Flood victims confront damage after record deluge in eastern Australia
Taree (Australia) (AFP) – Flood victims confronted damage from a record deluge in eastern Australia on Friday, returning to find their homes caked in silt, cars half submerged and streets…
Melania Trump uses AI vocal replica to narrate audiobook
Washington (AFP) – US First Lady Melania Trump warned recently of the danger of AI deepfakes. Now she is releasing an audiobook narrated by an artificial intelligence-generated version of her…
Israel embassy staffers slain in Washington had planned to marry
Washington (AFP) – Before they were killed by a gunman outside a Washington Jewish museum, Yaron Lischinsky had planned to make a formal proposal of marriage to Sarah Milgrim in…
Anthropic touts improved Claude AI models
San Francisco (AFP) – Anthropic unveiled its latest Claude generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) models on Thursday, claiming to set new standards for reasoning, coding, and digital agent capabilities. Issued on:…
US govt revokes Harvard's right to enroll foreign students
New York (AFP) – Donald Trump's administration on Thursday revoked Harvard's ability to enroll foreign nationals, putting the future of thousands of students at risk and threatening the prestigious university…
WHO chief begs Israel to show 'mercy' in Gaza
Geneva (AFP) – Fighting back tears, the head of the World Health Organization on Thursday urged Israel to have "mercy" in the Gaza war and insisted peace would be in…
Alleged US killer of Israel embassy staff charged with murder
Washington (AFP) – The suspect accused of gunning down two Israeli embassy staffers outside a Jewish museum in Washington was charged Thursday with murder, as international tensions over anti-Semitism erupted…
Milan star Pulisic to skip USA's summer games
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – USA captain Christian Pulisic has pulled out of his country's final tournament ahead of the 2026 World Cup citing a need for rest. Issued…