China Moves To Regulate ‘Digital Humans’ With Strict Labelling, AI Safety Rules
China’s cyberspace regulator has released draft rules aimed at tightening oversight of “digital human” technologies, requiring clear disclosure, restricting harmful…
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Russia Launches Sustained Wave Of Aerial Strikes Across Ukraine
Russia has launched a rolling aerial assault on Ukraine since Thursday evening, with large numbers of drones and missiles entering…
Russians Wary As Kremlin Pushes State-Backed Messaging App MAX
Some Russians are resisting pressure to adopt the state-backed messaging service, citing privacy fears and limited trust. Russia’s government is…
Japan Signals FX Action As Market Volatility Intensifies
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has warned that authorities are prepared to act against speculative moves in foreign exchange markets…
Artemis II Crew Leaves Earth’s Orbit, Sets Course For Moon In Historic Return Since 1972
NASA’s Artemis II astronauts have successfully fired their engines and begun their journey toward the moon, marking humanity’s first departure…
Macron Warns Military Action ‘Unrealistic’ To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz
French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that using military force to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is “unrealistic,” urging instead…
Highly Mutated COVID-19 Variant ‘Cicada’ Detected in 25 US States, Raising Concerns of Summer Surge
A newly identified, highly mutated COVID-19 variant called BA.3.2, nicknamed “Cicada,” has been detected in at least 25 US states,…
UK Leads 35-Nation Push To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz
The United Kingdom is set to convene a virtual meeting of 35 countries to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz,…
19 Migrants Die As Italian Coastguard Rescues Survivors Off Lampedusa
The Italian coastguard has recovered the bodies of 19 migrants from an inflatable boat south of Lampedusa, following a rescue…
Powerful 7.4 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Indonesia’s Molucca Sea, Kills One
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Molucca Sea off Ternate early Thursday, killing at least one person and sending shockwaves…