"Russia is conducting a sabotage campaign across Europe in an increasingly aggressive effort by President Vladimir Putin to undermine Western support for Ukraine, seeking to damage railways, military bases and other sites used to supply arms to Kyiv, U.S. and European officials say."
NBC News reports: "The attempted sabotage includes an alleged Russian-backed arson attack on a Ukrainian-linked warehouse in the United Kingdom, a plot to bomb or set fire to military bases in Germany, attempts to hack and disrupt Europe’s railway signal network and the jamming of GPS systems for civil aviation."
German police dismantled a pro-Palestinian encampment at the Free University of Berlin on Tuesday at the request of the school, on claims that demonstrators rejected attempts to engage in dialogue and attempted to occupy rooms and lecture halls. Al Jazeera (LR: 2 CP: 1)...
TikTok said Thursday that it will start automatically tagging artificial intelligence (AI)-created content, making it the first-ever video-sharing platform to identify such material to users. Forbes (LR: 3 CP: 5)...
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A study published in Nature Medicine on Monday reports that individuals with two copies of the APOE4 gene are "almost guaranteed" to develop Alzheimer's — if they live long enough. reuters.com...
Des rendez-vous en tête-à-tête, c'est acceptable. Mais aussi des déjeuners, des dîners et boissons payés, des voyages de luxe entièrement pris en charge. Ce sont là quelques-uns des moyens utilisés par certaines sociétés de #lobbying pour tenter de séduire les #députés#européens à #bruxelles
"The British parliament passed a law late Monday that will mean asylum seekers arriving on British shores without prior permission can be sent to Rwanda and forbidden from ever returning to the U.K. The British government says the law will act as deterrent to anyone trying to enter the U.K. 'illegally.'"
The head of Israel's military intelligence, Major General Aharon Haliva, announced on Monday that he would resign, after taking responsibility for his organization's failure to prevent the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. The Straits Times...
Large protests took place outside the Georgian parliament in the capital Tbilisi on Monday against a draft law on "foreign influence," allegedly modeled on repressive Russian legislation to crack down on dissent. BBC News (LR: 3 CP: 5)...
I never said it was biased. If you read my source article, journalists working for Euronews have also said they haven’t been limited yet in reporting on Hungarian topics, or anything related to Orban. I do still think it’s important to realise who owns a news outlet. Especially if if’s Orban who is a big investor.
Toy and game manufacturer Mattel announced it will launch a more "inclusive" and "collaborative" version of Scrabble, marking the biggest change in the 75-year history of the board game. BBC News (LR: 3 CP: 5)...
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday found that Switzerland violated the human rights of its citizens when its climate change policies failed to protect them from climate impacts. POLITICO...
The Ural River on Sunday burst through a dam in Orsk, flooding two Russian cities that were evacuated. Authorities declared an emergency in the worst-hit Orenburg region. Guardian (LR: 2 CP: 5)...
Former Slovakian prime minister and current parliamentary Speaker Peter Pellegrini won the country's presidential election on Saturday, defeating former foreign minister Ivan Korčok in a second round of voting. Al Jazeera (LR: 2 CP: 1)...
Police Scotland has responded to Harry Potter author JK Rowling's criticism of Scotland's new Hate Crime law. It said that while they "have received complaints in relation to [her] social media post," they were "not assessed to be criminal." Independent (LR: 2 CP: 3)...
Severe flooding wreaks havoc across northern Europe (www.euronews.com)
Severe flooding caused by heavy rainfall has inundated Voeren and Liège in Belgium, as well as parts of France and Germany....
Police Break Up Pro-Palestinian College Protests Across Europe (www.improvethenews.org)
German police dismantled a pro-Palestinian encampment at the Free University of Berlin on Tuesday at the request of the school, on claims that demonstrators rejected attempts to engage in dialogue and attempted to occupy rooms and lecture halls. Al Jazeera (LR: 2 CP: 1)...
TikTok Begins Automatically Labelling AI-Generated Content (www.improvethenews.org)
TikTok said Thursday that it will start automatically tagging artificial intelligence (AI)-created content, making it the first-ever video-sharing platform to identify such material to users. Forbes (LR: 3 CP: 5)...
Study: APOE4 Homozygosity 'Almost Guaranteed' to Cause Alzheimer's (www.improvethenews.org)
A study published in Nature Medicine on Monday reports that individuals with two copies of the APOE4 gene are "almost guaranteed" to develop Alzheimer's — if they live long enough. reuters.com...
Israeli Military Intelligence Chief Resigns Over Oct. 7 (www.improvethenews.org)
The head of Israel's military intelligence, Major General Aharon Haliva, announced on Monday that he would resign, after taking responsibility for his organization's failure to prevent the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. The Straits Times...
Georgia: Protesters Demonstrate Against Foreign Influence Law (www.improvethenews.org)
Large protests took place outside the Georgian parliament in the capital Tbilisi on Monday against a draft law on "foreign influence," allegedly modeled on repressive Russian legislation to crack down on dissent. BBC News (LR: 3 CP: 5)...
How world leaders responded to Iran's drone attack on Israel? (www.euronews.com)
Global leaders have swiftly condemned Tehran’s actions, urging restraint to avoid further escalation....
Mattel Announces New, More 'Inclusive' Scrabble (www.improvethenews.org)
Toy and game manufacturer Mattel announced it will launch a more "inclusive" and "collaborative" version of Scrabble, marking the biggest change in the 75-year history of the board game. BBC News (LR: 3 CP: 5)...
European Court: Switzerland's Climate Inaction Violated Human Rights (www.improvethenews.org)
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday found that Switzerland violated the human rights of its citizens when its climate change policies failed to protect them from climate impacts. POLITICO...
Russia Declares Ural Mountain Flooding a Federal Emergency (www.improvethenews.org)
The Ural River on Sunday burst through a dam in Orsk, flooding two Russian cities that were evacuated. Authorities declared an emergency in the worst-hit Orenburg region. Guardian (LR: 2 CP: 5)...
Peter Pellegrini Wins Slovakia Presidential Elections (www.improvethenews.org)
Former Slovakian prime minister and current parliamentary Speaker Peter Pellegrini won the country's presidential election on Saturday, defeating former foreign minister Ivan Korčok in a second round of voting. Al Jazeera (LR: 2 CP: 1)...
JK Rowling Won't Face Criminal Action Under Hate Crime Law (www.improvethenews.org)
Police Scotland has responded to Harry Potter author JK Rowling's criticism of Scotland's new Hate Crime law. It said that while they "have received complaints in relation to [her] social media post," they were "not assessed to be criminal." Independent (LR: 2 CP: 3)...