UN experts say Belarus justice system was used to target Lukashenko opponents
United Nations experts have said Belarusian state institutions have worked together since 2020 to repress critics of President Alexander Lukashenko. In a report due to be presented to the UN Human Rights Council this week, they said courts, police, security services, prosecutors and prison authorities acted in concert to silence real or perceived opponents. The findings focus on arrests, imprisonment, surveillance and the wider treatment of detainees and former detainees.The report says the violations were systematic and extended from arrest through detention, conviction and post-release supervision. It cites arbitrary arrests, torture, denial of legal safeguards, closed trials and continued harassment... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 15 Sep 2026 12:00 LONDON
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Anthropic says its AI models were misused in attempts linked to biological weapons research
Anthropic said it has disrupted several attempts to use its artificial intelligence models for research that could help develop biological weapons. The company said the cases were identified over the past eight months and were set out in a report published on Thursday. It said the misuse involved its Claude chatbot and other models, and that it acted cautiously where it could not determine whether the work was legitimate or malicious.One case in May involved a scientist seeking help with a grant application to engineer mutations to chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus, in a way that would make it more harmful... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 11 Sep 2026 09:31 LONDON
There Is Good in Every Bad
Power, Greed, Oil, and the Theater of Modern Geopolitics The Business Model of Power Donald Trump does not govern like a traditional politician. He governs like a negotiator who believes every geopolitical crisis is leverage, every war threat is a bargaining chip, and every market panic is an opportunity. When markets tremble, someone profits. The question is, who? Global markets react instantly to political tension. Gold rises when conflict looms. Oil spikes when instability threatens production. Stock markets collapse on fear, then rebound on reassurance. Volatility is not chaos, it is opportunity. Historically, gold has surged during major geopolitical crises,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 18 Feb 2026 17:11 LONDON
