 Halloween Crush

Trump Cuts $4B in Federal Funding for California High-Speed Rail

Albanese Completes High-Profile China Visit

South Asia

British defense sources report that, included in the recent leak of the personal details of tens of thousands of Afghans who applied for asylum, were the details of British spies, special forces operatives, and members of Afghan special forces at risk of Taliban reprisal.

Reports: Information on UK Spies, Special Forces Included in Afghan Data Leak

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Bangladesh Violence Kills Four at Youth Rally in Gopalganj

Axiom-4 Crew Returns After Historic ISS Mission

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NATO Warns China, India, Brazil of 100% Tariffs Over Russia Trade

UK Reveals Secret £850M Afghan Relocation After Data Breach

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Southeast Asia

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a trade agreement with Indonesia on Tuesday, reducing the threatened tariff rate on Indonesian goods entering the country from 32% to 19%. However, U.S. exports to Indonesia will face no tariffs.

Trump Announces 19% Tariff Deal with Indonesia

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Trump's Singapore Ambassador Pick Faces Scrutiny in Senate Hearing

Trump Announces US Trade Deal with Vietnam

Ferry Sinking Kills at Least 6 Near Bali

Singapore Police Given Power to Block Bank Accounts to Stop Scams

Caucasus

Azerbaijani authorities arrested two Russian journalists from Sputnik Azerbaijan on Monday during raids on the news outlet's Baku offices, detaining executive director Igor Kartavykh and chief editor Yevgeny Belousov on charges of alleged illegal financing after the agency's accreditation was suspended in February. A total of seven journalists were detained and, according to an anonymous source, 15 other Russian nationals were arrested on drug trafficking and cybercrime charges.

Azerbaijan Arrests Russian State Journalists

Lake Defends Voice of America Cuts in House Hearing

Georgia to Close NATO-EU Info Center

Georgia Jails Four Opposition Leaders For Refusing to Testify

Armenia, Azerbaijan Agree on Peace Deal to Resolve Conflict

Central Asia

The first EU-Central Asia summit, held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Friday, saw leaders from the EU and the five Central Asian nations (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) establish a strategic partnership and announce a €12 billion investment package.

EU, Central Asia Agree to Strengthen Relations at First Ever Summit

Putin Makes Second Call to Azerbaijan's Aliyev Over Downed Passenger Jet

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DHS: IS-Linked Network Brought 400 Migrants Into US

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Azerbaijan Airlines Flight Crashes in Kazakhstan, Dozens Dead

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US Arrests Eight Migrants With Suspected Islamic State Group Ties

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