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OpenAI finds more Chinese groups using ChatGPT for malicious purposes

While the scope and tactics employed by these groups have expanded, the operations detected were generally small in scale and targeted limited audiences, OpenAI said

Losing a pregnancy in the US might get you in legal trouble; here's why

Legal experts warn that vague US laws on abortion are putting grieving women at risk of investigation or charges following miscarriages and pregnancy loss

Israel recovers bodies of 2 hostages, Netanyahu vows to bring all home

According to a joint statement by the Israeli military and Shin Bet, Weinstein-Haggai and Haggai were killed and taken into Gaza by members of the Mujahideen Brigades

Data error may have pushed up UK inflation, rate cut bets in April: ONS

The data error means the inflation rate would have been closer to the 3.3 per cent consensus forecast and 3.4 per cent predicted by the central bank

Canada's first astronaut, former Foreign Minister Marc Garneau, dies at 76

An electrical engineer and former Royal Canadian Navy officer, he became the first Canadian in space when he flew aboard the US space shuttle in 1984. Garneau made two other trips to space

South Korea passes bills calling for special probes into Yoon, his wife

The bills were previously vetoed by Yoon and South Korea's caretaker government after his December 14 impeachment over the martial law debacle

Nato set to approve new military purchases as part of defence spending hike

The 'capability targets' lay out plans for each of the 32 nations to purchase priority equipment like air and missile defence systems, artillery, ammunition, drones

China: Warrants for alleged Taiwanese hackers issued, business banned

Police in the southern manufacturing hub of Guangzhou said hackers were led by a man named Ning Enwei on behalf of Taiwan's independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party

EU warns China's rare earth export curbs may trigger supply crisis

EU presses China to ease tightened rare earth export rules, announced in response to Trump tariffs, as automakers face potential supply crunch

Maori Haka protest: New Zealand parliament votes for suspensions of 3 MPs

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke received a seven-day ban and her colleagues from Te Pati Maori, the Maori Party, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi, are barred for 21 days

Trump admin warns Columbia may lose accreditation over antisemitism

The Trump administration has accused Columbia University of violating civil rights law by failing to address campus antisemitism, putting its accreditation at risk

Colorado firebomb attack: US judge halts deportation of accused's family

Egyptian national Soliman was arrested for attacking a pro-Israel group in Boulder using an inflammable substance; the order blocking his family's deportation followed an urgent legal request

China's overseas income tax global crackdown expands beyond ultra-rich

Chinese authorities are seeking to boost fiscal income and narrow a record budget deficit as Beijing has ramped up stimulus to counter US tariffs

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai expects to keep hiring engineers as AI advances

Speaking at the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco, Pichai said he will continue to invest in engineering in the near future

Russian strike kills 5, including 1 year old, hours after Trump calls Putin

Six more people were wounded in the attack and have been hospitalised, Chaus said. According to him, six Shahed-type drones struck residential areas of Pryluky early Thursday morning

US trimming collection of consumer price data, raising reliability fears

The Bureau of Labour Statistics stated that the cuts would have 'minimal impact' on estimates of the overall inflation rate, though they could "increase the volatility" of more detailed measures

Trump's tariffs disrupt trade, weaken ties, and threaten global order

Middle-power countries such as India now recognize that even US friendship may not protect them from tariffs, making them less willing to ally themselves fully with the United States

Elon Musk freezes Trump's last $100 million as alliance hits a rough patch

Elon Musk has withheld the final $100 million of his $300 million commitment to Donald Trump's reelection, deepening tensions over policy, Nasa nominee withdrawal, and spending disputes

Over 1.5 million foreign pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia for Hajj

On Wednesday, pilgrims streamed into Arafat, some making the journey on foot, carrying their luggage through temperatures nudging 40 degrees Celsius

Will 'unconditionally support' Russia's war against Ukraine: Kim Jong Un

In April, North Korea and Russia confirmed for the first time that their troops were jointly deployed, with soldiers from both nations fighting together against a Ukrainian incursion in Russia's Kursk