Foreign

China's population has declined for a second consecutive year, exacerbating concerns around the future growth of the world's second-largest economy. Once the world's most populous nation, China was overtaken by India last year according to the UN. National data showed its population stood at 1.409bn , down some 2.08m from the previous year. Comparatively, India's population stands at 1.425bn. The decrease is more than double the previous year's loss of […]

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has criticised a deepfake video in which he seems to be promoting an online gaming app. The video shows him praising the app as a quick way to make money. "These videos are fake. It is disturbing to see rampant misuse of technology," he posted on X (formerly Twitter). Tendulkar is the latest Indian celebrity to speak up against deepfake videos. A few months ago, […]

A court has ruled stolen assets worth £6.9m ($8.9m) can be returned to Nigeria. It comes after Jersey's Attorney General served a forfeiture notice to the Royal Court in Jersey in November. The court ruled the money, deposited in a Jersey bank account, was likely stolen by officials in the Nigerian Government in 2014. The return of the assets will now be negotiated with the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The […]