Trump’s AI rebrand causes ‘unprecedented’ demand for Slovenian website names
Donald Trump’s push to rename AI may be behind an «unprecedented» rise in registrations for domain names in Slovenia, according to its official national registry. The US president wants AI to be called «super intelligence» – or SI – the…
Migration deal: ‘Really a scheme around political diplomacy between UK & France in post-Brexit era’
Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Parvati Nair, Professor of Hispanic, Cultural and Migration Studies at Queen Mary University of London. She sees the UK-France migration agreement as a small but revealing element of a much wider post-Brexit…
Kanye West’s Russia shows cancelled after stadium row
Russia was invaded by the Nazis in World War Two, and the country’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman was among those who criticised the planned shows. Maria Zakharova said they were unacceptable and pointed out West’s «glorification» of Hitler.…
Netanyahu says flydubai co-pilot was radicalised as UAE probes terror link
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the co-pilot behind an attack on a flight to Israel had undergone «Islamist radical indoctrination» as the United Arab Emirates said it was probing a possible terror link. The dramatic events on…
Watch: Why are students staging protests at schools in France?
Hundreds of people, mostly minors, have been arrested and dozens injured as a wave of school protests over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages spreads across France, officials say. The demonstrations began in Paris last week but have escalated to…
Antisemitic messages attributed to Jordon Bardella authenticated, says French outlet Mediapart
A French investigative journalism website said Thursday it had been able to authenticate antisemitic messages from 2013 attributed to far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen‘s de facto deputy. The allegations against Jordan Bardella come…
Flydubai passenger describes hugging his children as plane nosedived during attack
He thought at first that this was simply because of an air pocket, but «it took a lot of time, almost a minute». Everyone who had not been seated fell to the floor, the 40-year-old said. «After a couple of seconds, we started to hear screams.…
Fake BBC report falsely implicates Indian passenger and pilot in Flydubai hijacking attempt – Truth or Fake
False videos are circulating after the attempted hijacking of a Flydubai flight between Dubai and Tel Aviv. One fake “BBC” report falsely claims an Indian passenger was behind the incident and links him to the stabbed pilot, Smit Machchhar. The video…
Algeria introduces death penalty for arsonists after wildfires
Algeria has adopted a law imposing the death penalty on people convicted of arson of forests or fields after a series of deadly wildfires swept parts of the country. Members of the national assembly voted through the bill, which also made child abduction…
France’s purchasing power crisis: Navigating the pinch
Against a backdrop of global conflict, ongoing energy shocks, disrupted trade flows and heightened political tensions in the run-up to landmark elections, financial markets continue to reverberate as governments attempt to manage deficits while curbing…