Sydney teenager allegedly used AI to create deepfake pornography of students

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Police are investigating after schoolboy allegedly circulated images of female students using fake social media accounts

A teenage boy at a south-western Sydney high school has been reported to police after allegedly using artificial intelligence platforms to create pornography featuring other students.

The student is alleged to have created explicit deepfake images of female students and circulated them using fake social media accounts.

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Andrew Forrest fires back at ExxonMobil’s claims of ‘smear campaigns and lawfare’

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Iron ore billionaire says he is ‘personally delighted’ at lawsuit as fossil fuel giant has ‘opened themselves up to cross-examination’ in a US court

Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest is among a group accused of orchestrating “smear campaigns and lawfare” against the global oil and gas sector “for politics, publicity, and private gain” in a dramatic defamation claim launched in US courts by fossil fuel company ExxonMobil.

But the iron ore billionaire, who is not himself a defendant in the case, said he is “personally delighted” at the court action and that “Exxon has walked themselves into the court and opened themselves up to cross-examination”.

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Brussels will be watching whether Musk breaks EU law in far-right livestream – POLITICO Europe

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  1. Brussels will be watching whether Musk breaks EU law in far-right livestream  POLITICO Europe
  2. Musk is courting the far right in Germany — and there's not much European leaders can do about it  CNBC
  3. France urges EU to get tough on Musk's political comments as bloc struggles for a response  Reuters
  4. Will the EU attempt to rein in Musk's X? | Radio Schuman  Euronews
  5. Spain’s Sanchez says Musk incites hatred, warns against fascism in Europe  Al Jazeera English
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Trump’s chaos agents descend on Europe — and squabble – POLITICO Europe

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  1. Trump’s chaos agents descend on Europe — and squabble  POLITICO Europe
  2. Opinion | Nations Prepare for a Post-European World  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Can American Abandonment Help Europe?  Foreign Affairs Magazine
  4. A flailing economy has left the EU exposed to Trumpian outbursts  Mint
  5. A fractured alliance: Europe, Trump 2.0, and the dynamics of a changing global order  Observer Research Foundation
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A Russian missile attack in southern Ukraine has killed at least 13 civilians, officials say – Yahoo! Voices

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  1. A Russian missile attack in southern Ukraine has killed at least 13 civilians, officials say  Yahoo! Voices
  2. Russian strike kills 13, injures 113 in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia  Reuters
  3. Russian Strike Kills 13 in Southeastern Ukraine  The New York Times
  4. Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,050  Al Jazeera English
  5. Ukraine-Russia war latest: US pledges $500m in weapons and ammunition for Kyiv to fight Putin’s forces  The Independent
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Japanese yakuza leader pleads guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar

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US authorities charged Takeshi Ebisawa with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar for expected use by Iran in nuclear weapons

A member of the Japanese criminal underworld has pleaded guilty to handling nuclear material sourced from Myanmar and seeking to sell it to fund an illicit arms deal, US authorities have said.

Yakuza leader Takeshi Ebisawa and a co-defendant had previously been charged in April 2022 with drug trafficking and firearms offences, and both were remanded.

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Stampede at Tirupati: Confession Of A Woman.. – Greatandhra

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  1. Stampede at Tirupati: Confession Of A Woman..  Greatandhra
  2. Tirupati stampede: India temple apologises after six killed in crush  BBC.com
  3. Mothers who waited hours for darshan coupons — who are the victims of the Tirupati stampede?  The Indian Express
  4. Tirupati stampede: President Murmu, PM Modi condole death of devotees  The Hindu
  5. Behind Tirupati Stampede: Gate Opened For Woman Who Was Unwell Led To Chaos  NDTV
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Trump shares inflammatory video with crude reference to Netanyahu – The Guardian US

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  1. Trump shares inflammatory video with crude reference to Netanyahu  The Guardian US
  2. Trump posts clip of prof calling Netanyahu ‘obsessive’ about getting US to fight Iran  The Times of Israel
  3. Trouble in paradise? Trump shares interview criticizing Netanyahu  Roya News English
  4. Trump reposts clip from prof who traffics in conspiracy theories, attacks Netanyahu’s ‘power’  Jewish Insider
  5. Trump shares conspiracy video blaming Netanyahu for Iraq war  Arutz Sheva
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British IS members in Syria should be allowed home, says Trump’s counter-terror pick

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Sebastian Gorka says letting people in prison camps return to Britain would benefit the ‘special relationship’ with US

British nationals being held in Syrian prison camps for fighting on behalf of Islamic State should be allowed to return to the UK, Donald Trump’s incoming counter-terrorism chief has said.

Any country that wants to be a “serious ally” to the United States should commit to the international fight against the extremist group by repatriating its citizens, according to Sebastian Gorka.

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New Caledonia Congress elects pro-France president after political crisis

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New leader Alcide Ponga says people want a ‘signal of hope’ after turmoil in the French Pacific territory

Weeks after its first ever pro-independence government collapsed, New Caledonia has named a French loyalist as its new president as the territory seeks to rebuild from deadly riots and destruction that battered the economy.

Alcide Ponga, from the Le Rassemblement party, was elected president by the newly installed executive in Congress on Wednesday. Ponga’s party is affiliated with French right-wing party LR, Les Républicains. The loyalists are in favour of keeping New Caledonia within France.

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Chad: 19 dead as gunmen launch assault on presidential complex – The Times of India

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  1. Chad: 19 dead as gunmen launch assault on presidential complex  The Times of India
  2. Chad say military foiled armed assault on presidential complex, 19 killed  Al Jazeera English
  3. Gun attack on Chad presidential palace - authorities downplay wetin happun  BBC.com
  4. Gunshots are heard near Chad’s presidential palace. Foreign minister says it’s under control  The Associated Press
  5. Chad says military foiled 'destabilisation attempt'  Reuters
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