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Rubio imposter used AI to message high-level officials, reports say
AFP, Published on 09/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - An imposter posing as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent AI-generated voice and text messages to high-level officials and foreign ministers, reports said Tuesday, the latest American official to be targeted by impersonators.
Morocco cardinal: Church does not need Francis ‘impersonator’
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» ROME - Cardinal Cristobal Lopez Romero, the Spanish-born archbishop of Rabat, admits he is a little anxious ahead of his first conclave, although also curious.
Satirical Putin play stirs emotions in Bulgaria
AFP, Published on 27/11/2023
» SOFIA - A highly acclaimed satirical play about President Vladimir Putin and his allies facing a war crimes tribunal is making waves in Bulgaria, a country historically close to Russia.
Russia calling? Scammers target high-level Western officials
AFP, Published on 16/03/2023
» WASHINGTON: A pro-Russian prankster impersonates a former United States ambassador to Moscow in live video calls, part of a disinformation campaign that researchers say seeks to ensnare high-level Western officials since the invasion of Ukraine.
Game's up: Egyptian arrested for taking footballer's place at exam
AFP, Published on 25/01/2022
» CAIRO - A young Egyptian man scored an own goal by pretending to take a university exam for professional footballer Mostafa Mohamed, currently playing for the Pharaohs in the Africa Cup of Nations, state media said.
Trump touts five-word memory test as showing he is 'cognitively there'
AFP, Published on 23/07/2020
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump has divulged details of a cognitive test he "aced" -- including a five-word memory challenge he said proved he had the "mental stamina" to lead the US.
How to Sarah Cooper: The US comedian lip-synching Trump into a punchline
AFP, Published on 22/07/2020
» WASHINGTON - She is quickly becoming the internet's favorite Donald Trump impersonator but Sarah Cooper does it without saying a word -- preferring to let the president she calls her "head writer" do the talking for her.
Life under coronavirus: 24 hours around the world in pictures
AFP, Published on 26/03/2020
» PARIS - Over a 24-hour period, in a world where a third of humanity is now under orders to stay home, AFP photographers have captured snapshots of daily life during the coronavirus pandemic.
Michael Jackson fans defiant as abuse claims loom over anniversary
AFP, Published on 24/06/2019
» LOS ANGELES - Defiant fans are preparing to mark 10 years since Michael Jackson's death as fascination with the King of Pop remains undimmed despite lurid claims of child sex abuse.
Picasso in I.Coast? A village tells of its brush with the artist
AFP, Published on 31/03/2019
» FAKAHA (CôTE D'IVOIRE) - "I'm sure! I tell you, he came. I saw him!" insists Soro Navaghi, keen to extinguish any doubts about Picasso's visit to a small Ivorian village famed for its painted textiles.