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August 8: AI Deepfakes Targeting UK Children and Missile Strikes Near Kyiv
In online safety
Reports of explicit deepfakes targeting children in the UK are rising, according to the Report Remove service, which lets young people report sexual images anonymously. The service says manipulated and AI-generated material using children’s likenesses has increased sharply, while safety experts warn that generative AI has made this abuse easier to produce.
In climate and health
A US study finds wildfire smoke is exposing a growing number of pregnant women to harmful air pollution. The researchers say the risk is increasing as climate-driven fires worsen, even as pollution from more conventional sources falls.
In East Asia
Typhoon Dolphin has hit southern Japan, causing injuries and power outages, and is now moving toward China. Chinese authorities have closed ports as they prepare for the storm’s arrival.
In Ukraine
Russian missile strikes on the Kyiv region killed three people, including a child, and triggered fires in buildings and garages. The attacks came as President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Ukraine is running low on missile interceptors.
In Rome
Hundreds of people are camping on a hot Rome street after a fire led authorities to clear a squatted building. Activists say the removal was politically motivated, while those displaced remain without settled housing.
For Palestinian Christian communities
Palestinian Christians in Gaza, Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank are facing violence, displacement and growing pressure to leave. The losses are accelerating the departure of communities with roots in the region stretching back centuries.
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