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Cambodia preparing ambitious anti-scam law
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/02/2026
» Cambodia is drafting a law targeting online scams, seeking to build a bulwark against criminals using the country as a base to siphon billions of dollars from victims globally.
Trump says Iran wants talks as US strike force deploys
AFP, Published on 27/01/2026
» A US naval strike force led by an aircraft carrier was in Middle Eastern waters on Tuesday as Iran vowed to hit back against any strike and President Donald Trump said he believed the Islamic republic still wanted talks.
EU opens probe into Musk's Grok over sexual AI deepfakes
AFP, Published on 26/01/2026
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - The EU on Monday hit Elon Musk's X with an investigation over AI chatbot Grok's generation of sexualised deepfake images of women and minors, in the latest step of an international backlash against the tool.
Limited internet returns in Iran after protest blackout
AFP, Published on 19/01/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Limited internet access has returned in Iran, a monitor said Sunday, 10 days after authorities imposed a communications blackout that rights groups have said was aimed at masking a violent protest crackdown that killed thousands.
Ugandan army denies seizing opposition leader
AFP, Published on 17/01/2026
» KAMPALA - Uganda’s army denied claims on Saturday that opposition leader Bobi Wine had been abducted from his home, as counting continued in an election marred by reports of at least 10 deaths amid an internet blackout.
Uganda counts votes amid reports of violence
AFP, Published on 16/01/2026
» KAMPALA - Uganda’s opposition said its leader Bobi Wine was under house arrest on Friday, after an election that also saw a member of parliament accuse security forces of killing 10 people at his home.
Nearly 1 in 4 Hong Kong students can't finish homework without AI, study shows
South China Morning Post, Published on 16/01/2026
» A leading Hong Kong think tank has called for a centralised platform for AI in schools, revealing that while 95% of students use the technology, nearly one in four struggle to finish homework without it, putting their problem-solving and analytical thinking skills at risk.
Trump embraces AI deepfakes in political messaging
AFP, Published on 15/01/2026
» WASHINGTON - From playing football in the Oval Office to sipping cocktails on a sun lounger in Gaza and attacking critics from a fighter jet, Donald Trump has become the first US president to deploy AI-generated imagery as a key tool of political communications.
US pulls some personnel from Qatar as Iran warns of response to attack
AFP, Published on 15/01/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Iran warned the United States on Wednesday that it was capable of responding to any attack, as Washington appeared to be pulling personnel out of a base that Iran targeted in a strike last year.
Davos braces for Trump's 'America First' onslaught
AFP, Published on 14/01/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - All eyes will be on Donald Trump next week as politicians and business leaders head to the World Economic Forum, wondering how to square the mercurial US leader with the Davos creed of open markets and multilateralism.