Haiti: Thousands of inmates escape in double jailbreaks
Haiti has declared a three-day state of emergency and imposed a night-time curfew following a series of attacks by armed gangs on the country's...
NZ fines $10 million to White Island managers
A New Zealand court has ruled that tour booking agents and managers of White Island, the site of a volcanic eruption that claimed 22...
Ghana's parliament has approved legislation that strengthens measures against LGBTQ individuals and those supporting non-conventional sexual or gender identities in the country. Passed on...
Rwanda plan: Each asylum seeker to cost UK £1.8m
Rishi Sunak's flagship initiative to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda is projected to cost taxpayers £1.8 million for each of the initial 300 individuals...
Fake news articles cost $8m to Australians in 2023
The Australian government has cautioned consumers to remain vigilant against counterfeit news articles and deepfake videos promoting scams on online investment trading platforms, which...
France plans to make abortion ‘constitutional right’
France is poised to embed the right to abortion as a constitutional guarantee after the Senate voted in favor of the move. The proposed...
know the history behind Burke, Virginia names
Former reporter David Martosko has initiated a campaign to rename Burke, Virginia, seeking to disassociate the town from Silas Burke, an enslaver, and instead...
Historic Texas wildfire continues devastation
A devastating wildfire in Texas, known as the Smokehouse Creek fire, continues to ravage the Panhandle area, becoming the second-largest wildfire in the state's...
Can Australian standards protect online safety?
Tech companies argue that upcoming Australian safety standards may inadvertently increase challenges for generative AI systems in identifying and preventing online child abuse and...