AI is a gold mine for spammers and scammers, but Google fights back

From an advertisement for an herbal remedy that promises to cure all to a video featuring a voice that sounds just like a movie star, you’ve surely encountered spam and scam advertisements online. And they have likely been created with artificial intelligence.

Wall Street sets another record after US stocks tick higher

NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market ticked to another record high Thursday. The S&P 500 rose 0.3%, a day after topping its prior all-time high set in January, for its 11th gain in 12 days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 115 points, or 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.4%.

Pakistan's army chief mediates between Iran and US

ISLAMABAD (AP) – A 15-second video put Pakistan’s powerful army chief back in the global spotlight. Posted by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the video shows Field Marshal Asim Munir descending from a plane in military uniform and receiving a fraternal hug from him.

Top Asia Pacific Breaking News: Latest Updates

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Australia’s most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, walked free on bail from a Sydney prison on Friday, 10 days after he was charged with war crimes in the killings of five people while serving in Afghanistan.

Pakistan navy test-fires anti-ship missile, says it hit target at extended range

ISLAMABAD (AP) – Pakistan’s military said Thursday the navy successfully test-fired a new locally developed ship-launched anti-ship missile.

India Parliament blocks Modi's bid to redraw voting boundaries alongside seat quota for women

NEW DELHI (AP) – A bill to reserve a third of seats for women lawmakers failed to pass in the lower house of India’s Parliament on Friday, along with a separate, linked proposal to expand the national legislature by redrawing voting boundaries.

Indonesia reviews US proposal for airspace overflight access

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Indonesia is reviewing a U.S. proposal on overflight access to its airspace, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

Editorials from The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian and others

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Kazakhstan sentences 19 for protest against repression

BEIJING (AP) – A court in Kazakhstan convicted 19 activists after a protest against Beijing’s crackdown in China’s far-western Xinjiang region last year, in what experts and advocates said was the largest move yet by the Kazakh government to silence criticism at Beijing’s behest.