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1. Iran's Khamenei warns any U.S. attack would spark 'regional war'

   

2. Ukraine talks set for next week, 2 killed in Russian drone strike

   

   U.S.-backed trilateral talks involving Ukraine and Russia will take place next week in Abu Dhabi, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday, as Ukrainians faced uncertainty over the fate of an energy ceasefire with Russia amid plunging temperatures.

3. How a Canadian in Rome is building a Catholic AI from Vatican archives

   

   A Canadian entrepreneur in Rome is building Magisterium AI, a Catholic platform trained on church documents and Vatican-linked collections. The project aims to make doctrine searchable at scale, while raising questions about accuracy, authority and how it will be used.

4. Xi Jinping’s purge of China's top general spells uncertainty for world’s largest military

   

   China's highest-ranked military general’s purge leaves President Xi Jinping almost alone at the helm of the military. Despite no one knowing for sure what led to this latest crackdown, there's a lot of speculation about what it means for the biggest army in the world.

5. Pakistan forces kill 145 separatist militants in 40-hour battle

   

   Pakistani security forces killed 145 militants in a 40-hour battle launched as a series of co-ordinated gun and bomb attacks across Balochistan left nearly 50 people dead, the province's chief minister said on Sunday.