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• YouTuber bypasses AI ethics, successfully gets robot to shoot him in chest in chilling video

  11-12-2025 05:05 via article.wn.com
  In a chilling social experiment, a YouTuber demonstrated how easy it was to bypass the safety protocols of AI. The man gave a BB gun to an AI-powered robot and asked it to shoot him. Though it initially refused the direct command, a twist in the prompt dissolved the robot's safety constraints and caused it to shoot the man. A YouTuber tricked an AI-powered robot into shooting him with a BB gun. (YouTube/@weareinsideAI) “InsideAI gave a ChatGPT-powered robot a gun and asked it to shoot him.
  
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• Tis the season for the scammers: Experts warn of 8 ways you can be duped this holiday

  13-12-2025 14:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  Some seasonal job ads are also not all they are cracked up to be
  
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• Hiker rescued after getting trapped in quicksand at US national park

  13-12-2025 14:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  An experienced hiker had to be rescued after they became stuck in quicksand for hours at Utah’s Arches National Park.
  
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• You and me against the world: who was behind Trump’s anti-Europe foreign policy?

  13-12-2025 14:15 via article.wn.com
  The US’s national security strategy, shared last week, claims European immigration will cause ‘civilisational erasure’...
  
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• What to know about King Charles III's cancer treatment and his message to the public

  13-12-2025 14:15 via article.wn.com
  King Charles III has shared a public...
  
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• US is lifting sanctions on Belarusian potash, Trump envoy says

  13-12-2025 14:15 via article.wn.com
  The United States is lifting sanctions on Belarusian potash, President Donald Trump’s envoy John Coale said on Saturday after two days of talks in Minsk with President Alexander Lukashenko. Coale, who has been tasked by Trump with negotiating the release of more than 1,000 political prisoners, described it as a good move for Belarus but did not say what Lukashenko had agreed to do in return. Belarus, a close ally of Russia, is a major producer of...
  
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• Trump attacks old foe Biden – but presidential parallels hard to avoid

  13-12-2025 14:15 via article.wn.com
  US president finds himself shouldering same burdens of affordability crisis and the inexorable march of time...
  
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• Top Democrats call for investigation into share-buying spree by Trump allies

  13-12-2025 14:15 via article.wn.com
  Fossil fuel execs Robert Pender and Michael Sabel deny wrongdoing after report on potential conflict of interest...
  
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• Cruise-ship stowaway owls set for US return after living it up at Spanish resort

  13-12-2025 14:15 via article.wn.com
  Burrowing owls, who boarded cruise ship in Miami, to be returned to US next month after long spell in quarantine...
  
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• Pakistan, Iran Forcibly Deport Over 10,000 Afghan Refugees In Two Days

  13-12-2025 14:14 via article.wn.com
  Over 10,000 Afghan refugees were forcibly deported from Iran and Pakistan over the last two days. ......
  
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• Iran raises fuel prices for heavy users to curb consumption, smuggling

  13-12-2025 14:14 via article.wn.com
  Iran raised the price of its subsidised gasoline for most users on Saturday, a government spokesperson said, as the OPEC member seeks to control rising fuel demand without triggering public anger....
  
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• US lifts sanctions on Belarusian potash, state media cite Trump envoy as saying

  13-12-2025 14:13 via article.wn.com
  Dec 13 (Reuters) - The United States is lifting sanctions on Belarusian potash, Belarusian state media quoted President Donald Trump's envoy John Coale as saying after two days of talks in Minsk with President Alexander Lukashenko. Read full story ......
  
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• Zelensky hails Kupiansk gains as Ukraine encircles Russian forces | Putin

  13-12-2025 14:12 via article.wn.com
  Ukraine said its forces have encircled Russian troops around the frontline city of...
  
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• Why Raj Kapoor’s was a wonderful world: A tribute by Poonam Saxena

  13-12-2025 14:12 via article.wn.com
  These may be our final tributes to him for a while. Raj Kapoor and Nargis in the song Pyar Hua Ikrar Hua from Shree 420 (1955). Raj Kapoor would have been 101 today. This marks the end of a widely celebrated centenary year. In addition to coverage across newspapers and online, there have been tributes such as Netflix’s Dining with the Kapoors, which was a pleasant watch, though it barely skimmed the surface of his persona. It didn’t dwell very much, for instance, on the stories aroun
  
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• Indonesia flood tragedy: Death toll crosses 1,000

  13-12-2025 14:12 via article.wn.com
  Indonesia has been grappling with climate disaster as destructive floods and landslides have killed...
  
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• UK bishops ‘gravely concerned’ by far-right ‘Christmas’ rally

  13-12-2025 14:09 via article.wn.com
  Far-right figurehead Robinson has billed the rally as a Christmas “religious celebration”. ......
  
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• Gazans Living Among Ruins Now Contend With Floods, Overflowing Sewage

  13-12-2025 14:09 via article.wn.com
  Foul weather has worsened conditions among the more than one million people lacking adequate shelter. ......
  
