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“We are noticing a huge amount of fake information compared to other times,” said Miraj Ahmed Chowdhury, head of the Dhaka-based research organisation Digitally Right, saying free AI tools made creating sophisticated fakes easier.In another AI-generated video, Bangladeshis appear to praise Hasina – now a fugitive who was sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity.In India, social media outrage by Hindu fundamentalists about the lone Bangladeshi cricket player in India’s domestic IPL league resulted in his club cancelling his contract – a furore that escalated to Bangladesh’s national team pulling out of this month’s T20 World Cup in…

BREAKINGBREAKING, Founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper gets lengthy sentence under Beijing’s national security law.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 9 Feb 20269 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareA court in Hong Kong has sentenced pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in jail following his conviction on charges of foreign collusion and seditious publication.The 78-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper heard his sentence before three High Court judges on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listLai has already spent more than five years behind bars as the trial has progressed.He was found…

A federal judge ruled Department of Justice records related to the recent seizure of 2020 ballots and documents in Fulton County, Georgia, must be unsealed by Tuesday. Willie James Inman has more.

Michael Saylor, chairman of MicroStrategy, speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 26, 2024.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesStrategy plunged roughly 7% on Monday after bitcoin dipped below the cryptocurrency treasury company’s average purchase price per token.  Bitcoin traded at about $74,500 at its bottom on Monday – its lowest price since last April.That’s slightly below Strategy’s average purchase price of $76,052 per bitcoin, according to its regulatory filing dated Feb. 2, raising concerns that the Michael Saylor-led firm could be underwater if the digital currency continues to slide. The company holds roughly $56 billion in bitcoin,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Late last month, after the killing of local Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti by federal agents working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, MS NOW interviewed a protester identified as “Andrew” who said he flew in from Colorado to help drive the feds out of the city.Hours later, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) framed the killing as a “murder,” identified “Andrew” as “DSA National Political Committee member Andrew, @andrewized who “joined community members in Minneapolis today, to protest the murder of Alex Pretti. ‘We are going to beat the Trump administration.’”Soon after, in…

By Payton Zillich Global News Posted February 8, 2026 7:24 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size It all began with a little girl, a camcorder and a dream. Now, several years later, Saskatchewan filmmaker Emma Zuck is being celebrated for her art. After going to film school in Toronto, Zuck returned to Saskatoon, excited to share the short films she had made with her community. She soon realized there were no real opportunities in the province to share Prairie-made short films. This inspired her to create Homegrown Cinema Club. Get breaking National news For…

A last-ditch court bid to stop police using extra powers curtailing protests against the Israeli president is underway.Protest organisers Palestine Action Group launched legal action against the NSW government in the NSW Supreme Court after Isaac Herzog’s visit was declared a major event.The declaration granted police extra powers to bolster the number of officers deployed during the visit in the interest of public safety.But calling the visit a major event is too broad, protesters argue, as there are no specified participants or spectators and the geographic area is too large.”(NSW Premier) Chris Minns is trying to interpret these laws to…

Listen to this article | 4 minsinfoMumbai, India — For most of a warm and breezy Sunday afternoon in Mumbai, the Wankhede Stadium felt closer to Kathmandu than India’s southern metropolis as thousands of Nepalese fans sang, danced and dared to dream while their cricket team took on the mighty England in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.A sea of red and blue replica shirts heaved in every nook and corner of the iconic 33,000-capacity venue, with supporters turning the famed Indian stadium into their adopted home.A banner, saying “Feel the Thrill” stretched across stands and captured the mood perfectly as…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman entered the race for mayor Saturday, launching a last-minute challenge against incumbent Karen Bass just hours before the filing deadline.The move by Raman, a progressive representing the city’s 4th District, signals the potential for a high-stakes June primary against a close political ally, though she has not yet qualified for the ballot.To qualify, candidates must either pay a $300 filing fee and submit at least 500 valid signatures, or submit 1,000 valid signatures without a fee, according to the Los Angeles City Clerk’s office.Nominating petitions…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Charlie Puth helped kick off Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, with his rendition of the national anthem, and football fans flocked to social media to give him his flowers for it.As some national anthem renditions have been critiqued in the past, many believed Puth did well with the performance.”Charlie Puth killed it holy s—,” one X user wrote. Charlie Puth performs onstage during the Super Bowl LX Pregame at Levi’s Stadium on Feb. 8, 2026 in Santa Clara, California.  (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)Another added: “Charlie Puth singing the…