Category: 2. World

PARIS — French authorities will investigate the proliferation of sexually explicit deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence platform Grok on X, the Paris prosecutor’s office told POLITICO.

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January might seem a bit too early to propose a word of the year, but I know mine already: multilateralism – the principle that common problems should have common solutions. It rests on the idea that all countries and people have a stake in the…

January brings torrential rain to south-east Asia – more than 250mm fell in just two days in Singapore last year. This is because of the monsoon, a pattern of wind and rainfall, the name of which stems from the Arabic word for “season”.

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The data showed there were 121,825 thefts of motor vehicles recorded across police forces in England and Wales of which 92,958 were closed with no suspect identified.

In 35 of 44 forces in England and Wales, there was an unsolved rate of 60% or…

All eyes are on the rollout of the EU’s new carbon tax and clean energy technology in 2026 in a critical test of the world’s willingness to tackle climate change as US President Donald Trump continues his push for a global retreat.

With 2025…

SEOUL/BEIJING–Chinese President Xi Jinping will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on a state visit starting on Sunday, signalling Beijing’s intent to strengthen ties with Seoul amidst…

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said on Thursday he was open to talks with the US on drug trafficking and oil, after weeks of an escalating pressure campaign against his government.

In an interview with Venezuelan state TV, Maduro said he was…