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Taliban bans 8,192 individuals, including former government officials, from leaving Afghanistan without leader’s approval.
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Afghan Fund accrues $440 million in profit, holding $3.94 billion in assets to stabilize Afghanistan’s economy.
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India’s top news outlets, including ANI, sue OpenAI for allegedly using their content without permission to train ChatGPT.
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Boom in the tiger population of Nepal sparks debate as conservation success clashes with rising human-wildlife conflicts.