Vikram’s viral video with lar gibbon sparks India wildlife investigation
Records cited by the official show that on 5 June this year, one male and two female lar gibbons were transferred from Manipur to a person in Perundurai in Tamil Nadu’s Erode district. The stated purpose was adoption. But investigators have not yet…
Live: Russian attack sets ablaze Ukraine’s Izmail port infrastructure
13/08/2026 – 08:38 Russia’s Wildberries says attack causes fire at industrial area An air attack caused a fire at an industrial area in Russia’s Bashkortostan region where online retailer Wildberries has a facility, the company…
Japan protests against Putin visit to disputed Kuril islands
Japan said it «strongly protests» against Vladimir Putin’s visit to the Kuril islands on Thursday, the first time the Russian president had visited the disputed island chain. Russian state media reported that Putin visited Iturup – known in…
Israeli troops fail to remove settlers besieging Palestinian homes in West Bank village
The Israeli military failed in an attempt on Wednesday to remove occupied West Bank settlers who for days have blockaded Palestinian homes, an eyewitness and an AFP photographer reported. The siege began on Sunday, when a group of settlers set up a…
Muratov: Putin can no longer claim victory in Ukraine
He opens a folder and takes out a stack of large photographs: portraits of prisoners. One shows four journalists – Antonina Favorskaya, Konstantin Gabov, Sergey Karelin and Artyom Kriger – convicted and jailed on extremism charges. They’d…
Colombia: Bogota’s search for survivors continues
The search for survivors continues in Colombia, more than 48 hours after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the country. More than 200 people have been confirmed dead, while more than 2,000 are reported missing. The new president, Abelardo de la…
Twitch users can now block Amazon from using their content to train AI
Twitch is now allowing users to stop Amazon from training their generative artificial intelligence (AI) models using users’ content, the popular streaming platform said. The US company said users can opt out of a default setting that allows Amazon…
Venezuela talks end with agreement on judicial reform and frozen funds
Venezuela‘s interim government and opposition representatives on Wednesday wrapped up a first round of talks aimed at reconciling the nation following the US ouster of longtime leader Nicolas Maduro. A joint statement issued by the two sides…
Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI
However, critics argue that at each of these businesses only a tiny proportion of staff are actually using the AI, and that those who do so are only using it to a very limited extent. Prof Yasushi Ogasawara, an expert on Japan’s social system and…
Colombia earthquake rescue efforts enter ‘final phase’ as death toll rises
Colombia’s earthquake rescue efforts entered what officials called the «final phase» on Wednesday, as rescuers searched for signs of life beneath collapsed buildings before the critical first 72 hours came to an end. The magnitude 7.4 quake, the…