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AI slop is flooding computer science journals and conferences.Credit: Quality Stock/Alamy Fifty-four seconds. That’s how long it took Raphael Wimmer to write up an experiment that he did not actually …

Over four decades of war, Afghanistan wielded limited control over five major river basins that flow across its borders into downstream neighbouring nations. But as Taliban authorities swept to power …

Israeli forces killed at least 63 people across Gaza hours after the military announced it would begin “pausing” attacks for 10 hours daily in some areas to allow humanitarian aid …

Keir Starmer will recall his cabinet from their summer break for an emergency meeting on the Gaza crisis this week as cross-party MPs warned his talks with Donald Trump provided …

Areas affected include popular tourist destinations, such as Fairy Meadows, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan. Pakistan has issued a warning about glacial flooding in the northwest with more rain forecast in …

Opinion by: Angie Darrow, chief marketing officer and chief ecosystem communications officer at Web3 Foundation When a temporary data cloud outage can disrupt the global financial system — as the …

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised concerns over the worsening hunger and health situation in Gaza, warning that starvation and malnutrition-related deaths are increasing. Speaking at a press briefing …

Floods in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district have damaged dozens of houses, amenities and blocked major highways. A landslide triggered by torrential monsoon rains has killed at least three people in northern …

Five-day deluge unleashed flash floods and landslides that killed 18 and left nine others missing, authorities say. Torrential rains that lashed South Korea have killed at least 18 people and …

BBC Raquel Celina Rodriguez watches her step as she walks across the Vega de Tilopozo in Chile’s Atacama salt flats. It’s a wetland, known for its groundwater springs, but the …