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China will thwart US ambitions for global artificial intelligence (AI) dominance, the vice-president of the Centre for China and Globalisation has said, while warning that Washington’s military-focused strategy was pushing towards “AI for evil”. Addressing the Penang Peace Dialogue in Malaysia on Sunday, Victor Gao said the US was “weaponising and militarising AI”, and integrating the technology into systems ranging from drones and ballistic missiles to everyday software and hardware. This drive...

In the fourth instalment of a five-part Health Matters wellness series on Hong Kong’s growing wellness trends, Lo Hoi-ying examines how telehealth is reshaping access to care, as practitioners warn it cannot fully replace in-person diagnosis. Hong Kong housewife Chan Ket-yee, nearly 60, has battled severe eczema on her neck and underarms for decades. Splitting her time between the United Kingdom and the city, Chan saw a dramatic improvement after visiting a Hong Kong public dermatologist, whose...

The "exceptionally well organised" protest "caught several agencies on the hoof", the leader says.

The "exceptionally well organised" protest "caught several agencies on the hoof", the leader says.

After a fourth straight Scottish Premiership game without a goal and just one league win this season, what is wrong with Aberdeen?

After a fourth straight Scottish Premiership game without a goal and just one league win this season, what is wrong with Aberdeen?

After a fourth straight Scottish Premiership game without a goal and just one league win this season, what is wrong with Aberdeen?

Colin Kaepernick praised New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a politician he finds inspiring, 10 years after the former quarterback famously said he wouldn’t vote in the presidential election because he didn’t want to support “the system of oppression.”

(JTA) — MADRID — Dozens of far-right activists raised their arms in Nazi-style salutes and sang a Spanish fascist anthem in the heart of Madrid on Wednesday, amid protests against the government’s handling of migration. Between 60 and 70 members of Núcleo Nacional, an ultra-nationalist anti-immigrant group, participated in mass demonstrations of tens of thousands... The post Spanish far-right activists use Nazi-style salutes in anti-migrant protests appeared first on The Forward.

Modern sport can leave home a long way behind, but Welsh rugby is different, with many elite players remaining deeply connected to their roots.

HMS Queen Elizabeth left Portsmouth Naval Base at about 18:20 BST on Saturday.

(JTA) — The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would prevent federal funds from going to academic institutions that participate in commercial boycotts of Israel. The HR 4795 bill, co-sponsored by North Carolina Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx and New Jersey Democrat Rep. Josh Gottheimer, passed in a 237 to 169 vote,... The post US House passes bill stripping federal funds from universities that boycott Israel appeared first on The Forward.