Brazil’s federal police on Thursday sought to confiscate former President Jair Bolsonaro’s passport and arrest some of his closest aides,…
FEATURE-Biased GPT? Singapore builds AI model to ‘represent’ Southeast Asians
Like millions worldwide, Southeast Asians have been trying out large language models such as Meta’s Llama 2 and Mistral AI…
Indonesian K-pop fans rally for presidential candidate Anies
Indonesian presidential candidate Anies Baswedan’s young supporters are borrowing elements from their favourite music genre K-pop to boost his popularity,…
Italy to help repair roof of Ukraine’s Odesa cathedral
Italy will help with the rebuilding of a cathedral in the Ukrainian city of Odesa that was badly damaged by…
Finland extends Russia border closing until April 14
The Finnish government will extend the closure of crossing stations on its border with Russia until April 14, the Interior…
Twenty-seven missing, 13 dead after Sudanese migrant ship sinks off Tunisian coast
The bodies of 13 Sudanese migrants have been recovered and 27 others are missing after a boat sank on Wednesday…
Hindus throng another disputed mosque in India
Thousands of Hindus have been flocking to the site of India’s 17th century Gyanvapi mosque where Hindu priests have been…
Signs of rare unrest among North Korean workers in China, researchers say
South Korea’s intelligence agency says poor conditions for North Koreans working overseas have led to “incidents and accidents”, while researchers…
Teenage ‘Newton of Gaza’ creates system to light up family tent
Using two fans he picked up from a scrap market and rigged to some wires, teenager Hussam Al-Attar has created…
Ethiopia intelligence head Temesgen approved as deputy prime minister
Ethiopia’s parliament on Thursday approved the appointment of intelligence service chief Temesgen Tiruneh as deputy prime minister, replacing Demeke Mekonnen,…