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Legislation criminalises publishing of intimate images, including AI-created ‘deepfakes’, without a person’s consent. United States President Donald Trump has signed a bill outlawing so-called “revenge porn”, including images created using …

Here is where things stand on Tuesday, May 20: Fighting With peace talks on the horizon, Russia currently controls about one-fifth of Ukrainian territory. Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected …

Ruth Eleonora López has defended Venezuelan immigrants deported to El Salvador by US President Trump’s administration. A prominent human rights lawyer known for defending immigrants deported amid United States President …

United States President Donald Trump has said, after a more-than-two-hour call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, that Moscow and Kyiv “will immediately start negotiations” toward a ceasefire and an end …

More than 80 witnesses are expected to testify via videoconference over the next two weeks. The trial of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is set to begin, with charges that …

Sale of genetic testing company raises concerns about privacy of 23andMe’s 15 million customers. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has bought the genetic testing company 23andMe, a company once valued at $6bn, for …

The Baltic nation is seeking damages, including compensation for border reinforcement costs. Lithuania has initiated legal proceedings against Belarus at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing its neighbour of …

Dagalo, who leads the rival Rapid Support Forces paramilitary, also announces a government as war ravages Sudan. Sudan’s army chief and de facto head of state, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has …

Israeli army warns of ‘unprecedented’ assault on the southern city as dozens killed in strikes across blockaded enclave. Israel’s military has issued another forced displacement order to residents of Gaza’s …

Russia claims members of the international rights group have backed ‘extremist’ organisations and ‘foreign agents’. Russian authorities have designated Amnesty International as an “undesirable” organisation, alleging that the rights group …