Baltimore has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s xAI company, accusing it of violating consumer protections through its Grok chatbot, which allegedly generated nonconsensual sexualized images, according to The Guardian.
Impeachment hearings for Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte have begun in Congress, according to BBC, as tensions escalate between the Duterte and Marcos political families.
A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay $375m after a jury found the company misled users about the safety of its platforms for children, according to BBC.
Epstein survivors told the BBC they felt 'fear in their eyes' during their abuse, according to a report from the BBC.
Multiple reports indicate that Iran has expressed skepticism toward Donald Trump's proposed peace initiatives, as the U.S. simultaneously applies diplomatic and military pressure. Iranian officials have criticized Trump's approach, suggesting the U.S. is 'negotiating with itself.'
Multiple reports indicate that Britain is adjusting its energy and defense policies in response to the escalating conflict between Iran and the U.S., with new mandates on solar panels and heat pumps for housing and increased military cooperation with the U.S. and France.
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has been granted permission to serve his 27-year sentence for a coup attempt at home instead of in prison due to his failing health, according to The Guardian.
A woman with severe intellectual disabilities in Tanzania has had her death sentence quashed after spending over a decade on death row, according to The Guardian.
The UK is cutting aid to some of the world’s poorest countries by 56%, according to a report from The Guardian, as part of a broader strategy to shift funding toward defense and multilateral agencies.
Madagascar’s military leader has ordered new ministers to undergo lie detector tests to root out corruption, according to The Guardian, following the dismissal of the prime minister and cabinet earlier this month.
A strike on a hospital in Sudan has killed at least 64 people and wounded 89 more, according to the World Health Organization, which confirmed the attack on a healthcare facility in East Darfur.
Hundreds of journalists at Australia's national broadcaster, the ABC, have begun a 24-hour strike over pay, job security, and the potential use of AI to replace staff, according to the BBC.
Australia and the European Union have signed a sweeping free trade deal worth about A$10bn, according to the BBC, as both sides aim to strengthen economic ties amid global uncertainty.
The escalating conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran has undermined long-standing international norms on warfare, according to legal experts, with threats to strike energy infrastructure and retaliatory attacks challenging global rules, according to the BBC.
The two Air Canada pilots killed in the LaGuardia Airport crash have been identified as Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther, according to the BBC.