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When AI Tries To Identify AI: Chatbots Fail To Detect Images They Created
When outraged Filipinos turned to an AI-powered chatbot to verify a viral photograph of a lawmaker embroiled in a corruption scandal, the tool failed to detect that it was fabricated -- even though it had generated the image itself.
UK's Covid Lockdown Delay Led To 23,000 Excess Deaths: Report
UK's government-level response to the COVID pandemic was often a case of "too little, too late", and a week's delay in imposing a mandatory lockdown during first wave in 2020 led to approximately 23,000 excess deaths, an official inquiry concluded.
"Ready For Whatever Happens": Zohran Mamdani Gears Up To Meet Trump
New York's incoming leftist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, said he was "ready for whatever happens" when he meets US President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday, stressing their shared desire to tackle the cost of living.
Israel Says It Still Has "Military Edge" Despite US-Saudi F-35 Jet Deal
Israel expects to maintain access to more advanced US weaponry, a government spokesperson said on Thursday when asked about Washington's plan to sell F-35 warplanes to Saudi Arabia.
Trump Floats Death Penalty For Democrats Asking Military To Refuse Orders
US President Donald Trump on Thursday evoked the death penalty for Democratic lawmakers who urged the military to refuse illegal orders, calling them traitors and accusing them of sedition.
'Ready To Work On US Peace Plan To End War': Ukraine
Ukraine said Thursday it had received a US "draft plan" with proposals to end its war with Russia and was ready to engage with Washington on the contents.
Brazil's Planned Railway To Amazon Draws Fire On Margins Of COP30
Indigenous protesters at UN climate talks in Brazil have zeroed in on a major grievance: A planned railway that would stretch almost the distance from London to Berlin and cut through the Amazon rainforest.
Pelosi calls Trump ‘the biggest con job in American history’ in reply to climate comment
US speaker emerita criticizes Trump’s anti-climate stance and his remarks to the UN general assembly“President Trump is the biggest con job in American history,” said Nancy Pelosi, the US speaker emerita, to reporters on Thursday while criticizing his anti-climate agenda.Donald Trump told the UN general assembly in September that the climate crisis was “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world”. But he was “projecting”, Pelosi said at a press conference. The meeting was convened by Democrats on the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to comment on the US’s official absence from the United Nations Cop30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, where 195 countries are represented. Continue reading...
"Mamdani Is Indian": Mehdi Hasan Schools Eric Trump Over Anti-India Claim
British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan sharply criticised US President Donald Trump's son, Eric Trump, after he made sweeping allegations about New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, accusing him of anti-Indian and antisemitic attitudes.
US Has New Plan To End Ukraine War, It Echoes Moscow's Demands: What To Know
The United States has presented a plan to Ukraine with a list of sweeping concessions Kyiv could make to potentially end the war with Russia, a proposal that appears to echo many of Moscow's maximalist demands.
‘Devastating to think of lives that could have been saved under different PM’, say Covid bereaved – as it happened
Findings of inquiry into handling of pandemic by Boris Johnson’s government paint picture of delay and inactionIn an interview with ITV, Keir Starmer also defended the decision to delay the publication of the government’s review of educational provision for pupils with special educational needs and disabilties (Send) in England until next year. He said the government needed to take time to get this right. He said:We do need to attend to Send provision. I think uniformly there’s a sense that the system at the moment isn’t working and needs reform.My strong view is we need to get that reform right and therefore we need to take the time to consult with parents and others.These breakfast clubs are a real gamechanger.They’re free and you saw this morning how much the children enjoy them. They’re getting a decent meal, and they’re getting activity, and that sets them up for the day. Continue reading...
Australian Woman, 25, Opts For Assisted Dying After Long Battle With Rare Disease: "I've Had Enough"
Voluntary assisted dying, also known as medical aid in dying (MAID), is legal across all Australian states for terminally ill, mentally competent adults.
Nov 21, 2025