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AI is stealing Indigenous Australian art and churning out ‘Temu slop’, artist says
CultureAI is stealing Indigenous Australian art and churning out ‘Temu slop’, artist says

Chair of National Gallery’s First Nations advisory group says the technology is undermining artists’ agency and the authenticity of their work

Tory Shepherd
How crypto hacking funds isolated North Korea’s nuclear programme
WorldHow crypto hacking funds isolated North Korea’s nuclear programme

Cryptocurrency theft is estimated to generate half of the country’s foreign currency income

Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor
‘Amateur morons’: Flávio Bolsonaro’s short-lived ‘president-elect’ claim met with mockery
World‘Amateur morons’: Flávio Bolsonaro’s short-lived ‘president-elect’ claim met with mockery

Brazilian media ridicule defeated candidate over ‘shameful’ absconsion to US and bizarre letter with wrong coat of arms

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
Beijing Queer film festival cancelled after harassment from authorities
WorldBeijing Queer film festival cancelled after harassment from authorities

Forums for discussion of feminist and LGBTQ+ views face growing intolerance from Chinese state, say experts

Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent
Severe rainfall and flood warnings issued for central Greece and western Turkey
ClimateSevere rainfall and flood warnings issued for central Greece and western Turkey

Turkey has been hit by powerful thunderstorms and a fatal tornado this week with more heavy rain expected

Ollie Lewis for MetDesk
Sinkholes, scarred land and scapegoats: the scourge of illegal gold mining in Johannesburg
EconomySinkholes, scarred land and scapegoats: the scourge of illegal gold mining in Johannesburg

There is no end in sight for the drivers of illegal mining, while police action appears ineffective

Rachel Savage in Durban Deep
Feral deer will become Australia’s next feral pig problem without prompt action, report warns
ClimateFeral deer will become Australia’s next feral pig problem without prompt action, report warns

The invasive species has increased in spread and numbers and is costing farmers millions of dollars

Joe Hinchliffe
China expels a record number from Communist party amid Xi’s intensified purges of top officials
WorldChina expels a record number from Communist party amid Xi’s intensified purges of top officials

The unprecedented number of empty seats at the fifth plenum – a symbol of expulsions – serve as a symbol for the scale of the purges under Xi Jinping

Amy Hawkins in Beijing
El Niño-driven drought in Papua New Guinea a ‘national crisis’ as rivers dry up and local farms fail
WorldEl Niño-driven drought in Papua New Guinea a ‘national crisis’ as rivers dry up and local farms fail

As many as 8 million people have been affected by food shortages, electricity blackouts and health clinic closures

Graham Readfearn and Rebecca Bush in Port Morseby
Hong Kong’s leader apologises for residential fire that killed 168 people
WorldHong Kong’s leader apologises for residential fire that killed 168 people

Blaze was world’s deadliest residential fire since 1980, but some survivors and bereaved families say justice has yet to be served

Guardian reporter
Cuts like a knife: Canadian rocker Bryan Adams trolls Trump with new song
WorldCuts like a knife: Canadian rocker Bryan Adams trolls Trump with new song

Musician wrote a ‘love letter’ to Canada with a new album – and some pointed commentary about the US president

Leyland Cecco in Toronto
Brazil’s victory for the planet and democracy: seven lessons from Lula’s win
WorldBrazil’s victory for the planet and democracy: seven lessons from Lula’s win

The trouncing of the far right provides a playbook for social and environmental movements in other countries facing elections, including the US, Spain and France

Jonathan Watts
Nvidia CEO reportedly targeted by Chinese spy
TechnologyNvidia CEO reportedly targeted by Chinese spy

Jensen Huang reported to have had close relationship with tech company executive suspected of passing intel to China

Johana Bhuiyan
Rare love letters to French aristocrat shed light on Louis XVI maritime mystery
WorldRare love letters to French aristocrat shed light on Louis XVI maritime mystery

‘Miracle’ cache of letters written by French scientist who died in ill-fated La Pérouse mission give personal account of 1785 voyage

Kim Willsher in Paris
Hello Kitty company cuts ties with Japanese spy show after China outcry
WorldHello Kitty company cuts ties with Japanese spy show after China outcry

Sanrio ends association with TV drama Vivant after China says portrayal of ruthless Chinese agents is ‘deliberate smear’

Justin McCurry in Tokyo
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