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AI disinformation turns Nepal polls into ‘digital battleground’
KATHMANDU: Slick AI-generated disinformation has flooded election campaigns in Nepal, which votes Thursday in the first polls since deadly protests triggered by a brief ban on social media overthrew the government. The September 2025 protests were driven by tech-savvy youth angry at job shortages and flagrant corruption by an aging political elite. Now parties across the
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Father’s Murder Conviction in School Attack Puts New Onus on Parents – The New York Times
Father’s Murder Conviction in School Attack Puts New Onus on Parents The New York Times Father of Georgia school shooter found guilty of murder and manslaughter CNN Georgia father Colin Gray found guilty in connection with school shooting his son is accused of NBC News Georgia dad is the latest parent to be convicted when a child is
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Apple introduces the new MacBook Air with M5 – Apple
Apple introduces the new MacBook Air with M5 Apple Apple introduces MacBook Pro with all-new M5 Pro and M5 Max Apple Apple’s New MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Have New Chips, More Storage, and Higher Prices WIRED Apple raises MacBook prices across the board as M5 chips, new displays signal AI-first strategy CNBC The New M5 MacBook Air Is
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US embassy in Kuwait was struck by drones: three diplomats to AFP
KUWAIT: The US embassy in Kuwait was struck by drones, three diplomatic sources told AFP after smoke was seen rising from the diplomatic mission earlier on Monday. One Kuwait-based diplomat and a Western diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the embassy had been damaged by a number of drones while a second Kuwait-based diplomat
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Limited flights from UAE begin as governments seek to extract citizens from Middle East
LONDON: Several international airlines cautiously resumed a small number of flights from the United Arab Emirates on Monday, providing the first opportunity for travelers stranded by sweeping airspace closures to leave the country after the US and Israel bombarded Iran, and Iran struck back at targets across the Middle East.
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Purim parties shift to bomb shelters as Israelis celebrate under Iran war threat
TEL AVIV: The Purim holiday is usually marked with boisterous street parades and costume parties to celebrate the Jewish victory over an ancient Persian ruler. This year, the celebrations moved into fortified bomb shelters as the country wages war against Iran’s modern-day leaders. In Tel Aviv on Monday, people of all ages wearing sequined suits,
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Analysis: Lebanon government’s biggest test
BEIRUT: For two days after Israel and the US unleashed their joint aerial assault on Iran on Saturday, many Lebanese allowed themselves to believe that, for once, their country was the safest place to be in the Middle East. That all changed on Monday morning, however, when the Iran-backed Hezbollah unleashed a barrage of drones
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Philippine lawmakers start VP Duterte impeachment hearings
MANILA: A Philippine congressional committee began impeachment hearings Monday that could dash Vice President Sara Duterte’s run for the country’s top job. The daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte, who recently announced her candidacy for the 2028 presidential election, was impeached by the country’s House of Representatives last year only to see the Supreme Court toss
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Philippines, US, Japanese planes drill over Bashi Channel
MANILA: The Philippine, US and Japanese militaries conducted joint exercises this week over the Bashi Channel that separates the Philippines from Taiwan, officials said Friday. Aircraft from the three nations patrolled over the Philippines’ northernmost Batanes islands in drills aimed at showcasing their “ability to operate seamlessly together in complex maritime environments,” the Philippine military said
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What We Are Reading Today: When Trees Testify by Beronda L. Montgomery
In “When Trees Testify,” plant biologist Beronda L. Montgomery explores the way seven trees are intertwined with Black history and culture. She reveals how knowledge surrounding these trees has shaped America since the very beginning. Combining the wisdom of science and history with stories from her own path to botany, Montgomery talks to majestic trees,
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