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• Farmers doubt aid will solve ag industry's problems

  13-12-2025 14:06 via article.wn.com
  People are also reading… A year after Abundant Life shooting, victim’s family leans on its faith 3 things to know about the Packers' new defensive line addition $5.75M...
  
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• U.S. moves to normalize relations with Belarus, key Russian partner in Ukraine war

  13-12-2025 14:04 via article.wn.com
  The United States will lift sanctions on Belarusian potash in the latest sign of a thaw between Washington and the isolated autocracy. John Coale, the U.S. special envoy for Belarus, met the country’s authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko for talks in the Belarusian capital of...
  
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• Bengaluru man electrocuted trying to rescue pet Macaw

  13-12-2025 14:00 via article.wn.com
  Friday morning in Bengaluru’s Girinagar began like any other — until the bird got away. Arun Kumar, a 32-year-old businessman, was simply trying to do what any devoted pet owner would: bring his macaw back home, reports NDTV. The brightly coloured parrot, reportedly worth Rs250,000 (Dh10,250), had flown out and perched on a nearby electric pole. Worried, but determined, Kumar...
  
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• US says it will lift some trade sanctions on Russia's ally Belarus

  13-12-2025 13:59 via article.wn.com
  The United States has decided to lift...
  
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• France Cinema Lumiere

  13-12-2025 13:59 via article.wn.com
  Emmanuel Courcol, left, and Irene Muscari arrive for the screening of the movie " LUMIERE! " a special event marking 130 years of cinema, presented by Thierry Fremaux at the Grand Rex cinema in Paris, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. ......
  
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• UN chief arrives in Iraq for ceremony marking end of UNAMI mission

  13-12-2025 13:53 via article.wn.com
  United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Baghdad on Saturday from Saudi Arabia to take part in a ceremony marking the end of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), after 22 years of operations in the country. Guterres was welcomed by Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein upon arrival at Baghdad...
  
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• Fans vandalise India stadium after football star Messi’s abrupt exit

  13-12-2025 13:51 via article.wn.com
  Angry spectators broke down barricades and stormed the pitch at a stadium in India after football star Lionel Messi, who is on a three-day tour of the country, abruptly left the arena. As a part of a so-called GOAT Tour, the 38-year-old Argentina and Inter Miami superstar touched down in the eastern state of West Bengal early Saturday, greeted by a chorus of exuberant fans chanting his name. Hours later, thousands of fans wearing Messi jerseys and waving the Argentine flag packed into Salt Lake
  
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• AP News Summary at 7:13 a.m. EST

  13-12-2025 13:51 via article.wn.com
  House Democrats release photos of Trump, Clinton and Andrew from Epstein's estate WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he hasn’t seen the photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate released Friday by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, but says they are not a big deal. The photos include some of Trump, Bill Clinton and the former Prince Andrew. The White House is accusing Democrats of “cherry-picking photos" to create a false narrative about Trump. Republicans
  
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• Was Sherrone Moore's wife Kelli friends with Paige Shiver? Here's all we know

  13-12-2025 13:36 via article.wn.com
  The Sherrone Moore scandal has become one of the most significant scandals in college football history. It all started when the University of Michigan launched an online probe into their head football coach Moore regarding workplace misconduct. Following his dismissal and rejection, internet detectives started examining every little detail associated with Sherrone, his wife, Kelli, and Paige. Amidst all of this, a new question that has begged everyone's attention is whether Kelli and Shiver were
  
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• Trump claims truce between Thailand, Cambodia despite clashes

  13-12-2025 13:34 via article.wn.com
  Fighting raged on Saturday morning along the border of Thailand and Cambodia, even after US President Donald Trump, acting as a mediator, declared that he had won agreement from both countries for a ceasefire. Thai officials have said they did not agree to a ceasefire, and Cambodia has not commented on Trump’s claim. Its defence ministry instead said Thai jets carried out airstrikes Saturday morning. Cambodian media reported Trump’s claim without elaborating. Thai Foreign Minister Si
  
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• Palestine Action hunger strikers 'blocked' from family contact

  13-12-2025 13:34 via article.wn.com
  Family members of Palestine Action hunger strikers jailed in the UK say they have been prevented from speaking to their relatives despite concerns over their health and wellbeing. On 2 November, a group of prisoners, who were arrested due to their affiliation or alleged offences with the now proscribed Palestine Action direct action group, launched a hunger strike to protest the conditions they were kept in as well as the group’s designation by the UK government. A family member of Kamran
  
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• Brother of journalist Hossam Shabat dies after Israel blocks medical aid

  13-12-2025 13:30 via article.wn.com
  Hassan Shabat, the brother of slain Palestinian journalist Hossam Shabat, died on Friday, December 12, after Israel denied the entry of medical aid...
  
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• Today in History: December 13, Saddam Hussein captured in Iraq

  13-12-2025 13:24 via article.wn.com
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