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Osanbashi in Yokohama on December 10, 2022.Yuichi Yamazaki | Afp | Getty ImagesJapan’s Nikkei 225 index was set to hit another record Wednesday, amid broader gains expected in Asia markets as the region looked past geopolitical concerns.The Japanese index gained over 3% to hit a record high Tuesday on expectations that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi could call for a snap election likely in February. This election, if called, will be Takaichi’s first time facing Japan’s voters in an election. Futures for the Nikkei 225 pointed to a stronger open, with the futures contract in Chicago at 54,045, and its counterpart…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NASA plans to return humans to deep space next month, targeting a Feb. 6 launch for Artemis II, a 10-day crewed mission that will carry astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years.”We are going — again,” NASA said Tuesday in a post on X, saying the mission is set to depart no earlier than Feb. 6.The first available launch period will run from Jan. 31 to Feb. 14, with launch opportunities on Feb. 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11.If the launch is scrubbed, additional launch periods…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Protecting your privacy doesn’t require advanced tools or technical expertise. Some of the most effective protections are already built into your phone; you just need to know where to look.These five privacy tips show you exactly how to reduce tracking and limit data sharing on both iPhone and Android using the latest software.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy ReportGet my best tech tips, urgent security alerts and exclusive deals delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, you’ll get instant access to my Ultimate Scam Survival Guide — free when you join my CYBERGUY.COM newsletter.10…

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Social media platform X is under pressure after reports that its AI chatbot Grok has allowed users to create sexual images of women and children.Images are being generated by X’s AI tool Grok, which manipulates photos of real people, often removing their clothes or making them pose in suggestive ways. Elon Musk’s platform is under heavy scrutiny worldwide, including from the UK government. Here’s what you need to know.How did the controversy begin?A significant number of X users started reporting examples of Grok altering images to sexualise real women and children towards the end of December and into the new…

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Volker Türk urged the authorities to immediately halt all forms of violence and repression against peaceful protestors and to restore full access to the internet and telecommunications. “The killing of peaceful demonstrators must stop, and the labelling of protesters as ‘terrorists’ to justify violence against them is unacceptable,” he said.  Demands for change being repressed Since 28 December, citizens have taken to the streets in all provinces of Iran, initially to voice their frustration over record inflation, soaring food prices and the sudden collapse of the national currency. Mr. Türk recalled that protests also took place in 2022, with broad sections of the population demanding fundamental change in how the country was being governed, “and once again, the authorities’ reaction…

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Two women have accused the Spanish singer Julio Iglesias of sexually assaulting them while they were working for him and allege that he “normalised abuse” in a coercive, threatening and violent environment.The allegations, made in reports by Spanish news site elDiario.es and US outlet Univision, are being investigated by Spain’s judiciary.The singer employed the two women at his properties in Punta Cana, in the Dominican Republic, and Lyford Cay, in the Bahamas. According to their testimonies, the sexual assaults took place in 2021.Iglesias, who is 82, has been a household name in Spain since the 1960s and has sold millions…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! At first glance, the job posts look completely harmless. They promise fast money, flexible hours and paid training. No experience required. Payment comes in crypto. But these are not tutoring gigs or customer service roles. They are recruiting ads for ransomware operations. And many of the people responding are middle and high school students. Some posts openly say they prefer inexperienced workers. Others quietly prioritize young women. All of them promise big payouts for “successful calls.”What they leave out is the risk. Federal charges. Prison time. Permanent records. This underground ecosystem goes by…

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Organised crime prosecutors on the French island of Corsica are investigating the killing of former separatist leader Alain Orsoni, who was shot dead while attending his mother’s funeral.Orsoni, 71, who had been living in exile for years in Nicaragua, was a well-known figure in Corsica. It is thought he was hit in the chest by a single bullet fired by a gunman lying in wait as the funeral ceremony in the village of Vero ended on Monday afternoon.”It would appear he was hit by a long-range shot. He died pretty quickly from his injuries,” said Corsican prosecutor Nicolas Septe.”We’d just…

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Greenland’s prime minister has said his people would choose Denmark over the US if they were asked to make such a choice “here and now”.Jens-Frederik Nielsen’s remark at a joint news conference with Denmark’s prime minister is the strongest by a representative of the semi-autonomous Danish territory since US President Donald Trump renewed his plan to annex it. Trump says the US needs to “own” Greenland to defend against Russia and China. The White House has suggested buying the island, but not ruled out the use of force to annex it. Denmark is a fellow Nato member and Prime Minister…

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Greenland’s Head of Government (Naalakkersuisut) Jens-Frederik Nielsen (L) and Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen give a statement on the current situation at a press conference in the Mirror Hall at the Prime Minister’s Office in Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 13, 2026. Liselotte Sabroe | Afp | Getty ImagesGreenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Tuesday that the Arctic island chooses Denmark over the U.S., pushing back against Donald Trump’s repeated takeover threats. “If we have to choose between the USA and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO, the Kingdom of Denmark and the EU,” Nielsen said,…

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“That’s roughly a girl or a boy killed here every day during a ceasefire,” UNICEF spokesperson James Elder told reporters in Geneva.“These children are killed from airstrikes, drone strikes, including suicide drones,” he said, speaking from Gaza City. “They’re killed from tank shelling, they’re killed from live ammunition, they’re killed from [remote-controlled] quadcopters.” Mr. Elder pointed out that more children have also died of hypothermia in the last few days, as harsh winter conditions expose the most vulnerable Gazans. Sheer cold kills six children“We’ve now gone to six children who died of hypothermia just this winter,” he said. “I wish I…

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