Deepfakes surge ahead of general elections in S. Korea

IANS | February 19, 2024 9:19 AM

Seoul, Feb 19 (IANS) With less than 50 days remaining until South Korea's parliamentary elections in April, concerns over the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated deepfake videos and images are mounting, prompting heightened vigilance from election authorities.

Pakistan headed towards an inevitable debt default, warns think tank

IANS | February 18, 2024 1:53 PM

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The quantum of debt Pakistan requires is growing faster than the net output of the economy (GDP). This means that the economy's ability to grow or increase output is constrained. This is unsustainable, Tabadlab, an Islamabad think tank said in a report.

Israel won't capitulate to pressure against army entering Rafah: Netanyahu

IANS | February 18, 2024 10:39 AM

Tel Aviv, Feb 18 (IANS) Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu has said that his country wont capitulate to any pressure against the army entering Rafah area in Gaza to smoke out Hamas militants. Netanyahu has said that to prevent Israel from a ground operation in Rafah would mean losing the war against Hamas.