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Hong Kong Airlines plane issues mayday call amid runway closure in Taipei
South China Morning Post, Published on 10/02/2026
» A Hong Kong Airlines flight was among three aircraft forced to circle above Taoyuan Airport in Taiwan and issue mayday distress calls over fuel concerns after a runway closure disrupted arrivals.
Whack-a-mole: US academic fights to purge his AI deepfakes
AFP, Published on 04/02/2026
» WASHINGTON — As deepfake videos of John Mearsheimer multiplied across YouTube, the American academic rushed to have them taken down, embarking on a grueling fight that laid bare the challenges of combating impersonation driven by artificial intelligence (AI).
US judge orders curbs on immigration agents’ tactics
Reuters, Published on 17/01/2026
» MINNEAPOLIS - A federal judge in Minnesota on Friday ordered that US immigration agents deployed en masse to Minneapolis be restricted in some of the tactics they have used against peaceful demonstrators and observers, including arrests and tear-gassing.
Australian teens mourn loss of social media as ban begins
Reuters, Published on 10/12/2025
» SYDNEY — Australian teenagers have taken to social media for the last time to farewell their followers and mourn the loss of the platforms that shaped much of their lives before a world-first ban took effect on Wednesday.
Trump says firebrand ally Greene has 'lost her way' after criticism
AFP, Published on 11/11/2025
» WASHINGTON — It used to be a political match made in Make America Great Again (MAGA) heaven.
BBC chief resigns after row over Trump documentary
AFP, Published on 10/11/2025
» LONDON - The director general of the BBC announced his resignation Sunday following a row over the editing of a documentary about US President Donald Trump.
Hong Kong student gets hard labour for coercing 2 girls to send 250 nude photos
South China Morning Post, Published on 31/10/2025
» A Hong Kong student has been sentenced to up to nine months of hard labour for coercing two 12-year-old girls into taking more than 250 nude photographs for him.
AI-generated fakes proliferate as Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica
AFP, Published on 28/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - AI-generated videos were clogging social media feeds Monday as Hurricane Melissa surged toward Jamaica, diverting attention from critical safety information about the massive Category 5 storm.
US to revoke Colombia President Petro's visa over 'reckless' actions in New York
Reuters, Published on 27/09/2025
» NEW YORK - The United States will revoke Colombian President Gustavo Petro's visa because he "urged US soldiers to disobey orders and incite violence" in New York on Friday, the State Department said.
'Finally back home': Rebel octogenarian nuns reclaim Austrian convent
AFP, Published on 21/09/2025
» ELSBETHEN (AUSTRIA) - Three rebel nuns in their 80s have taken back their Austrian convent after fleeing from their care home, with supporters flocking to the nunnery Saturday in a show of solidarity.