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As artificial intelligence reshapes the world, digital rights advocates warn of the downsides, ranging from the technologies’ environmental footprint to surveillance and “data colonialism.”...

More than 150 balloons with trash from the North were detected in South Korea. The North had vowed to retaliate against South Korean activists for sending anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets across the border....

Italian media has said that the pope used a highly derogatory slur against LGBTQ+ people at a bishops conference. The remark may sour attempts by the pope to make the church more welcoming....

Joint military drills this month suggest the ties between China and Cambodia are growing stronger. Experts argue Beijing will use Cambodia as a conduit to further its strategic interests in the South China Sea....

Belgium is committed to delivering 30 F-16 fighter jets by 2028 to assist Kyiv in countering Russia’s invasion....

Emmanuel Macron earlier visited the Holocaust memorial in Berlin, where he paid his respects to the 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis. Macron also bestowed honors on two prominent Nazi hunters....

Defense officials in Poland have shared details on a plan to strengthen the country’s eastern border. They say Poland is at constant risk of hostile actions by Russia and its ally, Belarus....

A suspected knife attacker was arrested after at least three people were injured in an stabbing rampage in the Lyon subway, French police have said....

Human rights observers say the Tunisian authorities are conducting illegal “collective expulsions” of migrants, with funds from the European Union. They say that the practice is becoming increasingly common....

In der Provinz Idlib haben Gegner von Syriens Assad-Regimes Zuflucht gesucht. Die Macht dort hat die islamistische Hayat Tahrir al-Scham - doch die agiert zunehmend diktatorisch. Seit Monaten protestiert die Bevölkerung....

Hundreds of people have died in heavy flooding in Afghanistan. The country is regularly hit by natural disasters, but is poorly equipped to deal with them....

The so-called “heat dome” weather phenomenon has trapped hot air over the country, causing temperatures to soar to 45 degrees Celsius in some areas....

A viral video shows people singing racist lyrics and performing Nazi salutes at a club on the northern German island of Sylt. The club has condemned the incident...

Jose Raul Mulino’s election victory in Panama confirms a shift in Latin America economic policies. Disenchanted with years of state intervention in the economy, voters now hope free markets will improve their lives....

The World Court denied a request for an emergency order to compel Ecuador to safeguard Mexican diplomatic property. Mexico says Ecuador breached international law by raiding its embassy to capture a wanted ex-politician....

Beijing say the drills are a “strong punishment” for “separatist acts,” three days after Taiwan’s new President Lai Ching-te was sworn in. Taiwan has condemned the “irrational provocations.”...

The Zambian government’s recent announcement that it will require licencing of online media has raised concern among rights activists who say it is an infringement on freedom of expression and speech....

Norway, Spain, and Ireland will recognize an independent Palestinian state as of May 28....