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Iran summons Australian envoy over LGBTQ+ celebration in Tehran embassy
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Tuesday summoned the Australian ambassador in Iran over the publication of photos from a celebration in the embassy to mark Australia’s LGBTQ national day on Sept. 1, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.
Venezuela issues arrest warrant for opposition leader Gonzalez, attorney general says
Venezuela's attorney general's office said on Monday a court has issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez, accusing him of conspiracy and other crimes amid a dispute over whether he or President Nicolas Maduro won a July election.
South Korea faces AI-driven proliferation of deepfake sex crimes
SEOUL -- South Korea is grappling with increasingly widespread abuse of artificial intelligence technology to make pornographic deepfake videos, frequently involving both victims and perpetrators in their teens.
AP PHOTOS: Beijing’s imperial palace bustles with throngs of visitors in Qing dynasty costumes
BEIJING, China (AP) — In Beijing’s Forbidden City, once the sprawling palace to China’s Ming and Qing emperors and their legions of guards and servants, steady streams of visitors wearing historical costumes pose for portraits, in a fashion of centuries gone by.
Amazon checkout process hits technical snag during Labor Day sale
Amazon's checkout function encountered technical issues on Friday, keeping customers from completing purchases. The e-commerce site displayed error messages with photos of dogs during the outage as people posted about it on social media.