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Anthropic unveils AI watermarks to comply with EU law

Technology August 12, 2026

The American AI company Anthropic announced it will add an invisible watermark to text produced by its Claude chatbot so as to comply with European Union regulations. But the company noted that this m...

Trump secretly flew smaller jet out of Turkiye amid Iran threat: Washington Post

News August 12, 2026

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump secretly flew out of Turkiye last month on a smaller plane than previously known due to an assassination threat from Iran, the Washington Post reported on Monday....

Why the Middle East war still convulses the oil market

News August 11, 2026

After more than five months of conflict, oil markets continue to surge and tumble over the latest developments in the US-Iran clash, including United States President Donald Trump’s shifting pronoun...

India probes flight plunge as pilot faces drug test scrutiny

News August 11, 2026

Indian investigators are examining evidence linked to an Air India flight that plunged sharply mid-air last week, authorities said on Tuesday, as local media reported the pilot had tested positive for...

Ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia

News August 11, 2026

A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia, after convicting him over charges of “war crimes” and “crimes against humanity” during the country’s ci...

'I hide to cry': Torment of Afghan fathers as daughters deprived of education

News August 11, 2026

Father after father AFP spoke to in Afghanistan about the education ban that stops their daughters from going beyond primary school choked up in despair. The pain and anguish it is causing behind clos...

Trump says would be 'terrible mistake' to oust embattled FIFA president Infantino

News August 11, 2026

US President Donald Trump said on Monday it would be “a terrible mistake” to replace Gianni Infantino, the embattled FIFA president who tried, and failed, to sell off part of the World Cup to priv...

Bangladesh, India scramble to save white-ball series

Sports August 11, 2026

Bangladesh is scrambling to save a six-match cricket tour by neighbour India next month, with the foreign ministers of both nations roped in to try to salvage the series. Comprising three one-day inte...

Europe braces for another summer heatwave

News August 10, 2026

Much of Europe is bracing for yet another heatwave following periods of scorching temperatures that have driven rivers to record lows, ignited historic forest fires and contributed to thousands of dea...

Three football confederations rebuke Infantino, say sport ‘belongs to no individual’

News August 10, 2026

FIFA President Gianni Infantino came under renewed fire on Monday as a joint letter from three confederations — European football’s governing body UEFA, Confederations of North America, Central Am...


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