Why did an OpenAI system hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future?
BBC News (World)by Henry Moore; Liv McMahon; Chris Vallance·17d ago
- Published An OpenAI agent has gone "rogue" and "infiltrated" an Australian government website in what cyber-security experts are calling the first hack of its kind.
Ethiopia's army says it has repelled TPLF attacks in first comment on fresh Tigray fighting
BBC News (World)by Michael Teferi·17d ago
- Published Ethiopia's army says it has repelled attacks from Tigrayan forces and their allies in parts of the north of the country, in its first statement since fighting broke out on Wednesday.
Why the Dutch dictionary has a new word for labia
BBC News (World)by Smitha Mundasad·18d ago
- Published Can you imagine seeing the words "shame lips" on your medical notes? The term, which can also be translated as "pubic lips", is the Dutch word for a women's body part.
Dopamine sites: India and the world are discovering the thrill of shopping without buying
BBC News (World)by Soutik Biswas·18d ago
- Published You are hungry. Or you are not. It doesn't matter. You open FoodNeverComes, pick from 22 cuisines and start scrolling. Butter chicken looks good. So does bibimbap.
Trump and Xi meet as AI rivalry reshapes global power dynamics
BBC News (World)by Joe Tidy; Osmond Chia·18d ago
- Published "Whoever wins AI, WINS!" US President Donald Trump has been blunt about his AI ambitions, as well as about who he considers the US's main rival to be: China.
UK survivor of Canadian poison seller says he exploited her despair
BBC News (World)by Dan Sales; Christina McSorley; Sean Dilley·18d ago
- Published A British woman, one of the survivors of Canadian poison seller Kenneth Law, faced him in court on Wednesday to describe how he had exploited her vulnerability.
Azerbaijan frees jailed Frenchman after EU lifts sanctions on Russian billionaire
BBC News (World)by Paul Kirby·18d ago
- Published French national Martin Ryan has been pardoned and his release from prison ordered by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev after he was jailed on charges of spying.
Ethiopia's Mekelle airport in Tigray seized by local forces, residents tell the BBC.
BBC News (World)by Teklemariam Bekit·19d ago
- Published Local forces in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray have seized control of the airport in the regional capital, Mekelle, from federal police, local residents have told the BBC.
Salva Kiir: South Sudan president dissolves government ahead of country's first elections
BBC News (World)by Nichola Mandil; Akisa Wandera; Allan Olingo·19d ago
- Published South Sudan President Salva Kiir has dissolved the transitional government, three months before the country's first election since its independence in 2011.
South Africa mass shooting: Gunmen kill 11 at house in Durban
BBC News (World)by Basillioh Rukanga·19d ago
- Published At least 11 people have been killed in a mass shooting in a residential building near the South African city of Durban.
Trump administration accuses banned media outlets of 'falsehoods' ahead of court hearing
BBC News (World)by Harry Sekulich·19d ago
- Published The US Justice Department has filed documents that accuse three media outlets banned from the White House of "trafficking in verifiable falsehoods" and reporting which "threatened...
US and Iran hold first talks since June after Trump's 'annihilation' threat
BBC News (World)by Bernd Debusmann Jr; Paulin Kola·19d ago
- Published Iran's foreign minister has met US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff at the UN on a day when the US leader said he could "annihilate" the Islamic Republic if the conflict...
Fariba Hashimi: Afghanistan cyclist who dressed as man to avoid Taliban wins Asian Games silver medal
BBC News (World)·19d ago
- Published A female cyclist from Afghanistan who previously disguised herself as a man when chasing a career in the sport has won a silver medal at the Asian Games.
Nigeria prison deaths: Inside the cell where 33 inmates lost their lives
BBC News (World)by Madina Maishanu·19d ago
- Published Usman Muhammad pauses by the entrance to a tiny Nigerian prison cell and leans his forehead against the wall unable to speak.
Developing El Niño becomes strongest on record weeks before expected peak
BBC News (World)by Ben Rich; Simon King·19d ago
- Published The developing El Niño climate phenomenon is now the strongest on record, according to scientists monitoring Pacific Ocean temperatures.
Disha Salian: Why a Bollywood celebrity manager's six-year-old death case has been reopened
BBC News (World)by Geeta Pandey·20d ago
- Published On 4 June 2020, as a deadly wave of Covid-19 swept through India, celebrity manager Disha Salian asked her father Satish Salian to call a police helpline to check if it was safe for her...
First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide
BBC News (World)by Matt Spivey; Daniel Sandford·20d ago
- Published A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has become the first person charged in the UK with offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide against the Tutsi, the Crown...
London Fashion Week 2026: The five trends we'll see in spring
BBC News (World)by Annabel Rackham; Emma Lynch·20d ago
- Published This London Fashion Week has been about return and renewal - as two of Britain's biggest designers showcased their spring/summer 2027 designs.
Millions urged to evacuate as Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan
BBC News (World)by Jamie Whitehead; Kelly Ng·20d ago
- Published Almost two million people are under evacuation orders in Japan as Typhoon Dujuan batters a number of the country's prefectures.
British Museum bans visitors from photographing Bayeux Tapestry
BBC News (World)by Neil Murphy; Henry Moore·20d ago
- Published The British Museum has banned visitors from taking photographs of the Bayeux Tapestry over concerns that they were taking too long to view the historic work.
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