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India flags Chinese-linked AI tools in hacking campaign against financial firms

India's cybersecurity agency said the attackers used publicly available AI tools to automate break-ins "at machine speed", calling the threat "active and ongoing". A man types on a computer keyboard in front of the displayed cyber code in this illustration picture taken on

Thai conservationists hunt for dugong poop in race to save endangered marine mammal

Scientists are collecting poop samples to test for stress hormones and other health indicators in a bid to prevent the mammal’s extinction Aidan Jonesin Bangkok Thaiconservationists are sleuthing for clues to help save the country’s last herd of dugongs by testing the mammal’s poop for stress hormones,

Philippine police investigate Meghan’s brother as Markle child abuse inquiry widens

Advertisement Interior Secretary Juanito Remulla said witnesses had alleged that underage girls were brought to the younger Markle’s home 2-MIN READ2-MIN Philippineinvestigators are examining whether Thomas Markle Jnr, the half-brother of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was involved in alleged child sexual abuse offences as an

Defense giant Rheinmetall plunges 16% after cutting outlook on stalled military contracts

German defense giant Rheinmetall cut its full-year guidance late Wednesday, citing delays to military contracts and ammunition deliveries. It marks the company's second outlook cut since August, when Germany scrapped plans to build warships in what would have been Rheinmetall's biggest order since World War

Hong Kong needs ‘forward-looking’ plans amid changes in industrial chains: John Lee

Lee tells trade forum in Shanghai that Hong Kong will strengthen role as offshore renminbi hub and help mainland Chinese firms expand globally Lam Ka-singin Shanghai Hong Kong should proactively plan and implement forward-looking strategies amid rapid changes in global industrial chains and the rapid development of technology

Ten years of the Paris Agreement: Has the world kept its climate promises?

Nearly 200 countries pledged to limit warming to 1.5C. We look at who has delivered and who has fallen short. Ten years ago, the Paris Agreement entered into force, binding nearly every country to a shared goal: to hold global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees

South Korea plans to expand anti-piracy operations closer to Hormuz Strait

Seoul proposes expanding its Cheonghae unit’s operational areas to waters near Duqm in Oman amid pressure from US to support war on Iran. South Korea plans to expand its anti-piracy patrols off the coast of Somalia to waters closer to the Strait of Hormuz, the Ministry of National

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in jail

Wong, in prison since 2020, was found guilty of colluding with foreign entities in violation of the city’s national security law. Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, who has been in prison since 2020, has been jailed for an additional 10 years. Hong Kong’s High Court found

Starved, beaten: Singaporean gets life imprisonment for murdering sister

Advertisement The victim, who was also chained to a toilet by Huang Bocan and two others, weighed only 27.6kg at the time of her death 2-MIN READ2-MIN Listen A man was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday for murder after being part of a group that abused

Philippine envoy says US immigration detention rules may change after midterms

Advertisement Jose Manuel Romualdez says the potential rule change would ‘definitely’ ease the concerns of Filipinos with questionable visa status 2-MIN READ2-MIN Listen The Philippines on Thursday voiced optimism that the Democratic Party’s resounding midterm election win would prompt the United States to adopt “a different approach”

China’s fifth plenum resolution

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Bob Dylan comes knockin' on pope's door as Leo welcomes legend to Vatican

Pope Leo XIV, left, and the singer and Nobel prize winner Bob Dylan, right, pose for a photo during a meeting in the Vatican on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. Vatican Media/LaPresse/via AP hide caption VATICAN CITY — Bob Dylan came knockin' on Pope Leo XIV' s door

'Hopefully things get done': Americans react to historic political shift

The BBC spoke to voters from across the US about Democrats taking control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Reactions ranged from "absolute happiness" to disappointment. Their responses reflected a range of views and what it could mean for the country and the remainder of

Centuries-old UK parliament risks ‘catastrophic failure’ over delayed revamp

Advertisement MPs warn crumbling Palace of Westminster faces rising threat of devastating fire 2-MIN READ2-MIN Britain’s centuries-old parliament is at risk of a “Notre Dame-like” fire or other catastrophe if lawmakers continue to put off a major restoration project, MPs warned on Wednesday. Crumbling masonry,