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OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Employees Send Letter to U.S. Government Urging AI Slowdown Employees from leading artificial intelligence companies competing at the forefront of AI models have urged the U.S. SBS Jul 29, 2026 6:45 AM

Netanyahu and Zelensky Meet Face-to-Face in Washington After 3 Years Senator Lindsey Graham. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met face-to-face in Washington, D.C., for the first time in three years, the Israeli daily The Times of Israel reported on the 28th, local time. SBS Jul 29, 2026 6:44 AM

Global Oil Prices Plummet for Third Day on Optimism Over US-Iran Talks; WTI Falls to $79 On this day, the September settlement for Brent crude futures on the ICE Futures exchange plunged 4.8% from the previous session to close at $84.09 a barrel. SBS Jul 29, 2026 6:43 AM

Netanyahu Calls Meeting With President Trump 'One of the Best Ever' In a video message recorded after finishing his meeting with President Trump at the White House and before attending a memorial service for Senator Lindsey Graham, Prime Minister Netanyahu said, "I just concluded a wonderful meeting with President Donald. SBS Jul 29, 2026 6:38 AM

Trump Holds Successive Talks With Netanyahu and Zelensky Amid Search for War Breakthroughs U.S. President Donald Trump has held back-to-back closed-door meetings at the White House with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. SBS Jul 29, 2026 6:31 AM

Strong Earthquake Hits Kumamoto Overnight, Rescue Operations Underway; "Two Dead at Shopping Mall" A strong magnitude 7.1 earthquake has struck Japan's Kumamoto region, resulting in a rising death toll. SBS Jul 29, 2026 6:13 AM

"Reminds Me of 10 Years Ago"... Kumamoto Residents Terrified by Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake According to Kyodo News and other reports, when the strong quake shook Uki City and Hikawa Town in Kumamoto Prefecture that day, roads buckled and stone walls collapsed. SBS Jul 29, 2026 5:43 AM

Iran Proposes Expanding Its Control Zone in Strait of Hormuz to Oman In particular, Iran stated that it will not open the strait if an agreement is not reached with Oman—which had proposed dividing control of the Strait of Hormuz in half for independent management by each side. SBS Jul 29, 2026 4:14 AM

Trump Holds Successive Closed-Door Meetings with Netanyahu and Zelensky, Seeking Breakthroughs in Wars President Donald Trump U.S. President Donald Trump held successive meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the 28th, local time. SBS Jul 29, 2026 4:12 AM

Meta Partners with BlackRock to Build $14B AI Data Center Meta announced on the 28th local time that it will establish a joint venture with BlackRock to construct the data center in El Paso, Texas. SBS Jul 29, 2026 3:27 AM