In recent days, ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 has taken the internet by storm due to generating hyper-realistic AI videos.Given the online proliferation of Seedance-generated videos, several Hollywood studios have sounded alarm over copyright infringement. As a result, Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, blaming the Chinese tech giant for using Disney characters to train and... Read More

Nancy Guthrie’s family has been cleared as possible suspects in her abduction, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said on Monday, as the case involving the mother of “Today” show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie entered its third week. Guthrie’s family, which includes “all siblings and spouses,” has been cooperative and gracious as authorities investigate the kidnapping, Nanos... Read More

According to Tehran, “indirect” Iran-US nuclear talks mediated by Oman will be held on Tuesday, although Washington has previously pushed for other topics to be discussed including Iran’s ballistic missiles and support for regional proxies. The war games in the Strait of Hormuz, the duration of which was not specified, aim to prepare the IRGC... Read More

The shooting happened at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, near Providence in Rhode Island, at around 2.30pm local time (7.30pm UK time) on Monday, where a youth hockey game was scheduled.The suspect is among the three people who have died in what authorities said they believe was a “targeted” attack stemming from a... Read More

US and Iranian officials are set to meet in Swizerland on Tuesday for a second round of talks. Iran says the meeting will focus on its nuclear programme and the potential lifting of economic sanctions imposed by the US. Washington has previously indicated it wants to discuss other issues as well. The Abraham Lincoln, which... Read More

Austria charges suspect in Taylor Swift terror plot- Prosecutors in Austria have filed terrorism charges against a 21-year-old who was allegedly plotting to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in 2024. Austrian prosecutors on Monday filed terrorism charges against a now 21-year-old man accused of plotting an attack on Taylor Swift’s August 2024 concert in Vienna. According to... Read More

French police ​on Monday searched ​the Arab World Institute in Paris ​in ‌connection ⁠with an investigation into ‌its former head, France’s former ⁠culture minister Jack Lang, and his alleged ​ties with the ‌late financier Jeffrey Epstein. Lang, a former French culture minister under ​socialist president François Mitterrand, resigned earlier this month from ​the organisation which... Read More

The biggest day of Carnival celebrations puts political caricatures at the center of it, with tens of thousands of revelers set to line the streets to watch the Rosenmontag parades in Cologne and Düsseldorf. Cologne, Düsseldorf set to see satirical effigies making fun of politicians during Carnival paradesGermany to extend checks at its land borders... Read More

Two female Israeli soldiers had to be rescued by police after being chased by a crowd of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men. Footage from the city of Bnei Brak showed the women running through streets strewn with rubbish and overturned bins as police officers formed a protective barrier. More than 20 people were arrested. Reports suggest the... Read More

Athletes from Canada, Sweden, Britain and Germany have found themselves at the center of a curling controversy at the Winter Olympics, with accusations made of illegal “double-touching” when releasing the stone.The curling competitions at the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy, were mired in controversy this weekend after some athletes accused each other of cheating by... Read More