The GuardianHow AI could 'supercharge' election risks across south-east Asia
Experts warn that AI could intensify election manipulation risks in south-east Asia, where young populations are highly connected online.
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Experts warn that AI could intensify election manipulation risks in south-east Asia, where young populations are highly connected online.
Flydubai halted flights to Israel after the cockpit attack and emergency landing. Benjamin Netanyahu cautioned that it was too early to establish who was behind the incident.
A reconstruction describes how the injured pilot, off-duty pilots and passengers including a plumber and dentist helped subdue the attacker and land the aircraft safely.
Tennessee death-row inmate Christa Pike was taken to hospital after two lethal injections failed to kill her, according to witnesses and officials.
Background: A report examines Christa Pike's childhood sexual abuse and how that history was treated when she was sentenced to death for murder at 18.
Swiss glaciers have lost a fifth of their volume in five years, with researchers linking rapidly accelerating melt to fossil-fuel-driven heating.
A report from Jerusalem captures sharply divided Israeli views of Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of a vote that could remove him from office.
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed plans to cut a fifth of senior military posts and renewed his attacks on diversity in the armed forces.
Hegseth appointed Elon Musk to a US taskforce on the future of warfare, returning the SpaceX chief to a role close to the administration.
New Google Maps satellite images show further extensive destruction of Gaza homes, businesses and places of worship since the fragile ceasefire.
Live coverage follows continued Russian strikes and reported infrastructure damage in Kyiv and Odesa as Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the front line.
Community-funded excavations on Scotland's island of Lismore have uncovered evidence from a sixth-century monastery that sheds light on Christianity's spread.
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Explainer: A look at when a Border poll might be called, the evidence about Irish unification and the Northern Secretary's decision under the Belfast Agreement.
A study says Ireland's law restricting sexual-history questioning of rape complainants is not working as intended and should be replaced; it also examines questions about dating-app use.
An Orange Order spokesman rejects a deal on the Drumcree march while talks continue around a document circulated by the Northern Secretary.
The medicines watchdog received 24 reports of suspected vision-related side effects from weight-loss injections. The report discusses studies of optic-nerve risk; reports alone do not establish causation.
A Jesuit priest who lives near Garvaghy Road recounts attending Drumcree church and argues that negotiation is the only route out of the standoff.
S&P economist Sylvain Broyer argues markets expect too many ECB rate increases and says cuts could resume in early 2028 after inflation weakens demand.
A profile examines Steve Hilton's move from advising David Cameron to running as a Republican candidate for California governor, and the Trump-aligned campaign around him.
Restaurant review: Blackthorn in Galway is praised for adventurous cooking by Nathan Hindmarsh, including dishes prepared on a charcoal grill.
Waterford planners sought more information about plans for Ave Maria University's international campus at the former Mount Melleray monastery.
Opinion: The writer argues Ireland should resist gloating about Brexit and work constructively with Andy Burnham on closer UK-European ties.
The spending watchdog says only €109,000 of €3.9 million overpaid to car dealers under an EV grant scheme has been recovered.
Podcast: In the News reports from the Budapest court where Irish citizen David Anderson faces a charge of murdering his former wife. The charge remains before court.
Legal advice: A reader asks how capital acquisitions tax applies after an inherited house sells for less than expected.
The Comptroller and Auditor General says settlements paid after asylum-accommodation precontracts were cancelled produced no value and substantial losses to taxpayers.
Analysis: A look at pressure on the right to claim asylum as European politics moves rightward and leaders seek grounds to suspend protections.
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Former SDLP assembly member Dolores Kelly describes residents being retraumatised by the renewed Drumcree dispute and the painful memories it has reopened.
Opinion: Sarah Creighton challenges unionist claims of victory at Drumcree and argues that forcing a march through Garvaghy Road would damage the peace process.
A community deal on flags along Belfast's Ormeau Road has been restored after tensions over Irish-language signs; flags have been removed from lampposts.
The Ulster Unionists will support a TUV motion to exclude Sinn Féin ministers. Thirty signatures are needed to secure an Assembly debate.
Explainer: Northern Ireland's Graduated Driver Licensing scheme begins, introducing rules intended to reduce serious collisions involving novice and young drivers.
TUV deputy leader says he shared an AI-generated Drumcree crowd picture for entertainment; the image exaggerated turnout at a loyalist rally.
PSNI chief Jon Boutcher responded to complaints from both sides of Drumcree, saying shouting would not influence him and confirming a criminal investigation into the protest.
Garvaghy Road spokesman Breandán Mac Cionnaith blames the PSNI for the standoff and calls on the chief constable to meet residents.
Opinion: Charlotte Blease argues that philosophy is missing from Northern Ireland's new curriculum and would help children develop independent thinking.
Repeated major fires at a Belfast docklands scrapyard have imposed significant costs on the Fire and Rescue Service.
Editorial: The Irish News argues that the restored Ormeau Road flags agreement offers a better way to manage cultural disputes through local compromise.
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The Belfast Telegraph reports Law Society NI chief David Lavery has been suspended amid controversy over a character reference for his cousin. His solicitor says he remains an employee and respects confidentiality.
Analysis: A look at whether the Executive can survive the Drumcree confrontation as the DUP and Sinn Féin face mounting political pressure.
Former NI nurse Bernie Michaelides explains how losing her mother as a child shaped her decision to volunteer as a Macmillan Buddy supporting people with cancer.
Comment: A former frontline reporter compares today's Drumcree confrontation with the violence and standoffs he covered in the 1990s.
Opinion: The writer argues Drumcree exposes deeper divisions and calls for a different approach to Northern Ireland's future.
Carla Lockhart says a Drumcree agreement that requires Orangemen to abandon their claimed right to parade down Garvaghy Road will not be accepted.
An inquest heard that Eric McNeill died at Altnagelvin Hospital after chest pain proved to be an ulcer causing catastrophic bleeding.
Reports say Boots is nearing a roughly £7 billion sale to Canada's Weston family, with owner Sycamore in advanced talks.
Elizabeth Debicki is to play Richard II in a Royal Shakespeare Company production, taking on the title role in Shakespeare's history play.
Airtel Money set an offer price for a planned London flotation that would value the mobile-payments business at about £5.3 billion.
Comment: A writer's experience of apparent cheating at a Ballymena quiz night prompts a comic reflection on fair play and frustration.
A tour of Belfast's largest visiting cruise ship of the year follows the arrival of 4,345 passengers, with a look at life aboard.
Opinion: A look back at a secret attempt to negotiate a final Drumcree parade through a compromise involving senior Catholic clerics.
Analysis: The writer examines misinformation about policing during Drumcree and Jon Boutcher's defiant response to pressure from rival sides.