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EU investigates into Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok over sexual deepfakes
Brussels: European Union (EU) regulators on Monday, January 26, opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform X after his artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok started spewing nonconsensual sexualised deepfake…
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Myanmar military using commercial paramotors, gyrocopters for attacks: Report
Bangkok: Myanmar’s military is making increasing use of commercial paramotors and gyrocopters, low-tech flying machines that expand their capabilities to attack civilians and anti-government forces from the sky as the country’s civil…
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Japanese American soldiers once branded ‘enemy aliens’ to be promoted posthumously
Honolulu: Seven Japanese American soldiers will be promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ceremony Monday, eight decades after they died fighting for the US during World War II, despite having been…
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US, India share a historic bond: President Trump in 77th Republic Day message
New Delhi: The United States and India share a historic bond as the world’s oldest and largest democracies, US President Donald Trump said on Monday, January 26, as he greeted India on…
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11 killed as gunmen open fire at football field in central Mexico
Mexico City: Gunmen opened fire at a football field in central Mexico on Sunday, January 25, killing at least 11 people and wounding 12, authorities said. Salamanca Mayor Cesar Prieto said in…
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Myanmar student suffers academic loss due to Trump’s travel ban
New York: The first time Patrick Thaw saw his University of Michigan friends together since his sophomore year ended was bittersweet. They were starting a new semester in Ann Arbour, while he…
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Minority man dies in Bangladesh fire; probe underway
Dhaka: A Hindu man died in a blaze at a car repair workshop in Bangladesh while he was sleeping after an unidentified person was seen lighting a fire outside the premises, police…
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Trump defends White House ballroom project
Washington: US President Donald J. Trump has said he is building a major ballroom complex at the White House as a private gift to the United States, while accusing preservation advocates of…
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China’s interests in Venezuela now subject to Trump preferences: Report
New Delhi: With deposing Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and taking over the country’s oil industry, the US is in the position to derail China’s ambitions in the South American country in the near…
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US security agreement for Ukraine is ‘100% ready’ to be signed: Zelenskyy
Vilnius: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that a US security guarantees document for Ukraine is “100% ready” after two days of talks involving representatives from Ukraine, the US and Russia. Speaking to…
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IndiGo halts flights to Central Asian countries till Jan 28
New Delhi: IndiGo has cancelled its flights to Tbilisi, Almaty, Tashkent and Baku till January 28 due to the prevailing situation in Iran. “We remain vigilant to developments in the region around…
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Ferry with 350 onboard sinks in Philippines; 7 dead, 215 rescued
Manila: A ferry with more than 350 people on board sank in the southern Philippines after midnight, and rescuers have saved at least 215 passengers and retrieved seven bodies, officials said Monday.…
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Maduro raid: Trump says US used secret weapon to disable Venezuelan defences
Washington: President Donald Trump said the US used a secret weapon he called “The Discombobulator” to disable Venezuelan equipment when the US captured Nicolás Maduro. Trump also renewed his threat to conduct…
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Videos of deadly Minneapolis shooting contradict government statements
Minneapolis: Videos quickly emerged showing the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis protester by a Border Patrol agent, which has been widely denounced as a case of excessive force carried out by untrained…
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Meta lawsuit alleges WhatsApp can access all private chats
A lawsuit against Meta in the US has alleged that its privacy claims are false and Meta and WhatsApp “store, analyse, and can access virtually all of WhatsApp users’ “private” communications” –…
