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OpenAI pulls the plug on Sora, the viral AI video app that sparked deepfake concerns

New Delhi, March 25 -- OpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral last fall as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence but also raised alarms i... Read More


What we know and don't know about the Iran war negotiations

New Delhi, March 25 -- U.S. President Donald Trump's surprising claim this week that talks with Iran were yielding great progress has only raised more confusion over a war whose goals were already unc... Read More


Kenya floods worsen as 2 rivers burst banks, with death toll hitting 88

New Delhi, March 25 -- The Kenyan government said Tuesday that two rivers have burst their banks, flooding farms and displacing families as the death toll in flooding in the east African nation this m... Read More


An arson attack leaves Britain's Jewish community feeling vulnerable

New Delhi, March 25 -- British police hunted three suspects on Tuesday over an arson attack on a Jewish charity's ambulances and pledged to step up security around a community that feels increasingly ... Read More


Libya tows drifting Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker to avert a Mediterranean spill

New Delhi, March 25 -- Libyan authorities were towing a Russian tanker drifting in the Mediterranean for the past three weeks, after the vessel was damaged in a suspected sea drone attack, officials s... Read More


Perfect homework, blank stares: Why colleges are turning to oral exams to combat AI

New Delhi, March 25 -- The assignment involves no laptop, no chatbot and no technology of any kind. In fact, there's no pen or paper, either. Instead, students in Chris Schaffer's biomedical engineer... Read More


Iran's parliamentary speaker Qalibaf is floated as a possible US contact in talks as war rages

New Delhi, March 25 -- Long before he became Iran's parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf went on a charm offensive for almost two decades, portraying himself as a hard-liner the West could d... Read More


Now a true pop star, Miley Cyrus returns to her 'Hannah Montana' roots to fete anniversary special

New Delhi, March 25 -- Sporting that "Hannah Montana" blond hair and bangs, Miley Cyrus went back to her roots - celebrating 20 years of the TV show that launched the career of a real-life pop star. ... Read More


Jewish communities boost security and continue observances amid rise in hateful incidents

New Delhi, March 25 -- Law enforcement officials on Tuesday said they are taking steps to monitor and counter threats to Jewish and Muslim communities nationwide since the onset of war in the Middle E... Read More


Trump administration offers 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran

New Delhi, March 25 -- The Trump administration offered a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran, a person briefed on the contours of the proposal said late Tuesday, even as the U.S. military prepared to sen... Read More