Meta says you can’t turn off its new AI tool on Facebook, Instagram
Meta has now integrated AI into Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and Messenger in Canada — but its presence may not be welcomed by all, as the new feature can’t be turned off.
Political news from Pakistan
India's Modi poised for victory as 6-week general election begins in world's largest democracy
CHENNAI - Close to 970 million Indians start voting today as India holds its general election with polls suggesting that incumbent Prime Minister, Narendra Modi will win a third term in the world's largest democracy.
Election interference worse than government admits, rights coalition says
Foreign interference in Canada’s past two federal elections was likely worse than the government has acknowledged and may have swayed results in some ridings, says a coalition of diaspora groups.
U.S. tech CEOs give India PM Modi boost ahead of election
The ironclad relationship that India Prime Minister Narendra Modi has developed with CEOs of the largest U.S. tech companies is giving his nation the foreign support that India has craved for more than a decade. Those ties also have boosted Modi's own profile ahead of key elections that start Friday, a former Indian government official told CNBC on the condition of anonymity. The promise of further economic growth in India as China's economy slows has led many American CEOs to support Modi's policies. Tensions between Washington and Beijing have also pushed U.S. conglomerates to diversify their manufacturing bases to
In shadow of losses amid Ganganagar drug crisis, villagers flag poll players’ apathy, decry lip service
Ajami Devi, a 58-year-old resident of Kaliyan village near Sri Ganganagar city, has tears in her eyes when she speaks about her 19-year-old nephew, a drug addict who died due to drug overdose. This is a familiar story in hundreds of villages in Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh districts where the rising drug menace has proved disastrous for a legion of such youths and their farmer families.
US and UK issue new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran’s weekend attack on Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and U.K. on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as concern grows that Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East.
'He Pushed Me': Wife’s Dying Words Help Convict Man Of Murder
“Don’t let my husband near me. He pushed me.”
Middle East – live: ‘Clear’ Israel has chosen to retaliate to Iran attack, says Cameron as US set on sanctions
It is “clear the Israelis are making a decision to act” in response to Iran’s unprecedented direct attack, David Cameron has said, as the foreign secretary landed in Israel for talks with prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.