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VENEZUELA

Illegal incursion of US aircraft slammed

Venezuela's defense and foreign ministries on Thursday denounced the illegal incursion of US combat aircraft. The aircraft were "detected on Thursday, approximately 75 kilometers from our coasts", said a statement by Foreign Minister Yvan Gil on social media. For Venezuela, the move "constitutes a provocation that threatens national sovereignty", and violates international law and the Convention on International Civil Aviation, he said. The maneuver "put at risk" the safety of aviation in the Caribbean Sea, the official said.

UNITED STATES

OpenAI valuation soars to $500b, report finds

The valuation of ChatGPT developer OpenAI soared to a chart-topping $500 billion in a deal for employees to sell a limited number of shares, media reported on Thursday. If confirmed, the sale of OpenAI workers' reported $6.6 billion in shares to investors would make the company the world's most valuable startup, overtaking Elon Musk's SpaceX, valued at around $400 billion, according to Bloomberg. OpenAI's French spokesperson declined to comment on the reports when contacted by AFP.

Agencies - Xinhua