Meta Platforms used thousands of pirated books to train its AI models, alleges a new copyright lawsuit filed on Monday (Dec 11) night. The tech giant reportedly did this despite warnings from their lawyers about the legal peril of doing so.

Meta flouted copyrights to train its AI 'Llama' despite warning from lawyers, claims lawsuit by authors

25 people were injured in the Ukrainian capital city Kyiv, as after a long hiatus, Russia carried out an attack. This is the second such strike in a week. Furthermore, a major cyberattack on Ukrainian telecommunications company Kyivstar has left millions without internet access.

Morning news brief: Missile attack rocks Kyiv, Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor Andre Braugher dies, and more

The atmospheric drama of a red sprite is often accompanied by a green ghostly glow if you only look close enough to spot it. Colloquially dubbed as "mesospheric ghosts," this phenomenon have been observed in last few years.

How are atmospheric 'green ghosts' formed? We might finally have an answer

Located at a former army base, deep in the Black Hills mountain range of South Dakota, a company is selling doomsday prep to interested parties at an affordable price.

Want to escape doomsday? A US company is selling affordable $55K bunkers to survive end of times

The poor in the United Kingdom are wrestling with the same hardships they were facing 15 years ago. As per a new report by the Centre for Social Justice, an independent think-tank, there’s a “yawning gap between those who can get by and those stuck at the bottom”.

‘A nation of two halves’: UK’s persistent wealth inequality, poverty pushing it back into Victorian era

Fortnite maker Epic Games has won its high-profile antitrust trial against Alphabet's Google. On Monday, the Jury in the case decided that Google wields an illegal monopoly through its Play app store.

Epic Games' 'epic' win: Jury finds Google guilty of monopolistic practices in antitrust trial

Kenya is in the throes of its third nationwide blackout in three months. The power blackout hit the East African nation on Sunday (Dec 10) evening. Large parts of the nation, including the main airport in the capital, Nairobi, a major transport hub connecting East Africa to Asia, Europe and other parts of the world, have been left paralysed due to the power outage.

Lights out: Kenya power grid fails again, third nationwide blackout hits nation

Thundering at each other with lances while dressed in full armour, modern-day knights still practice the ancient sporting tradition of jousting at historic sites in the United Kingdom, following in the centuries-old hoof prints of their predecessors.

Medieval Jousting returns to modern-day Britain

Cats are amazing, graceful creatures that make great pets. However, as per a new analysis of more than 15 studies, cat parents may be at humongous risk from schizophrenia and other related disorders.

Owning cats might up your risk of developing schizophrenia, study suggests

Income Tax (I-T) department raids on companies belonging to Dhiraj Sahu, a member of the Indian parliament, ended on Sunday (Dec 10) after more than three days. The raids led to the recovery of more than 353 crore Indian rupees (a staggering 42 million US dollars), which happens to be the largest cash haul in a single operation.

Explained: Currency machines 'give in' as I-T raids in India recover $42mn from Congress' Dhiraj Sahu

K Chandrasekhar Rao, the former chief minister of the south Indian state of Telangana, was hospitalised after a fall on Thursday night (Dec 7). The news came just after his party faced drubbing in the recently-held local assembly elections.

India: Former Telangana chief minister KCR hospitalised after fall, might need surgery

In another display of camaraderie between Moscow and New Delhi amidst the conflict in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin commended Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Top 10 world news: Putin praises India, Denmark parliament bans public Quran burnings, and more

US sees India as a strategic partner but in the alleged plot to murder Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the US Washington is now urging new delhi that those behind the murder plot of the Khalistani terrorist need to be held accountable.

White House urges India those behind Pannun murder plot to be held accountable

US President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden has been indicted on three felonies and six misdemeanour tax offences. Meanwhile, on social media, and on Israeli TV, a video of scores of Palestinian men, stripped and allegedly in military custody, sitting on a street is spreading like wildfire.

Morning news brief: Hunter Biden indicted, Israel strips naked Gazan men, and more

What's in a name? For a small town in Japan, a lot. The shrinking town of Kainan in Japan's Wakayama prefecture is offering people with a particular surname millions of Yen to relocate there.

This Japan town will pay you a million Yen to live there...on one condition

Africa's first trial of two combination vaccines for HIV has been halted after researchers concluded that the drug was not working. The drug The vaccines as per the Guardian were under testing and subjects included 1,500 people from Uganda, Tanzania and South Africa, aged between 18 and 40.

Trial of groundbreaking HIV vaccine halted in Africa

Alan Hostetter, a retired US police chief, has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison over his participation in the notorious January 6, 2021 assault on US Capitol Hill.

US: Trump supporter ex-police chief sentenced to over 11 years in jail for role in Jan 6 riots

India: Cyclone Michaung leaves behind a trail of destruction 

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms will now start fully encrypting messages on its social media platforms by default. Announcing the launch, Loredana Crisan, Head of Messenger on the Meta website said, "We take our responsibility to protect your messages seriously, and we’re thrilled that after years of investment and testing, we’re able to launch a safer, more secure and private service.

'Taken our time to get this right': Meta to roll out end-to-end encryption for Facebook & Instagram

A steamy sketch from more than three centuries ago has earned the "explicit" tag by the auction house selling it. The sketch is being sold by international auction house Christie's and is expected to sell for around half a million dollars or GBP 250,000-400,000 (USD 313,748–501,998).

350-year-old steamy, 'explicit' sketch expected to sell for half-a-million dollars

The United States recently reiterated that it was looking at the Indian government to ensure accountability for the “lethal plotting”. “I would like you to just use the Indian example when we're dealing with a nation that we have such strong connections to.

US Congressional hearing in Pannun plot case

As the Israel-Hamas war reaches its two-month mark, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with hostages released by the militant group. Afterwards, he blasted international women's rights groups for their silence over the alleged sexual violence that happened at the hands of Hamas.

Morning news brief: UNICEF report on poverty and children, Netanyahu on Hamas' sexual violence, and more

On Wednesday (Dec 6), the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) released a disturbing report on the state of poverty among children globally.

69 million children in 'rich' countries living in poverty: UNICEF

A flight travelling from India's Ahmedabad to Dubai had to make an emergency landing after a medical emergency was reported. On Tuesday (Dec 5), a SpiceJet plane, flight SG-15, had to initiate an emergency landing in Pakistan's Karachi after a passenger aboard the craft presented signs of a suspected heart attack.

Dubai-bound SpiceJet flight diverted to Karachi after medical emergency on board

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