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Women with AI ‘boyfriends’ mourn lost love after ‘cold’ ChatGPT upgrade
OpenAI's release of GPT-5 prompts backlash in online communities for people with AI companions.
Calls for media to “verify” claims in Al Jazeera journalists’ killing
Al Jazeera’s Salah Negm urges journalists to investigate Israel’s claims on Gaza team killing before reporting
Is crime out of control in Washington, DC?
We contrast Trump’s claim DC is “overtaken by crime” with his statement 3 months earlier that crime there is down.
No agreement in sight as UN plastic pollution treaty talks enter final day
Widely rejected draft text does not limit plastic production or address chemicals used in plastic products.
Smotrich says illegal West Bank settlement ‘buries’ Palestinian state
The far-right minister said he will approve 3,000 new homes in the E1 area project, hailing it as 'Zionism at its best'.
Russia restricts calls on WhatsApp, Telegram as internet control tightens
Russia says popular messaging apps facilitating crime, sabotage as internet restrictions tighten amid war in Ukraine.
How New Delhi’s garbage mountains become heat bombs for waste pickers
Informal waste pickers face temperatures as high as 70C (158F) in landfill sites and 'breathe poison’, activists say.
North Korean leader’s sister says South Korea lying about thaw in ties
Kim Yo Jong denies claims that Pyongyang has removed propaganda-blaring loudspeakers at the inter-Korean border.
Ukraine, EU, US leaders speak ahead of Trump-Putin meeting: Key takeaways
Trump agrees to follow-up summit with Putin, Zelenskyy, and warns 'severe consequences' unless Russia agrees to truce.
US sanctions Brazil health officials over Cuba’s overseas medical missions
Washington claims the health officials were involved in Cuba's 'coercive labour export' of medical workers.