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As millions adopt Grok to fact-check, misinformation abounds
As Grok provides instant fact checks to users on X, its ability to make things up is outstripping its usefulness.
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Cambodia passes constitutional change allowing gov’t to revoke citizenship
Human rights activists fear the move approved by lawmakers could be used to target political opponents.
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Sinner beats Djokovic to set up Wimbledon final against Alcaraz
World number one races to straight-sets win over the 24-time Grand Slam champion in the semifinals at Wimbledon 2025.
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Why has the PKK ended its armed struggle?
Members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party lay down their arms after decades of war with Turkiye.
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Lebanon says Israeli strike kills one as Beirut rules out normalisation
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun says his country seeks peace with Israel, but is not ready to normalise ties.
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US public support for immigration rises amid Trump’s crackdown
A record high of 79 percent of US respondents in a Gallup survey say immigration is a 'good thing' for the country.
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Kenya mourns vendor killed in protests, as calls grow for Ruto to quit
Police shooting of Boniface Kariuki last month sparks mass grief and anger over state-sanctioned police brutality.
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Haiti death toll hits nearly 5,000 in nine months as gang violence spreads
A United Nations report warns that gang violence is intensifying in regions with routes to Haiti's capital.
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‘Just a few bones’: 30 years on, Srebrenica still buries its dead
Seven more victims of the 1995 massacre by Bosnian Serb forces were buried during Friday's sombre 30-year anniversary.
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PKK fighters cast weapons into fire to mark start of disarmament
PKK fighters gathered in northern Iraq to symbolically cast their weapons into a fire, marking the start of disarmament.
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Canary Mission: How US uses a ‘hate group’ to target Palestine advocates
The Trump administration confirms it is relying on the shadowy website to identify student protesters for deportation.
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Russia closing Polish consulate in Kaliningrad in tit-for-tat move
Poland ordered Russian consulate in Krakow to shut after accusations Moscow orchestrated fire at Warsaw shopping centre.
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Rohingya refugees in peril in Bangladesh as support wanes: UN
The US and other Western countries have been reducing their funding, prioritising their defence spending instead.
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Why are mass murderers from the Srebrenica genocide still free?
Thousands of Bosnian Serbs participated in the Srebrenica genocide in July 1995, killing more than 8,000 men and boys.
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UN expert Albanese says US sanctions won’t stop her
Francesca Albanese says sanctions by the US aim to silence her for exposing genocide and calling out those complicit.
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Satellite images show Israel’s Gaza ‘concentration camp’ preparations
Satellite images appear to show Israel has begun preparing the rubble in Rafah for its 'concentration camp' plan.
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Why has Trump hit Canada with a 35 percent trade tariff?
New levies, which come on top of tariffs on auto parts and industrial metals, will come into effect on August 1.
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Russia-Ukraine war: What are ‘frustrated’ Trump’s next options with Putin?
Trump spoke about an agreement with NATO to arm Ukraine. A sanctions bill with bipartisan support also sits in Congress.
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Trump’s African summit was a masterclass in modern colonial theatre
To dodge Trump’s tariffs and wrath, five African presidents played colonial subject, and left their dignity behind.
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Lithuania to save Baltic seals as ice sheets recede due to climate change
The seal population has increased from about 4,000, considered nearly extinct, in the late 1980s to about 50,000.
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