OpenAI says Russian agents used its AI chatbot to update their bosses, shedding light on influence campaigns not previously attributed to Russia. Jeff Chiu/AP hide title toggle title i Jeff Chiu/AP OpenAI said in a blog post Thursday that it banned Russian and Iranian accounts that used the company’s artificial intelligence tools to help with … Read more
What is Indonesia doing about the fires? posted at 03:35 BST03:35 BSTLiza Tambunan Jakarta Correspondent Authorities have deployed tens of thousands of people to fight the fires, particularly in six priority areas spread across Kalimantan and Sumatra. They are tasked with fighting fires both on the ground and above, including through cloud seeding operations to … Read more
London, United KingdomReuters – British counter-terrorism police are investigating after two Latvian men were arrested inside a Royal Air Force base used by American personnel, authorities said on Thursday. The arrests come weeks after an alleged plot against another British air base used by the US military raised concerns about security at military sites across … Read more
Today’s by-election is a test for Burnham and Polanski posted at 22:03 BST22:03 BSTChris MasonPolitical Editor This feels like a momentous and rather crunchy by-election for a number of reasons. For a start, it’s only happening because of national politics in recent years – and the resignation of Keir Starmer as Prime Minister. Shortly after … Read more
A Russian attack on two buses killed at least 30 people and wounded 18 others in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, near the front line, authorities said. The local prosecutor’s office on Thursday released photos of bodies and debris strewn across a road in front of the burning metal shell of a bus. President … Read more
The sculpture, titled The Orange Plague, was unveiled on Tuesday by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt at the Parliament building in Strasbourg. The 2.6-meter work shows a naked Trump, covered in gold leaf, perched on the shoulders of a frail man, holding a golf club and a scale of justice. One plaque reads: “I am sitting … Read more
Police agree Andrew’s search warrants were illegal, court hears BBC Search warrants used in Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor raids were illegal, court rules The Guardian Police raids on Andrew were illegal, court rules The TelegraphAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Thames Valley Police agreed warrants to search two properties were illegal Sky NewsJudge says search warrants used to seize former … Read more
Published 08/10/2026 – 10:29 GMT+2•Updated 13:40 Yemen’s Houthis said on Thursday they attacked King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh with a ballistic missile, as the group steps up its attacks on airports across the neighboring kingdom. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT There was no immediate confirmation of the attack or any damage or casualties from … Read more
The return of wild tigers, tunas and green sea turtles to conservation shows that global nature loss can be reversed, scientists have said. But a report warns that food production must be the next “positive tipping point” if the world is to avoid biodiversity collapse. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) analyzed nearly 36,000 animal populations … Read more
Published 08/10/2026 – 5:55 GMT+2•Updated 8:41 María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her former home in Madrid sparked nationwide protests across Spain and sparked a political crisis in the country that culminated in the government’s call for early elections, died Wednesday while in hospital. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez … Read more