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New report reveals major security flaws in multimodal AI models
Enkrypt AI's report reveals severe vulnerabilities in multimodal AI models, warning of safety risks from harmful prompt injections in images.

Patients pay tribute to Auckland heart doctor Parma Nand after shock death
Top cardiothoracic surgeon Dr Parma Nand's death has sent shockwaves in the community.

'Best day of my life' - Pollock on Lions call
Northampton Saints flanker Henry Pollock says his selection on Thursday for the British and Irish Lions' tour of Australia was "the best day of his life".

Mercenary and coup plotter Simon Mann dies
He was arrested in 2004 after being part of a failed coup to overthrow Equatorial Guinea's ruler.

South Africa criticises US plan to accept white Afrikaners as refugees
Reports say the first set of white South Africans could arrive in the US next week.

Revision disrupted as cyber attackers target council
Staff in Edinburgh council's education department spotted a suspicious invitation to a meeting and realised it was "spear phishing".

Bulgarians convicted of spying for Russia face 'double figure sentences'
Six Bulgarians will be sentenced at the Old Bailey in London on Monday for their part in a Russian spy ring.

Mexico sues Google over 'Gulf of America' name change
President Sheinbaum argues Trump's executive order applies only to the US portion of the continental shelf.

NRL bosses dined with Seven chairman Kerry Stokes in Perth amid smear campaign
Stokes’ media empire has been at loggerheads with the V’landys and Abdo-run NRL due to conflicting interests over the past months.

Earth to Bleak City: There’s more to life than the ‘Brodes and Bucks journey’
You’re a weird mob, Melburnians. In any other city, Brodie Ryan would have been laughed out of town for her melodramatic statement after breaking up with Nathan Buckley.

New Lego-building AI creates models that actually stand up in real life
Carnegie Mellon "LegoGPT" system uses physics checks to ensure models don't collapse.

Cambridge house fire: Teenage girl rescued from blaze with critical injuries
The teen was unaccounted for when firefighters arrived at the scene.

Second-half fightback gives Leicester win over Sale
Leicester Tigers score four second-half tries to come from behind and beat Sale Sharks for a crucial win in the race for the Premiership play-offs.

Women's World Cup to expand to 48 teams from 2031
Fifa announces that the Women's World Cup will be expanded from 32 to 48 teams from the 2031 tournament.

Watch: Trump misspeaks and calls toy firm Mattel a country
The US president says tariffs are "the most misunderstood thing" in business and threatens more action.

Diver dies working on UK tycoon Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht
A salvage operation is under way to recover the Bayesian which sank off the Italian coast last August.

Police investigate alleged attack on prison officer by Southport killer
Axel Rudakubana was jailed for a minimum of 52 years in January over the murder of three girls.

To call Daicos’ bluff, or not: Pies superstar’s tactic that has the competition on high alert
Nick Daicos’ eye-catching centre-square move recently poses a fascinating question to his opponents: Follow him out of the centre bounce, or stay put and back yourself in?

Carlton star cops nasty head knock
Nick Haynes cops a leg to the head as Carlton meets St Kilda at the MCG.

O'Brien puts Knights on notice
Adam O’Brien speaks to media about making changes to his side after being embarrassed in the second half against the Titans.

McGovern rocked in brutal collision
Carlton's Mitch McGovern is left battered after a heavy collision with St Kilda's Liam O'Connell.