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Japanese chess player calls out association's pregnancy bias
A prominent shogi player says current rules force players to choose between their children and careers. Source link
Big tech bets big on AI – but can India keep pace in the global race?
Experts have called India a hedge against AI – reflecting the absence of Indian companies in the global boom. Source link
US seizes oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Trump says
Venezuela condemns the operation as an act of “international piracy”, vowing never to be an “oil colony”. Source link
Indigenous deaths in custody in Australia hit highest level since 1980
New figures show that 33 of the 113 deaths in custody between last July and this June were Indigenous Source link
Portugal braced for mass disruption in first general strike for 12 years
PM Luís Montenegro appears to have been taken aback by the strength of feeling against his government’s labour reforms. Source link
String of celebrity scandals renews debate on South Korea's 'cancel culture'
In a matter of days, three big entertainers in South Korea have made headlines in separate scandals. Source link
Why Thailand and Cambodia are fighting again after Trump ceasefire
Between the neighbours is a gulf of mistrust that has proven near impossible to bridge. Source link
Watch: Video shows US military seizing oil tanker off Venezuela coast
According to US Attorney General Pam Bondi, who shared the footage, the tanker was used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran. Source link
Sarkozy releases prison diaries about his 20 days behind bars
The former French president was jailed for taking part in an election campaign funding conspiracy. Source link
Benin coup plot leader hiding in Togo, official tells BBC
The coup was thwarted after Nigeria sent warplanes to dislodge the mutineers from the offices of state TV. Source link