Category: 4. World
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U.S. sanctions group that supports illegal West Bank outposts – Axios
U.S. sanctions group that supports illegal West Bank outposts Axios US issues fresh batch of sanctions over settler violence against Palestinians The Times of Israel US Sanctions West Bank Settler Group After Palestinian Expulsion Bloomberg US announces sanctions on individual, NGO in West… Continue Reading
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Biden pushed Gaza pier over warnings it would undercut other aid routes, watchdog says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ordered the construction of a temporary pier to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza this year even as some at the U.S. Agency for International Development expressed concerns that the effort would be difficult to… Continue Reading
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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov released from police custody
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was freed from police custody Wednesday and will appear in court following days of questioning over allegations that his messaging platform is being used for criminal activity, The Associated Press reported. “An investigating judge has ended Pavel… Continue Reading
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Namibia will kill elephants, zebras, hippos and give meat to people affected by drought
CNN — Namibia is planning to kill more than 700 wild animals, including elephants, zebras and hippos, and distribute the meat to the people struggling with food insecurity as the country grapples with its worst drought… Continue Reading
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Captain, 2 crew members from Mike Lynch’s family yacht reportedly under investigation over sinking off Italy
Rome — The engineer and a sailor from the crew of the luxury superyacht that sank off the coast of Sicily, killing British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter along with five other people, have been placed under investigation by Italian prosecutors along with the captain… Continue Reading
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‘Anyone Can Be a Victim’: Sprawling AI Fake Nudes Crisis Hits South Korea – The Wall Street Journal
‘Anyone Can Be a Victim’: Sprawling AI Fake Nudes Crisis Hits South Korea The Wall Street Journal ‘No country for women’: Korean rights group decries Telegram deepfake porn explosion The Hankyoreh South Korea battles surge of deepfake pornography after thousands found to be spreading… Continue Reading
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A Russian missile hits the Ukrainian president’s home city as it mourns deaths in an earlier attack
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile slammed into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home city on Wednesday, local authorities said, just as Kryvyi Rih was observing an official day of mourning for an attack the previous day that killed four… Continue Reading
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov transferred from police custody to court after arrest in France
Paris CNN — Telegram founder Pavel Durov was released from police custody in France on Wednesday and transferred to court for questioning ahead of a possible indictment, prosecutors told CNN, days after his dramatic… Continue Reading
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Stolen photos of European influencers used to push Trump propaganda on X
Trier, Germany CNN — Luna, a self-described 32-year-old “MAGA Trump supporter” from the battleground state of Wisconsin, has gained a huge following since she joined X, formerly Twitter, in March. Her timeline has… Continue Reading
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Keir Starmer tries to define his post-Brexit Europe ‘reset’
AFP What’s the meaning of “reset”? That’s the question hanging over the prime minister’s visit to Berlin today. No one is denying that the mood music is good. Both centre-left leaders who entered office after long periods of conservative dominance, Sir Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Olaf… Continue Reading