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Trump supporters target black voters with AI fakes

05-03-2024 WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK: Donald Trump supporters have been creating and sharing AI-generated fake images of black voters to encourage African Americans to vote Republican. Media discovered dozens of deep-fakes portraying black people as supporting the former president. Trump has openly courted black voters, who were key to Joe Biden’s …

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170 people executed in Burkina Faso attacks

05-03-2024 OUAGADOUGOU: Around 170 people were “executed” in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a regional prosecutor has said, as violence flares in the country. Aly Benjamin Coulibaly said in a statement on Sunday that he had received reports of the attacks on the villages …

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Haiti declares emergency after huge jailbreak

05-03-2024 PORT-AU-PRINCE: The government of Haiti declared a 72-hour state of emergency on Sunday after armed gangs stormed a major Port-au-Prince prison, leading to the killing of at least 12 people and the escape of around 4,000 inmates. Gang leaders say they want to force the resignation of Prime Minister …

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Former Australian MP became Foreign Agent, Spy Chief

04-03-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY: A former Australian politician “sold out” the country to a foreign spy network, the nation’s intelligence chief has alleged in a speech. Outlining the activities of the group dubbed the “A-Team”, Mike Burgess claimed the MP had offered it access to the then-prime minister’s …

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Shehbaz Sharif wins second term as Pakistan’s PM

04-03-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s newly formed parliament has elected Shehbaz Sharif as prime minister for a second term. He defeated a rival supported by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The move comes three weeks after an inconclusive general election that was marred …

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