- Democratic senator blames Egypt press crackdown on US military aid decision BBC
- Egypt fines prominent editor Lina Attalah and shuts independent news outlet Mada Masr The Guardian
- Egyptian Court Orders News Site Closed as Critics Warn of a Crackdown The New York Times
- Court orders closure of one of Egypt’s last independent media outlets NBC News
- Egypt’s crackdown on press draws criticism on Capitol Hill The Washington Post
Democratic senator blames Egypt press crackdown on Trump military aid decision
Chris Murphy said waiving a human rights condition on aid paved the way for arrests of journalists.
Israeli opposition accuses Netanyahu of trying to ‘delegitimise’ election
The PM's Likud party has alleged foreign interference and said Arab-led parties "stole" the election after his coalition lost its majority.
Six dead after helicopter crashes in northern Indian state
The aircraft reportedly took off from the Hindu pilgrimage site of Badrinath on Friday afternoon before losing contact.
Spain transport minister says he won’t resign over high-speed rail disaster
Óscar Puente has been facing calls to resign after two high-speed trains collided earlier in the week, killing at least 69 people.
Spain transport minister says he won’t resign over high-speed rail disaster
Óscar Puente has been facing calls to resign after two high-speed trains collided earlier in the week, killing at least 69 people.
US tech stocks see sharp falls over AI cost concerns
Shares in Intel have continued to fall while the tech-heavy Nasdaq opens at its lowest level in more than two months.
Trump turns foreign aid into dictator slush fund as Congress snoozes – Daily Kos
Pentagon Pete’s Twisted Revenge on Desperate Sailor Exposed – The Daily Beast
- Pentagon Pete’s Twisted Revenge on Desperate Sailor Exposed The Daily Beast
- A Sailor Jumped From the U.S.S. Lincoln. The Navy Punished Him. The New York Times
- Navy airman recounts USS Lincoln leap: ‘If I was supposed to die then I would have just been dead’ The Hill
- US Navy begins discharging sailor after jump from aircraft carrier — The Hill UA.NEWS
- Pete Hegseth’s Punishment of Sailor Who Jumped Off Ship Exposed Yahoo
Report: Shin Bet letting Hamas operatives choose to be killed alone or with their families – The Times of Israel
- Report: Shin Bet letting Hamas operatives choose to be killed alone or with their families The Times of Israel
- Report: Shin Bet letting Hamas operatives choose whether they're killed alone or alongside their families The Times of Israel
- Report: Israel gives Gaza terrorists choice between dying alone or with family Ynetnews
- Israel is eliminating Hamas members in Gaza, report reveals phone calls before attacks: Leave the family or you will all be killed! Balkanweb.com
- Report: Shin Bet letting Hamas operatives choose to be killed alone or with their families | Framing Analysis NewsCord
Pope Leo XIV becomes first pontiff to vote in a US election
The Chicago-born pontiff, who has a tense relationship with Trump, mailed in a ballot for the midterm elections that will decide control of the US Congress.
Pope Leo XIV becomes first pontiff to vote in a US election
The Chicago-born pontiff, who has a tense relationship with Trump, mailed in a ballot for the midterm elections that will decide control of the US Congress.
Putin open to phone call with Zelensky, Ukraine suspects a Kremlin trap – The Kyiv Independent
- Putin open to phone call with Zelensky, Ukraine suspects a Kremlin trap The Kyiv Independent
- Kremlin says Putin willing to speak with Merz and Macron, claims Zelenskyy has not called Українська правда
- Ukraine Seeks Zelensky-Putin Meeting, Says Territory Is on the Table Kyiv Post
- Zelenskyy can leverage Moscow ties from comedy days to make peace deal, says former key aide Fox News
- Lavrov: Zelensky must visit Moscow to meet Putin Breakingthenews.net
What next as Netanyahu’s party claims Israel’s election was stolen? – CBS News
- What next as Netanyahu's party claims Israel's election was stolen? CBS News
- Netanyahu alleges stolen election as he seeks political survival amid uncertainty The Washington Post
- Israel faces weeks of coalition haggling as Netanyahu’s party claims election 'stolen' CNBC
- Israel’s Arabs Emerge as Key Political Powerhouse WSJ
- After losing his majority, Netanyahu tries to delegitimize election results Axios
Travel influencer, 24, killed after pickup truck is swept away in terrifying river crossing – Fox News
- Travel influencer, 24, killed after pickup truck is swept away in terrifying river crossing Fox News
- Travel Influencer Emma Marie Laurent, 24, Dies After Van Is Swept Away by Rushing River Yahoo
- Wannabe travel influencer, 24, dead after truck swept into river on dream vacation New York Post
- 24yo dies in freak accident on holiday News.com.au
- Who was Emma Marie Laurent? French travel influencer tragically dies at 24 in Nicaragua - Cause of death a The Economic Times
Travel influencer, 24, killed after pickup truck is swept away in terrifying river crossing – Fox News
- Travel influencer, 24, killed after pickup truck is swept away in terrifying river crossing Fox News
- Wannabe travel influencer, 24, dead after truck swept into river on dream vacation New York Post
- 24yo dies in freak accident on holiday News.com.au
- Who was Emma Marie Laurent? French travel influencer tragically dies at 24 in Nicaragua - Cause of death a The Economic Times
- Travel influencer, 24, dead after truck swept into river on dream vacation AOL.com
US inmate Christa Pike says she woke up ‘confused and in pain’ after failed execution
It is Pike's first public statement since she survived an execution attempt by lethal injection in September.
A Powerful Mosquito-Hunting Laser Uses A.I. to Zap Winged Pests – The New York Times
- A Powerful Mosquito-Hunting Laser Uses A.I. to Zap Winged Pests The New York Times
- Startup Is Offering $1K Laser to Zap Mosquitoes Newser
- Mosquito Lasers The New York Times
‘Amateur morons’: Flávio Bolsonaro’s short-lived ‘president-elect’ claim met with mockery
Brazilian media ridicule defeated candidate over ‘shameful’ absconsion to US and bizarre letter with wrong coat of arms
Flávio Bolsonaro had hoped that by Sunday night people would be calling him the next president of Brazil.
Instead, the far-right politician’s decision to flee to the US after losing the election and – for 58 minutes – to declare himself “Brazil’s true president-elect”, has made him a laughing stock, with Brazilian newspapers and commentators raining a barrage of scornful adjectives down on the conquered candidate.
Continue reading...Experts warn AI copyright changes could breach Australian constitution and spark huge compensation rights case
Scraping copyrighted material from internet could ‘potentially’ amount to acquisition of property by government, Anne Twomey says
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Altering copyright law to allow AI companies to scrape music, books and journalism could trigger a constitutional breach, Coalition senators and the recording industry have warned, as they raise new fears it could open Australia to massive legal action and compensation claims from rights holders worldwide.
The attorney general’s department admitted it was “extremely alive” to the issue, and Australia’s leading constitutional expert, Anne Twomey, agreed there was “potentially” a concern – depending how legislation was drafted – that granting AI companies permission to scrape copyrighted material from the internet could amount to an acquisition of property by the government.
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