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Drunk driver rams into US President Biden's security convoy

United States President Joe Biden was interrupted while speaking with reporters in Wilmington, Delaware on Sunday when a sedan slammed into a Secret Service vehicle protecting the president's motorcade, as he was leaving his campaign offices. A man was later charged with drunk driving, the Wilmington Police said, describing the incident as an "accidental collision". Biden and Jill Biden, the first lady, were not injured, according to the White House. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/534wGqK

In a first for Pakistan, jailed Imran uses AI voice clone to campaign for February 8 polls

Artificial intelligence allowed Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan to campaign from behind bars on Monday, with a voice clone of the opposition leader giving an impassioned speech on his behalf. Imran has been locked up since August and is being tried for leaking classified documents, allegations he says have been trumped up to stop him contesting general elections due in February. But his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party used AI to make a four-minute message from the 71-year-old. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/p7wvTMz

Putin says girls are Russia's labour force 'reserve'

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday urged traditionally male professions to employ more women, to reduce major labour shortages exacerbated by thousands of soldiers being called up to fight in Ukraine.Russia has for years been suffering from a shrinking labour force because of persistently low birth rates, and this has been aggravated by the conflict in Ukraine.The mobilisation of hundreds of thousands of men took them out of the job market and prompted many of the most educated sections of the population to flee the country. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/nFZ5opQ