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England off-spinner Bashir signs for Derbyshire after Ashes exile
Pressure piles on Musk's X to curb sexualised deepfakes
Pressure piles on Musk's X to curb sexualised deepfakes

More governments vowed crackdowns Thursday to prevent Grok, the AI chatbot on Elon Musk's X platform, from undressing or sexualizing images of real people in their jurisdictions, in a face of a growing backlash against the deepfakes.

January 15, 2026

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Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei debuts in India
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei debuts in India

The first solo exhibition in India by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei opened Thursday, featuring sculpture, installation and mixed media spanning his career, as well as his "homage" to the country.

January 15, 2026

Arbeloa must act fast to avert Real Madrid crisis
Arbeloa must act fast to avert Real Madrid crisis

In the space of just four days, Real Madrid lost a final to bitter rivals Barcelona, sacked coach Xabi Alonso and were knocked out of the Copa del Rey by a second division team, leaving them hurtling into a crisis.

January 15, 2026

Top Bangladesh cricket official sacked amid World Cup row
Top Bangladesh cricket official sacked amid World Cup row

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday sacked a senior official after their leading men's cricketers went on strike, escalating a crisis that has already seen the nation refuse to tour India for next month's T20 World Cup.

January 15, 2026

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Senegal's spear-wielding savannah chimps yield clues on humanity's past
Senegal's spear-wielding savannah chimps yield clues on humanity's past

A shriek broke the dawn on the savannah, followed by more screeches and the rustle of branches: The wild Fongoli chimps were bidding each other good morning in the dry, scraggly Sahel.

January 15, 2026

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'Silent crisis': the generation of Salvadorans deprived of a dad
'Silent crisis': the generation of Salvadorans deprived of a dad

Jade comes home from school each day to feed the chickens at her home in the Central American nation of El Salvador with her classmates' taunts ringing in her ears.

January 15, 2026