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Published On 16 Feb 202616 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un has showcased a newly constructed residential street for families of soldiers who have died fighting in Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to state media.Intelligence agencies from South Korea and Western nations have reported that North Korea has dispatched thousands of soldiers to fight for Russia, and Seoul estimated they have suffered 2,000 casualties.Experts suggested North Korea receives financial aid, military technology and essential supplies from Russia in exchange for this support.Its official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) released photographs showing Kim touring…

Alibaba has entered the race to build AI that powers robots, not just chatbots. The Chinese tech giant this week unveiled RynnBrain, an open-source model designed to help robots perceive their environment and execute physical tasks. The move signals China’s accelerating push into physical AI as ageing populations and labour shortages drive demand for machines that can work alongside—or replace—humans. The model positions Alibaba alongside Nvidia, Google DeepMind, and Tesla in the race to build what Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang calls “a multitrillion-dollar growth opportunity.” Unlike its competitors, however, Alibaba is pursuing an open-source strategy—making RynnBrain freely available to developers to accelerate…

The UN secretary-general says the absence of African seats is ‘indefensible’.African nations must have permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council, the head of the world body has told the African Union.Latin American countries and most of those in Asia do not have a permanent presence either, despite their huge populations.Can the UN be reformed?Presenter: Rishaad SalamatGuests:Olukayode Bakare – visiting scholar in international relations and African politics at the University of Colorado DenverMukesh Kapila – former UN humanitarian coordinator in SudanTim Murithi – senior adviser at the Institute for Justice and ReconciliationPublished On 15 Feb 202615 Feb 2026Click here…

For many enterprises, the first real test of AI is not customer-facing products or flashy automation demos. It is the quiet machinery that runs the organisation itself. Human resources, with its mix of routine workflows, compliance needs, and large volumes of structured data, is emerging as one of the earliest areas where companies are pushing AI into day-to-day operations.That shift is visible in how large employers are rethinking workforce systems. The telecommunications group e& began moving its human resources operations to what it describes as an AI-first model, covering roughly 10,000 employees across its organisation. The transition is built on…

Listen to this article | 4 minsinfoThe landmark Bangladesh election held last week was ⁠triggered by a Gen Z-led uprising in 2024, yet a youth-led National Citizen Party (NCP) – born out of the uprising – managed to secure only six parliamentary seats out of the 297, the results of which are available.The results, officially declared on Saturday, showed that voters overwhelmingly chose the long-established Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which comfortably defeated a Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance, of which the NCP is a key partner.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listTarique Rahman of the BNP, which has already governed the country three times,…

Author: Dev Pragad, CEO, NewsweekAs artificial intelligence platforms increasingly mediate how people encounter news, media leaders are confronting an important change in the relationship between journalism and the public. AI-driven search and conversational interfaces now influence how audiences discover and trust information, often before visiting a publisher’s website.According to Dev Pragad, the implications for journalism extend beyond traffic metrics or platform optimisation. “AI has effectively become a front door to information, That changes how journalism is surfaced, how it is understood, and how publishers must think about sustainability.”AI is redefining news distributionFor a long time, digital journalism relied on predictable…

Listen to this article | 4 minsinfoDoctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, has suspended some operations at a Nasser Hospital in Gaza after its staff and patients saw “armed men, some masked” posing “serious security threats” inside the building.The Geneva-based medical charity reported on its website that non-essential work at the hospital in Khan Younis was halted on January 20 due to concerns with the “management of the structure, the safeguarding of its neutrality, and security breaches”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“MSF teams have reported a pattern of unacceptable acts, including the presence of armed men, intimidation,…

Finance leaders are driving ROI using agentic AI for accounts payable automation, turning manual tasks into autonomous workflows.While general AI projects saw return on investment rise to 67 percent last year, autonomous agents delivered an average ROI of 80 percent by handling complex processes without human intervention. This performance gap demands a change in how CIOs allocate automation budgets.Agentic AI systems are now advancing the enterprise from theoretical value to hard returns. Unlike generative tools that summarise data or draft text, these agents execute workflows within strict rules and approval thresholds.Boardroom pressure drives this pivot. A report by Basware and…

As rickshaw puller Anwar Pagla turned into the road leading to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) office in Gulshan, Dhaka, on the afternoon after the parliamentary election, a small commotion stirred. His rickshaw had a Bangladeshi flag fixed to one side of the hood and the BNP’s flag to the other. Pagla is an ardent supporter.“They call me mad because I consider this party everything in my life. But it doesn’t matter. We have won and Bangladesh will now be better,” he told Al Jazeera.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listNearly two decades after it last governed, the BNP…

Murder Mystery 2, commonly known as MM2, is often categorised as a simple social deduction game in the Roblox ecosystem. At first glance, its structure appears straightforward. One player becomes the murderer, another the sheriff, and the remaining participants attempt to survive. However, beneath the surface lies a dynamic behavioural laboratory that offers valuable insight into how artificial intelligence research approaches emergent decision-making and adaptive systems.MM2 functions as a microcosm of distributed human behaviour in a controlled digital environment. Each round resets roles and variables, creating fresh conditions for adaptation. Players must interpret incomplete information, predict opponents’ intentions and react…