Dutch centrist D66 party confirmed as election winner, ANP says
Dutch centrist party D66 won the most votes in Wednesday's general election, news agency ANP said on Friday, putting its 38-year-old leader Rob Jetten...
South Korea has accused the China-based AI startup DeepSeek of sending its user data to ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, sparking a data privacy investigation amid growing concerns over the startup’s practices.
South Korea has accused DeepSeek, a China-based artificial intelligence startup, of transferring the country’s user data to a third party, according to local media reports.
The nation’s data protection regulator, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), confirmed that DeepSeek sent user data to ByteDance, the parent company of the widely popular video-sharing app TikTok. The PIPC stated, "We confirmed DeepSeek communicated with ByteDance," as reported by Yonhap News Agency.
This accusation follows South Korea's recent suspension of new downloads of DeepSeek’s app, citing concerns over its data collection practices. The controversy has escalated, with several South Korean government ministries and agencies blocking internal access to the AI service due to fears over its data management protocols.
Just a month earlier, the PIPC formally requested clarification from DeepSeek regarding its data collection and handling methods. In response, the startup acknowledged gaps in its understanding of South Korean privacy laws and expressed its willingness to cooperate with authorities. To address concerns, DeepSeek also appointed a representative in South Korea.
DeepSeek, known for its innovative and cost-effective AI chatbot, has rapidly gained global attention. In fact, it has outpaced OpenAI’s ChatGPT in some regions, including the United States, despite having far fewer resources. Its sudden rise in popularity has shocked the AI industry, but the ongoing controversy over its data practices now casts a shadow over its future in South Korea and potentially other markets.
Reliable sources have confirmed to AnewZ that the United States has asked Azerbaijan to join a Stabilisation Force in Gaza, as part of a proposed international mission to secure the territory.
Centrist liberal party D66, led by 38-year-old Rob Jetten, has made sweeping gains in the Dutch election, emerging neck and neck with Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom Party (PVV) in early results — a stunning reversal just two years after D66 ranked sixth.
Tanzanian police fired tear gas and live rounds on Thursday to disperse protesters in Dar es Salaam and other cities, a day after a disputed election marked by violence and claims of political repression, witnesses said.
U.S. President Donald Trump agreed with President Xi Jinping to trim tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the illicit fentanyl trade, Trump said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that the most difficult situation on the front line remains the eastern city of Pokrovsk, where fighting continues to be most intense due to a strong concentration of Russian forces.
Dutch centrist party D66 won the most votes in Wednesday's general election, news agency ANP said on Friday, putting its 38-year-old leader Rob Jetten on course to become the youngest-ever prime minister in the Netherlands.
Families gathered at a morgue in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday to identify loved ones killed in what has become Brazil’s deadliest police operation, while funerals were held for four officers who died during the raids.
Torrential rain battered New York on Thursday, leaving two people dead, Mayor Eric Adams confirmed, as severe storms disrupted flights and prompted flood warnings across parts of the city.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced plans to introduce a pension top-up as part of a wider pre-election spending drive ahead of the 2026 national vote.
The United States’ participation at this week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea has been “very strong and robust,” a senior U.S. official said on Friday, after President Donald Trump left before the start of the leaders’ meeting.
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