Category: 4. World
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Telegram’s Pavel Durov built a haven for free speech — and child predators – The Washington Post
Telegram’s Pavel Durov built a haven for free speech — and child predators The Washington Post Telegram Founder Charged With Wide Range of Crimes in France The New York Times Telegram Faces a Reckoning in Europe. Other Founders Should Beware WIRED French authorities charge Telegram’s Durov… Continue Reading
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announces record defence spending in 2025 budget
The current proposal would break the previous defence spending record of 159 billion zlotys (€37 billion) in the 2024 budget. Continue Reading
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Oceanographers discover 2-mile-high underwater mountain, new species — and rare "flying spaghetti monsters" – CBS News
Oceanographers discover 2-mile-high underwater mountain, new species — and rare “flying spaghetti monsters” CBS News Video: Rare octopus, 20 potential new species filmed at underwater mountain range near Chile CNN Flying Spaghetti Monsters And 20 Potential New Species Spotted At Sea Mounts
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2 journalists convicted in Hong Kong sedition case
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court convicted two former editors of a shuttered news outlet on Thursday, in a sedition case widely seen as a barometer for the future of media freedoms in the city once hailed as a bastion of free press in Asia. Stand News… Continue Reading
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UN urges de-escalation as Israeli West Bank raids continue
Five more Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in a second day of raids in the occupied West Bank, with the UN calling for de-escalation. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they were “five terrorists who had hidden inside a mosque” in Tulkarm, near the boundary with Israel. Israel… Continue Reading
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Starmer meets Macron in a bid to beef up UK-France relations
The trip is part of the UK prime minister’s two-day talks in Europe aimed at “resetting” the country’s post-Brexit relationship with the EU. Continue Reading
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US aid pier was poorly planned – Israel News
The dismal end to the US temporary pier has brought into view the need for many lessons to be learned from the decision and process that went into the initiative. Envisioned as a quick fix to a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the plan to use the US military to build a temporary pier to…
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Thai court sentences Spanish YouTube chef to life in jail for murder | Crime News
Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, son of Spanish actor, convicted of murdering and dismembering Colombian plastic surgeon. A court in Thailand has sentenced a Spanish chef to life in prison for murdering and dismembering a Colombian man on the tourist island of Koh Phangan. On Thursday, the Koh Samui… Continue Reading
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New dining experience with robot waiters turns heads in Kenya
The first of its kind in East Africa, the Robot Cafe has triggered concerns about job displacement in the country’s all-important hospitality industry. Continue Reading
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Brazil's top court threatens to suspend X in country by Thursday night – Reuters
Brazil’s top court threatens to suspend X in country by Thursday night Reuters Brazil’s top judge gives X until Thursday evening to comply with order or face nationwide ban Axios Brazil Threatens to Ban Elon Musk’s X The New York Times Brazil Threatens to Block X in Escalating Clash With Elon… Continue Reading