Election disinformation takes a big leap with AI being used to deceive worldwide (apnews.com)
Artificial intelligence is supercharging the threat of election disinformation worldwide, making it easy for anyone with a smartphone and a devious imagination to create fake – but convincing – content aimed at fooling voters....
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Hundreds rescued from love scam centre in the Philippines (www.bbc.com)
Hundreds of people have been rescued from a scam centre in the Philippines that made them pose as lovers online....
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Japan same-sex marriage ban ruled unconstitutional again by courts, remains the only G7 country not to recognize (www.bbc.com)
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Catalonia calls an early regional election that could add to Spain’s political uncertainty (apnews.com)
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The regional president of Catalonia has called an early election for May 12 after his minority government failed to pass a budget for Spain’s wealthy northeast region that includes Barcelona....
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Shell to Slow Pace of Carbon-Emission Cuts (www.wsj.com)
US to manufacture long-range missiles for HIMARS in Australia for needs of Ukraine - WSJ (newsukraine.rbc.ua)
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Guns and weapons trafficked from US fueling Haiti gang violence (www.theguardian.com)
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Ireland issues health alert after measles case on Etihad Airways flight from UAE (english.alarabiya.net)
Six Palestinians killed in line for aid in Gaza (www.euronews.com)
Reports have emerged saying six people were killed and at least 83 wounded after Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians waiting for food in Gaza city....
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government Eliminates Means Testing, Provides Free High School & University Education for Residents (open.substack.com)
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BP and UAE suspend $2 billion gas deal in Israel as Gaza war drags on | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
BP and an oil company owned by the United Arab Emirates have shelved talks to buy a 50% stake in Israel’s leading natural gas producer, judging the $2 billion deal too risky as the war in Gaza rages....
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Indonesian presidential rivals plan to contest official election results with allegations of fraud (apnews.com)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The camps of the two Indonesian presidential candidates who appear to have lost in an election last month said Thursday they plan to challenge the official results in the Constitutional Court with allegations of widespread fraud....
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Abbas appoints adviser as prime minister amid calls for reform (apnews.com)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister in the face of U.S. pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority as part of Washington’s postwar vision for Gaza....
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In Haiti, a police officer-turned-gangster is trying to seize control of the country (www.nbcnews.com)
Jimmy “Barbeque” Chérizier’s forces have laid siege to Haiti’s main international airport, traded fire with troops at government sites and sparked a mass jailbreak....
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The US privately told Israel the kind of Rafah campaign it could support (www.politico.com)
Senior U.S. officials have told their Israeli counterparts the Biden administration would support Israel going after high-value Hamas targets in and underneath Rafah — as long as Israel avoids a large-scale invasion that could fracture the alliance....
Greta Thunberg dragged by police from climate protest blocking Swedish parliament (www.independent.co.uk)
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Russian election: Alexei Navalny’s final plan to cause Vladimir Putin ‘maximum damage’ (www.politico.eu)
Before his death, the opposition leader laid out a strategy to challenge the Russian president....
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Funding cuts to UN aid agency threaten new crisis in Lebanon (www.theguardian.com)
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House Passes Bill to Force TikTok Sale From Chinese Owner or Ban the App (www.nytimes.com)
The House on Wednesday passed a bill with broad bipartisan support that would force TikTok’s Chinese owner to either sell the hugely popular video app or be banned in the United States....
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From Moscow to Mumbai: Russia Pivots South for Trade (archive.ph)
Denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court says (apnews.com)
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China, Iran and Russia hold joint war games in Gulf of Oman in response to threats to coastal trade (www.aljazeera.com)
State media reported that a grouping of ships from Russia’s Pacific Fleet, led by the Varyag cruiser, arrived at the Iranian port of Chabahar on Monday ahead of the drills that will see representatives from the navies of Azerbaijan, India, Kazakhstan, Oman, Pakistan and South Africa act as observers....
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Russia ‘ready’ for nuclear war, Putin claims (www.politico.eu)
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