World News by Wild Rose

Two years after the Philippines banned its notorious offshore gaming hubs, or Pogos, a recent crackdown on hundreds of foreigners has highlighted a worrying trend of embedded corruption that still enables the sector to thrive. In September, the National Bureau of Investigation raided a call centre-style facility in Makati City, arresting more than 120 Chinese nationals linked to an alleged illegal trading and a “lust scam” that tricked local and foreign victims into sharing explicit videos,...

One factor accelerating these student protest is social media, and its being boosted even more by artificial intelligence. Some French mayors have even called for social media platforms to be temporarily blocked for minors. Our colleauges at France 2 took a look at the impact

Singapore’s biggest crackdown so far on fake online reviews has exposed how businesses exploit the appeal of five-star ratings to game the system, with experts warning generative AI will make fake reviews more rampant and consumers need to be more discerning of what they read online. The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCS) has taken action against 45 companies – including a funeral parlour, law firm and an aesthetics clinic – after finding they bought reviews from a provider...

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo District Court on Wednesday found that human voices are subject to protection under publicity rights, which allow celebrities to monopolize the commercial value derived from their names and portraits. The court ruled on the first lawsuit in Japan over voice rights infringement involving generative artificial intelligence, which was brought by popular Japa...

A 30-year-old man was charged on Tuesday over an AI-generated image of a crocodile at Pandan Reservoir in Singapore that prompted authorities to search for the reptile and suspend water activities there. Ye Lin, a Myanmar national, was handed two charges – one count of communicating a false message and one count of obstructing the course of justice. Speaking through an interpreter, he told the court that he intended to plead guilty, and would not be engaging a lawyer. On August 20, Ye Lin...

Taking part in the World Tourism Day celebrations at Thimmamma Marrimanu, Shyam Prasad launches the ‘Ask AI’ app for the convenience of the tourists, unveils a plaque for the new botanical garden at Eswara Malai

They pointed out that changing traveller behaviour, personalisation, artificial intelligence, and customer reviews are reshaping the hospitality and tourism industry

It’s been a week of walkouts, power plays and diplomatic theatre — from a battle over press freedom in Washington, to a United Nations General Assembly marked by protests and departures, as leaders clashed over Iran, Cuba and Venezuela. There was also a rare red-carpet meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, as the US and China extended their trade truce and turned their attention to the race for dominance in artificial intelligence. And from the geopolitical to the spiritual, Pope Leo brought his call for restraint and regulation of AI to France, as he sought to position the Vatican as a moral voice in a rapidly changing world.

Watch our special FRANCE 24 coverage of Pope Leo XIV's visit to Paris as the pontiff travelled through the French capital in the popemobile on his way to Notre-Dame Cathedral, where our journalist Claire Paccalin was reporting live. During the special edition, Father Michael Baggot, professor of theology, also analysed the images and explained why Pope Leo XIV has made transhumanism and the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence a recurring theme of his pontificate.

It's all about his high holiness here in France. For weeks already, the nation's been abuzz over the upcoming visit of Leo. From Friday evening mass at Notre Dame Cathedral and mass before 600-thousand faithful in Paris to the pilgrimage city of Lourdes and a trip to Metz, hometown of father of European unity Robert Schuman. A papal visit to France usually draws much attention to the symbiotic love-hate relationship between the church and a secular state of mostly-lapsed Catholics. And yes, there have been grumblings about the visit's cost to taxpayers. But the pushback's relatively muted. This new American pope seems genuinely popular here in France. We'll ask why.

World leaders are gathering at the United Nations this week against a backdrop of wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, rising fears over artificial intelligence and mounting economic and climate pressures. The annual General Assembly will test whether the 193-member body can still bring countries together to tackle crises that increasingly transcend borders.

Under a global cloud of wars and bitter divisions, world leaders meet at the United Nations in New York this week facing new fears that runaway artificial intelligence could threaten humanity even as climate shocks and escalating prices are already making life much tougher for hundreds of millions of people. The annual high-level gathering at the UN General Assembly will also be consumed with major wars in Iran, Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Congo and Myanmar and a persisting question: can the leaders...

A 65-year-old Chinese woman used artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate both a young doctor and her mother, successfully scamming 170,000 yuan (US$25,000) from a man. Liu Hui, a resident of Shanghai, connected with a woman named Yu Xiuzhen on a social media platform in 2021. Yu asserted that she was a 29-year-old doctor at a prestigious Grade 3A hospital in Shanghai, claiming influence over her hospital’s property engineering projects. Over the past five years, Yu frequently shared details...

A man in eastern China filed a lawsuit against an AI company after he followed a chatbot’s recommendation for his mother’s burial date, which he later claimed was linked to a family misfortune. According to Jimu News, Shi, from Jiashan county in Zhejiang province, lost his mother to a sudden illness in April. As the youngest of five siblings, Shi sought an auspicious date for her burial. Such dates, derived from traditional Chinese almanacs reflecting ancient beliefs about celestial movements,...

In tonight's edition, the body of a 9th woman is found in Johannesburg as South African police start investigating a potential femicidal serial killer. Also, Africans are excited about what good use of the technology could mean to growth, but many are also worried about what an AI free-for all could soon mean for their lives and livelihoods. And Chad’s first music school officially opened its doors on Wednesday night in N’Djamena. 

24 outstanding teachers honoured at Kalaburagi district-level Teachers’ Day celebrations

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that such efforts could make our literary treasures more accessible to everyone anywhere in the world at any time

The accused and his associates used AI-generated deep fake videos asking the general public to contact a WhatsApp number for any financial help, police said

In a week that marks 25 years since 9/11, Americans paused to pay tribute. Six bells tolled to signify six fatal moments in New York, at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania, with a seventh bell rung this year to commemorate those who later died from 9/11-related illnesses.

Deng Yu, the 37-year-old Chinese mathematician who won the 2026 Fields Medal, has a backup plan if artificial intelligence puts him out of a job. On Tuesday, he wrote on social media that “if AI can solve all maths problems, I’ll go home and write my yuri novel”. Deng is known to be a big fan of yuri, a genre of Japanese novels and comics that depicts intimate friendships and romantic relationships between women. In the post, which was later shared on another Chinese social platform, Deng wrote...

A chilling new documentary about Israel’s AI-powered mass killing of civilians in Gaza from two Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers received a 25-minute ovation at its premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday. The audience clapped continuously for Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor after the screening, setting what is thought to be a record in Venice after a 23-minute ovation for another film about Gaza last year. In their film NAZA, Abraham and Szor used conversations with 24 different Israeli...

Your retro glow up may not just warm your heart; it would also warm the planet!

The University of North Texas will name the Anuradha and Vikas Sinha College of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics, creating an academic hub for the development and responsible use of AI

A family court has granted a man a personal protection order (PPO) against his wife, who had abused him emotionally or psychologically with text messages about him having sex with his sister. The court found that the sending of fake images and videos of the husband and his sister engaging in sexual acts, generated by artificial intelligence, amounted to family violence. The man had sought the PPO alleging that his wife had inflicted emotional or psychological abuse on him by accusing him of...