China’s AI alliance keeps growing, just as Washington tells countries to choose
China’s World AI Cooperation Organisation has added nine members in the month since it was founded, taking it from 29 signatories to 38, according to
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Why White House envoys cannot sway Israel’s war leader
Any deal in any of Israel’s conflicts would be politically damaging for its prime minister.
Manav Suthar takes 10-wicket haul as India beat Sri Lanka in 600th Test
India take a 1-0 lead with a 165-run win against the hosts in Galle to begin the two-Test series.
At least five killed in Russian air attacks on Ukraine
Russia’s Defence Ministry says 453 Ukrainian drones were downed overnight in various regions.
Apparent human remains found in US reservoir as water levels hit record low
The skeletal remains in Lake Mead include what appears to be a human jaw with teeth attached, a witness says.
US charges 17 Iranians over ‘massive’ cyber theft campaign
Many of the alleged cyber attacks were carried out for the Iranian government, the Department of Justice says.
Mushroom murderer trial undermined by ‘catastrophic’ hotel mix-up, appeal court told
Erin Patterson’s defence team appeal against her conviction for killing relatives with a beef Wellington laced with toxic mushrooms.
Alleged sexual assault by local official and businessman sparks outrage in China
Both men are arrested after the alleged assault on a woman at a karaoke bar during a business event.
Lindsay Clancy’s family testify in murder trial
Clancy’s mother, sister and former mother-in-law have testified in court as the trial continues.
Scientists ‘stunned’ by children’s lung recovery in ultra low emission zone
Children’s lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows.
Trump’s ‘dementia cheat sheet’ flagged by political analyst amid a telling silence
President Tweety McTreason was photographed clutching a briefing “cheat sheet” that Republicans once called irrefutable proof of Joe Biden’s dementia. During a Tuesday podcast episode
Trump’s gambit with ‘despotic dictator’ alarms analysts over costly backfire: WSJ
President Tweety McTreason is pushing to revive meetings with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, which analysts worry will backfire. According to reporting by The
Microsoft finally patches critical one-click Copilot vulnerability, almost eight months after learning of it
Almost eight months after confirming a critical security vulnerability within the personal version of its AI assistant, Copilot, Microsoft on Tuesday issued a patch to
Mobile gold miners in eastern Congo complicate health workers’ efforts to contain Ebola
Eleven-year-old Isaac Batisa searches for gold at a mining site in eastern Congo to help feed his family