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EU Targets TikTok, X, Other Apps Over AI Risk To Elections

The EU on Thursday wielded a powerful new digital law to press TikTok and seven other platforms on the AI risks for upcoming elections in the 27-nation bloc, including from deepfakes.

International Business Times · Mar 14, 2024

UK embarks on post-Brexit trade talks with Turkey

Talks offer ‘huge opportunities’ but come at a delicate time after Ankara held up Sweden’s accession to Nato

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2024

Macron vows to integrate 'consent' into French legislation on sexual assault

President Emmanuel Macron has said he is in favour of adding the notion of "consent" to French law defining rape, the wording of which has been a subject of heated debate across France.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 14, 2024

Why Ireland is one of the most pro-Palestinian nations in the world

One of the most pro-Palestinian nations in the world is not an Arab or Muslim country. It's not even in the Middle East. Polls show Ireland has some of the highest support for the Palestinians.

WEKU · Mar 14, 2024

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia ‘jammed signal on UK defence minister’s plane’ – as it happened

Source tells Reuters incident occurred as Grant Shapps travelled back from Poland

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2024

Brussels agrees 'in principle' to €5bn package to fund arms for Ukraine

EU member states on Wednesday agreed to add €five billion to a central fund to pay for weapons sent to Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 14, 2024

EU claims starvation used as 'weapon of war' as aid efforts to Gaza persist

Donor nations, aid agencies and charities are pushing forward with efforts to rush food to Gaza by land, air and sea after the European Union's top diplomat said starvation had become "a weapon of war" in the devastated Palestinian enclave.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 14, 2024

How charity ship Open Arms is delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza

The ship Opens Arms left Cyprus for the Gaza coast on October 12 with 200 tonnes of food supplies, the first ship to sail as part of a maritime aid corridor initiated by Cyprus, with the support of the European Union, the UK and the US. Given the humanitarian crisis…

France 24 · Mar 14, 2024

What will the EU’s proposed act to regulate AI mean for consumers?

How does the bill define AI, how will it protect consumers from abuse, and what do the big tech companies think about it?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2024

Ukraine war briefing: refineries in Russia burn as Ukrainians go after Kremlin’s lifeline

Pressure on US House speaker to allow Ukraine aid vote; Syrskyi says ‘difficult’ on battlefield but enemy taking heavy losses. What we know on day 750

The Guardian - AU · Mar 14, 2024