AI deepfake ads grow more popular in US midterm campaigns, blurring truth
The US midterm election campaign has been filled with political ads featuring AI deepfakes that can mislead voters.
Gaza ceasefire ‘exists in name only’, more than 100 NGOs say
Humanitarian and human rights groups call out Israel’s continued killings and restrictions across the enclave.
‘An attack against sovereign states’: ICC President slams US sanctions
International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane has responded to US sanctions imposed to ‘defend sovereignty’.
Uncovering the truth behind 16 Trump statue and sculpture claims
From a real statue of Trump holding Epstein to rumors of vandalism, we compiled our fact checks about effigies of the president.
Inspecting claim USPS is installing surveillance cameras on delivery trucks
The U.S. Postal Service appears to be launching a pilot program in Washington, D.C.
JD Vance casts doubt on firing squad execution and says he will not watch it
The planned execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad would be the first military execution in more than 60 years.
Did Trump say he feels bad for ‘Cornell 7’ because they ‘won’t get a fair shake’?
The quote circulated online after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed Letitia James as a special prosecutor in the Cornell University investigation.
US unveils sanctions on ICC in move court condemns as ‘assault on rule of law’
Several member states of the international tribunal, including the UK, say they “strongly disagree” with the sanctions.
US immigration officials defend ICE agents who shot man in same car as child
Oscar Belgal, the 28-year-old man, survived the shooting and is now being held at a detention facility outside of New York, officials said.
Russian search engine Yandex struggles after Ukrainian strikes on data centres
Often dubbed “Russia’s Google”, the tech firm admits customers may experience disruption to digital services due to the attacks.
Mike Ditka, legendary Chicago Bears coach, dies at 86
Legendary Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka, who led the team to its only Super Bowl victory in 1986, has died, his family announced.
Trump establishes panel to probe Fed governor Lisa Cook in latest attempt to fire her
President Tweety McTreason established a committee to investigate Fed governor Lisa Cook, in his latest attempt to fire her.
How the Grand Canyon could have lost 1 billion years of geologic history
The rise and fall of a continent-spanning cliff may help explain a mysterious 1-billion-year gap in Earth’s geologic history, a new study suggests.
Here’s a look at the Nobel Prizes for science
An icy window into the cosmos, a light switch for the brain and solving the mystery of mirror image molecules all took home the top