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Yunxian skulls in China re-dated to 1.77 million years Cosmogenic isotope ratios push Homo erectus east earlier, Denisovan ancestry claim loses its clock
arstechnica.com
Pakistan says it kills 70 militants in Afghanistan strikes Taliban government reports civilian casualties, Border becomes a place to export blame and import retaliation
independent.co.uk france24.com japantimes.co.jp
Attacks on Kashmiri shawl sellers disrupt India internal trade Itinerant merchants adapt via route changes and informal protection, Weak policing turns identity conflict into shadow tax
aljazeera.com
Kim Ju Ae absent from North Korea Workers Party congress Seoul intelligence says successor stage, Dictatorship uses ambiguity to prevent elite focal points
independent.co.uk
Brazil and India sign rare earths cooperation framework Diversification pitch targets China processing chokehold, separation chemistry and subsidies decide who pays
independent.co.uk aljazeera.com
Pakistan resumes intelligence-based strikes near Afghanistan border TTP sanctuary dispute exposes Kabul control limits, deterrence purchased with escalation and refugee risk
theguardian.com dhakatribune.com independent.co.uk
Uzbekistan targets 2028 launch for Mirzo Ulugbek 6U CubeSat Plans 10–14 day astronaut mission with foreign partners, sovereignty branding meets outsourced launch reality
euronews.com
India extends approval for Russian marine insurers China buys distressed Russian crude cargoes India avoids, sanctions enforcement shifts from speeches to P&I paperwork
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OpenAI says Indians under 30 send 80% of ChatGPT messages New Delhi AI summit markets moral third-way between US and China, AI sovereignty becomes compliance wrapper on American models
techcrunch.com nytimes.com
North Korea IT worker scheme industrializes stolen US identities Ukrainian operator behind Upworksell gets five years as laptop farms mimic domestic employment, compliance theater likely expands surveillance more than security
techcrunch.com
Trump visits Beijing after Supreme Court curbs tariff regime US-China trade truce talks move from statute books to summit theater, Beijing gains leverage from Washington’s internal legal friction
japantimes.co.jp aljazeera.com
Landspace targets Q2 Zhuque-3 orbital flight with booster recovery attempt Chinese commercial launch sector chases Falcon 9 economics under state-shaped capital, reusability becomes baseline not bragging rights
spacenews.com arstechnica.com
China parades humanoid robot fighters on Spring Festival Gala State TV spectacle doubles as industrial-policy subsidy funnel, choreography replaces transparency on costs and capability
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72 captive tigers die in northern Thailand Officials dispute cause between canine distemper and feline panleukopenia, tiger selfie industry discovers biology ignores branding
theguardian.com spiegel.de
G42 and Cerebras bring 8 exaflops to India Gulf capital and US chips underpin sovereign AI pitch, New Delhi adds governance layer and gatekeepers
techcrunch.com techcrunch.com france24.com
China amplifies Japan travel scares State-linked narratives push earthquake and safety fears, humanoid robot spectacles sell domestic modernity
nytimes.com euronews.com
Cambodian journalists appeal 14-year treason sentences over Thai border clash photo Court says Facebook posts disclosed defense-sensitive details, National security law becomes universal key for silencing witnesses
independent.co.uk wtop.com
South Korea murder suspect reportedly uses ChatGPT to calibrate lethal sedative dosing Police cite chat history as evidence of intent, Predictable pretext for AI log-keeping and platform liability over private speech
independent.co.uk
India showcases homegrown AI models at Modi summit Government seeks DeepSeek-style breakthrough, industrial policy risks becoming subsidy-and-committee capitalism
france24.com japantimes.co.jp time.com
Chinese drone exports reach Russia via Thailand re-exports Trade data show front companies and serviced offices route dual-use tech, export controls turn into compliance theater
japantimes.co.jp infobae.com
China AI chatbots censor politically sensitive topics Study finds state-aligned models hallucinate and rewrite history, AI safety becomes a euphemism for content control
euronews.com
India targets rare-earth permanent magnet production by year-end $802 million program seeks to bypass China-dominated processing, reserves are easy part of the story
finance.yahoo.com
Japan ispace warns lunar-lander engine schedule slips Series 3 timeline hinges on supplier qualification, NewSpace calendars still written in fundraising ink
spacenews.com
Mysterious liver-failure deaths in Haryana village Chhainsa Officials cite limited hepatitis positives amid higher local toll claims, state response defaults to screenings and plausible deniability
independent.co.uk
Japan lets select national universities exceed foreign-student caps Education ministry creates 5% exemption framework, internationalization doubles as subsidy engineering
japantimes.co.jp
Nepal heads into first post-uprising election KP Sharma Oli seeks comeback against anti-corruption insurgents, decentralization talk likely ends as new patronage map
japantimes.co.jp
Bill Gates cancels India AI Impact Summit keynote hours before appearance Gates Foundation cites keeping focus as Epstein questions resurface, elite legitimacy laundering meets reputational risk
japantimes.co.jp theguardian.com scroll.in
India AI Impact Summit ejects Galgotias University after robot-dog demo Chinese-made quadruped passed off as Indian innovation, AI-industrial policy turns into procurement theatre
yahoo.com scroll.in
Tenga says hacker accessed employee email inbox Customer names and intimate order correspondence exposed for about 600 US buyers, Data minimization beats after-the-fact privacy theater
techcrunch.com
Kim Jong Un showcases nuclear-capable MLRS ahead of party congress Saturation rockets marketed as missile-defense counter, Tactical-nuke ambiguity becomes cheapest leverage
france24.com euronews.com
Bill Gates withdraws from Modi AI summit after Epstein-file allegations Reputational pressure replaces due process, philanthropy learns geopolitics has receipts
aljazeera.com thedailybeast.com businessinsider.com
India AI Impact Summit spotlights guardrails and coordination as AI industrial policy OpenAI partners with IIT Delhi IIM Ahmedabad AIIMS to push ChatGPT Edu into campuses, Safety rhetoric builds compliance moats while firms lock in distribution
techcrunch.com techcrunch.com euronews.com