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Researchers at Stanford University recently tested out some of the more popular AI tools on the market, from companies like OpenAI and Character.ai, and tested how they did at simulating therapy.

The researchers found that when they imitated someone who had suicidal intentions, these tools were more than unhelpful — they failed to notice they were helping that person plan their own death.

“[AI] systems are being used as companions, thought-partners, confidants, coaches, and…

The reversal has been stark. Last year alone, more than 302,200 people attempted to travel northwards from South America, according to the United Nations.

However, as President Donald Trump makes asylum all but impossible to obtain in the US, migration northwards has slowed to a trickle.

The Darien Gap — a sliver of untamed forest and steep terrain — used to be the main artery connecting South America to the north. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people would struggle to cross the…

Authorities say forecasters cannot rule out a repeat of extreme weather like the devastating floods of 2022.

Nearly a week of heavy monsoon rains and flash floods across Pakistan have killed at least 46 people and injured dozens, officials say.

The government announced the death toll on Monday and said the fatalities were caused by several days of abnormally strong downpours.

They included 22 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan, 13 in the eastern province of Punjab,…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced his country might soon quit the Ottawa Treaty banning antipersonnel landmines amid his country’s war with Russia.

“Russia has never been a party to this convention and uses antipersonnel mines with extreme cynicism,” he said on Sunday.

This was not a mere rhetorical flourish. In August 2023, Russian soldiers booby-trapped the bodies of their fallen comrades with anti-personnel mines as they retreated to kill the Ukrainian sappers…

Gaza (Quds News Network)- A new data analysis by Sanad agency has revealed that 78% of the Gaza Strip is now classified as a “danger zone”. The sharp rise in danger zones comes after a wave of evacuation orders by the Israeli army since the genocide resumed on March 18, 2025.

The analysis reviewed every evacuation warning issued by Israel between March 18 and June 29. Researchers mapped the alerts based on block numbers used in military documents. These blocks match the…

Israeli forces have bombarded multiple areas across the besieged Gaza Strip, killing at least 85 Palestinians, including aid seekers and families sheltering in schools, and wounding many more in attacks that have also targeted a crowded hospital.

In the relentless attacks on Monday, 62 of the victims were in Gaza City and the north of the territory. The Israeli navy struck a port in Gaza City, where the military has stepped up its heavy strikes, killing at least 21 and wounding 30, many of…