Generative artificial intelligence has become a practical tool in terrorist and violent extremist activities, supporting attack planning, weapons acquisition, target selection and the preparation of ideological material, according to a new analysis published by the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT). The research identifies 12
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Sri Lanka’s nationwide electricity failure on the 17th began with the sudden loss of 187 megawatts of power from the first generating unit of the Lakvijaya coal-fired power station in Norochcholai, according
Two major Tamil political blocs in Sri Lanka have agreed to organise a joint public protest demanding the repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), following a meeting between their representatives in the Northern Province. The meeting between the
Canadian parliamentarians have called for international accountability over the discovery of mass graves in Chemmani, northern Sri Lanka, urging Canada to support independent oversight
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Spain’s railway network is facing renewed scrutiny over maintenance funding and operational safety following the Urda train disaster in Toledo province on Wednesday, 28 October, less than nine months after a collision in Adamuz, Andalusia, killed 46 people and injured more than 150. The
Betel nut chewing, a practice that has persisted in China for approximately
The death of British actor Patrick Stewart at the age of 86
Satellite imagery from the European Union’s Sentinel programme is being withheld for
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China, Indonesia and Malaysia have dismantled a major transnational methamphetamine trafficking network, seizing approximately 1.2 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine and shutting down a large-scale processing facility in Indonesia, China’s Ministry of Public Security said on Friday. The operation, conducted on 21 October by Indonesia’s
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney expects to conclude negotiations with the European
Poland deployed riot police around its constitutional court on Friday after the
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Moscow’s position on
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Two major Tamil political blocs in Sri Lanka have agreed to organise a joint public protest demanding the repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), following a meeting between their representatives
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Alphabet, the parent company of Google, suffered its largest-ever stock market decline on record, losing approximately US$511 billion in market value after disappointing advertising and search revenue intensified concerns about the impact
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At least 107,356 species are involved in international wildlife trade, more than twice the number previously estimated, according to a study published in Science Advances. The research, which brings together records from
A protein associated with the formation and maintenance of long-term memories has been shown to reverse age-related memory decline in fruit flies, offering a new explanation for why the brain gradually loses its ability to retain information. The findings, from
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The release of You Can See Everything, a film documenting the final weeks before Elizabeth Holmes went to prison in 2023, has returned the
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Pooneryn Terror Attack offers a compelling account of a pivotal battle in Sri Lanka’s civil war, exposing both the LTTE’s strategic planning and the vulnerabilities of the defending forces. Yet its commemorative
D.L. Hughley’s memoir challenges the comforting idea that success liberates us from our beginnings. Through fractured family relationships, racial disadvantage, fame, infidelity and the demands of fatherhood, he confronts the unsettling possibility
Greg Steinmetz’s The President and the Oligarch revisits the struggle between Andrew Mellon and the political forces challenging his economic vision, revealing how the language of prosperity and fiscal responsibility can conceal
