USA: LinkedIn accused of using private messages to train AI

A US lawsuit filed on behalf of LinkedIn Premium users accuses the social media platform of sharing their private messages with other companies to train artificial intelligence (AI) models. It…

USA: British woman saves horses from LA wildfires

A British horse trainer living in the United States has told of the efforts undertaken to rescue hundreds of horses from wildfires engulfing Los Angeles. Thea Creasy, originally from Southwold,…

India: Thirteen passengers killed by another train after fleeing fire rumour

At least 13 people have been killed and five injured after they fled rumours of a fire on board their train in India, only to be hit by another train.…

USA: Tech giants are putting $500bn into ‘Stargate’ to build up AI in US

The creator of ChatGPT, OpenAI, is teaming up with another US tech giant, a Japanese investment firm and an Emirati sovereign wealth fund to build $500bn (£405bn) of artificial intelligence…

Belgium: EU ‘could consider’ UK joining pan-Europe customs scheme

The European Union’s new trade chief responsible for post-Brexit negotiations has told the BBC that a “pan-European [customs] area is something we could consider” as part of “reset” discussions between…

India: Authorities Investigate ‘mysterious’ deaths of 17 people

Officials are investigating the “mysterious deaths” of over a dozen people – most of them children – in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. At least 17 people, including 12 children, have…

Japan: Star TV host Masahiro Nakai retires as sex scandal rocks the industry

Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, one of the country’s most recognisable faces on television, announced on Thursday that he was retiring after a sexual assault allegation that has rocked the…

India: Toxic waste from world’s deadliest gas leak sparks protests in India

Vegetable vendor Shivnarayan Dasana had never seen so many policemen descend on his village in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The 60-year-old lives inTarapurin the industrial town of…

Nepal: Authorities hit Everest climbers with higher permit fees

The price to climb Mount Everest will soon increase for the first time in nearly a decade, as Nepal announces a sharp mark-up in permit fees. From September, those seeking…

USA: Freed Capitol riot ringleaders regroup – and vow ‘retribution’

Leaders of the far-right organisations at the forefront of the Capitol riot who were released on Donald Trump’s orders say they are planning to regroup. In an interview with the…