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Whack-a-mole: US academic fights to purge his AI deepfakes

Whack-a-mole: US academic fights to purge his AI deepfakes

As deepfake videos of John Mearsheimer multiplied across YouTube, the American academic rushed to have them taken down, embarking on a grueling fight that laid bare the challenges of combating AI-driven impersonation.

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Love in a time of war for journalist and activist in new documentary

Love in a time of war for journalist and activist in new documentary

An unlikely love story blossoming in the thick of war provides the backdrop to a new documentary that raises questions about how modern media cover conflict.

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'Unprecedented mass killing': NGOs battle to quantify Iran crackdown scale

'Unprecedented mass killing': NGOs battle to quantify Iran crackdown scale

When the first pieces of information circumvented a near-total blackout during Iran's protests last month, rights defender Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam was already ready to say the scale of the crackdown was "unbelievable".

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Seahawks kid Cooper Kupp seeks new Super Bowl memories

Seahawks kid Cooper Kupp seeks new Super Bowl memories

How do you top winning the Super Bowl and being named MVP of American football's biggest game? If you're Cooper Kupp, you try to win another with your childhood team.

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Arteta backs Arsenal to build on 'magical' place in League Cup final

Arteta backs Arsenal to build on 'magical' place in League Cup final

Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal will use the "magical" feeling of reaching the League Cup to fuel their Premier League title charge.

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Evil Empire to underdogs: Patriots eye 7th Super Bowl

Evil Empire to underdogs: Patriots eye 7th Super Bowl

When Tom Brady and the New England Patriots won six Super Bowls from 12 appearances, their dominant dynasty was often dubbed the "Evil Empire."

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UBS grilled on Capitol Hill over Nazi-era probe

UBS grilled on Capitol Hill over Nazi-era probe

A Senate panel grilled UBS officials Tuesday over withholding documents sought in a probe of Holocaust-era assets stolen by Nazis and held at Credit Suisse.

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Guardiola 'hurt' by suffering caused in global conflicts

Guardiola 'hurt' by suffering caused in global conflicts

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has vowed to keep speaking out on humanitarian issues because of the "hurt" caused to the victims of global conflicts.

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Marseille do their work early to beat Rennes in French Cup

Marseille do their work early to beat Rennes in French Cup

Marseille scored in the opening minutes of each half to book a place in the quarter-finals of the French Cup with a scrappy, at times fractious, 3-0 victory over visiting Rennes on Tuesday.

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Arsenal sink Chelsea to reach League Cup final

Arsenal sink Chelsea to reach League Cup final

Arsenal reached the League Cup final for the first time in eight years as Kai Havertz sealed a 1-0 win against Chelsea in the semi-final second leg on Tuesday.

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