AI is turning border enforcement in the US into a game
AI is fuelling a new wave of border vigilantism in the US A new platform offers crypto rewards for border surveillance — and invites anyone to join the hunt. Petra…
Fact check: Is Zohran Mamdani a communist?
EXPLAINER Fact check: Is Zohran Mamdani a communist? No, Donald Trump’s claim that New York City mayoral candidate’s platform is akin to communism is false, experts say. Zohran Mamdani speaks…
‘The Caspian Sea is shrinking. It is visible with the naked eye’
‘The Caspian Sea is shrinking. It is visible with the naked eye’ Kazakh ecologists and environmental activists worry that the Caspian Sea’s levels are set to decline further. In Aktau,…
US approves $30m for controversial Israel-backed Gaza aid group
US approves $30m for controversial Israel-backed Gaza aid group Human rights lawyer warns GHF staff may face war crimes charges over deadly incidents at Gaza’s aid distribution sites. Palestinians receive…
Security forces disperse Togo protesters demanding president’s resignation
Security forces disperse Togo protesters demanding president’s resignation Faure Gnassingbe facing criticism over changes to the country’s constitution that could keep him in power indefinitely. People protest against Togo’s longtime…
Americans detained trying to send rice, Bibles, dollar bills to North Korea
Americans detained trying to send rice, Bibles, dollar bills to North Korea Six US nationals were taken into custody in South Korea near a restricted border area with North Korea.…
Russian photographer gets 16 years prison for Soviet-era bunker details
Russian photographer gets 16 years prison for Soviet-era bunker details Grigory Skvortsov, who denies wrongdoing in sharing details of the bunkers, will serve his sentence in a maximum-security prison. A…
Japan executes by hanging ‘Twitter killer’ who murdered 9
Japan executes by hanging ‘Twitter killer’ who murdered 9 Takahiro Shiraishi was hanged for the murders of eight women and one man whose body parts he concealed in his small…
India’s innovation push falters with researchers denied timely funding
India’s innovation push falters with researchers denied timely funding Months-long delays in the payment of stipends leave researchers struggling to make ends meet, while pursuing cutting edge science. Indian Prime…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,219
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,219 Here are the key events on day 1,219 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Ukrainian staff remove the bodies of deceased soldiers repatriated…