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ISIS harnesses artificial intelligence to lure British teens, sparking MI5 and MI6 vigilance

British security officials told the Telegraph, that jihadist propagandists now used AI systems to translate Arabic material, including editorials from the weekly ISIS newspaper Al-Naba.

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The Louvre Museum

Ancient Greek masterpieces sealed off as Louvre’s southern wing deemed ‘fragile’

Goose embracing woman, oldest human-animal depiction found in Israel.

Israeli team uncovers 12,000-year-old myths in clay figurine of woman and goose

statuette of Christ. Illustration.

800-year-old gilded Christ found near lost medieval church in Norway by detectorist


Probe: wealthy Italian ‘sniper tourists’ paid to shoot civilians in Sarajevo siege

The macabre price list ranked children as the most expensive targets, while killings of the elderly were allegedly free, according to La Repubblica.

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Radiocarbon breakthroughs place Thera mega-eruption before Egypt's new kingdom

Researchers from Ben-Gurion University and Groningen report in PLOS One that the volcanic ash layers predate the Eighteenth Dynasty, extending the Second Intermediate Period.

A view of the mountaintop ruins of Ancient Thera from Mt. Elias.

AIdol, Russia's first AI humanoid, collapses on stage during Moscow launch

Developers blamed calibration issues and said the robot is still in a testing phase.

Humanoid Robot. Illustration.

Rare Celtic skull trepanation tool found in Poland

"This type of tool is known only from a few Celtic sites in southern and central Europe—Romania, Croatia and Austria," said Bartłomiej Kaczyński, hinting a healer was among the settlers.

Anonymous archaeologist excavating human skull and necklace. Illustration.

Damascus National Museum targeted in overnight burglary

"The theft affected six archaeological pieces that were on display in the classical wing of the museum," a source told Agence France-Presse as staff were detained and the site closed for security.

Front view of the The National Museum in Damascus.

Apple teams with Issey Miyake on $229 iPhone Pocket bag

“iPhone Pocket explores the joy of using the iPhone your way,” said Yoshiyuki Miyamae, design director at Miyake Design Studio.

Apple teams with Issey Miyake on $229 iPhone Pocket bag.

“I cut everything out completely”: Inside Sydney Sweeney’s post-fight body reset

"I had to be really strict with myself," Sweeney says, describing how she cut supplements, switched to a super clean diet and added heavy cardio to drop the weight.

Sydney Sweeney poses during the Met Gala, an annual fundraising gala held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute with this year's theme 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,' in New York City, New York, U.S., May 5, 2025.

'Dark Showering' trend spreads across US, with experts touting nervous system reset

The practice involves bathing in complete darkness or very low light to create what participants described as a more restorative experience.

Dark Shower. Illustration.

Lab tests on Egyptian bowl may reveal final menu before Vesuvius buried Pompeii

The Alexandrian bowl in a modest popina proves cultural exchange reached the working classes of the Roman empire.

Archeologist studying and cleaning antique vessel. Illustration.

Remains of Jewish chocolate factory destroyed in WWII found in Warsaw

Meir Bulka, a researcher of Jewish heritage in Poland, called the discovery “a time capsule".

Remains of Jewish chocolate factory destroyed in WWII found in Warsaw.