CNN  —  Hamas on Tuesday said that it will release the dead bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday, including the two youngest people held by the group, Kfir and Ariel Bibas. The group will also release six living hostages on Saturday, instead of the three that had been expected, Khalil Al-Hayya, head of the

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South Korea has accused Chinese AI startup DeepSeek of sharing user data with the owner of TikTok in China. “We confirmed DeepSeek communicating with ByteDance,” the South Korean data protection regulator told Yonhap News Agency. The country had already removed DeepSeek from app stores over the weekend over data protection concerns. The Chinese app caused

By  JOEAL CALUPITAN Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]   OVER THE SCARBOROUGH SHOAL, South China Sea (AP) — A Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet (3 meters) of a Philippine patrol plane on Tuesday in a disputed area of the South China Sea , prompting the Filipino pilot to warn by radio:

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Key points: Aussie holds ground after RBA cuts rates as expected Dollar rises but near two-month lows amid tariff worries Euro, sterling edge down with focus on Ukraine peace talks Yen on back foot after recent rise on BOJ hike wagers The dollar firmed on Tuesday as traders weighed tariff worries, geopolitical uncertainties and the