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OIC Welcomes Joint Statement by 28 Countries Calling for End to Israeli War on Gaza

OIC Welcomes Joint Statement by 28 Countries Calling for End to Israeli War on Gaza
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OIC Welcomes Joint Statement by 28 Countries Calling for End to Israeli War on Gaza

OIC Welcomes Joint Statement by 28 Countries Calling for End to Israeli War on Gaza

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) welcomed the joint statement issued by the foreign ministers of 28 countries, which called for an immediate, permanent, and unconditional ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the facilitation of humanitarian aid entry, and the launch of a political process leading to a two-state solution.

OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha emphasized that the statement reflects the increasing consensus within the international community rejecting Israeli aggression and serious violations, particularly forced displacement, which constitutes a clear breach of international humanitarian law, SPA reported.

He renewed his call for the international community to assume its legal and moral responsibilities by pressuring the occupying power to halt military operations against civilians in the Gaza Strip, ensuring the safe passage of humanitarian aid, and implementing relevant UN resolutions to uphold the rights of the Palestinian people.

This includes achieving freedom and independence and realizing the sovereignty of an independent Palestinian state based on the June 4, 1967 borders, with Jerusalem as its capital.

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Google Plans First Test of AI Chips in Space under Project Suncatcher

FILE PHOTO: A specially designed Google logo, during the opening of Google's new Artificial Intelligence (AI) centre in Berlin, Germany, March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse//File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A specially designed Google logo, during the opening of Google's new Artificial Intelligence (AI) centre in Berlin, Germany, March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse//File Photo
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Google Plans First Test of AI Chips in Space under Project Suncatcher

FILE PHOTO: A specially designed Google logo, during the opening of Google's new Artificial Intelligence (AI) centre in Berlin, Germany, March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse//File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A specially designed Google logo, during the opening of Google's new Artificial Intelligence (AI) centre in Berlin, Germany, March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse//File Photo

Alphabet's Google said on Thursday it will launch a prototype satellite next week in its first in-orbit test of Project Suncatcher, a research effort to explore whether space could potentially host large-scale AI computing infrastructure.

Companies including SpaceX and Starcloud are pursuing plans to deploy data centers in low Earth orbit, aiming to harness near-continuous sunlight to power energy-intensive AI computing and sidestep terrestrial constraints on electricity supplies.

The new mission, scheduled to fly on SpaceX's upcoming Transporter-18 rideshare launch in partnership with satellite company Planet Labs, will assess how Google's AI hardware withstands launch forces, radiation and extreme temperatures in LEO.

After the launch, it will send a prototype satellite carrying Google Tensor Processing Units into low Earth orbit to assess if the AI chips can operate reliably in space, according to Reuters.

Space radiation can disrupt or degrade electronics, including by causing data errors known as bit flips.

Google said it tested its TPUs while running AI workloads in a facility at the University of California, Davis, but that orbital testing was needed to understand how the hardware performs in the real environment.

The company will also evaluate its design to cool the power-intensive chips in the vacuum of space, where conventional airflow cooling is impossible, by combining heat pipes with radiators.

But experts have said that the concept remains years from being commercially viable given high launch costs, engineering constraints and satellite production bottlenecks.

The first Suncatcher mission is designed to gather in-orbit data and identify potential failure points, rather than demonstrate an operational orbital data center, Google said.

It aims to launch two satellites in 2027 to test the high-bandwidth laser links needed to connect future computing clusters.

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Coalition: Six Ballistic Missiles Launched by Terrorist Houthi Militia Intercepted, Destroyed

Coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Malki. (SPA)
Coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Malki. (SPA)
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Coalition: Six Ballistic Missiles Launched by Terrorist Houthi Militia Intercepted, Destroyed

Coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Malki. (SPA)
Coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Malki. (SPA)

Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki stated that coalition forces intercepted and destroyed six ballistic missiles launched by the terrorist Houthi militia, and air defenses foiled an attempt to target Taif and Yanbu.

He said the escalation and violations by the terrorist Houthi militia will be dealt with firmly.

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GCC Secretary-General, Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister Review Regional Developments

GCC Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi. SPA
GCC Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi. SPA
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GCC Secretary-General, Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister Review Regional Developments

GCC Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi. SPA
GCC Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi. SPA

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mohammad Ishaq Dar on the sidelines of Albudaiwi's participation in the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States of America.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed several topics of mutual interest, notably ways to advance and broaden GCC-Pakistan relations to achieve shared objectives, including the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two sides.

Furthermore, they exchanged views on the latest regional and international developments, as well as matters of common concern.