Website forced to close as Italian women fight back against unauthorized online image sharing – AP News

  1. Website forced to close as Italian women fight back against unauthorized online image sharing  AP News
  2. Outrage in Italy over porn site with doctored images of prominent women  The Guardian
  3. Italian women fight websites posting their photos without consent  PBS
  4. Italian Facebook page where men shared intimate images of partners without consent closed after police probe  CNN
  5. Anger in Italy over non-consensual photos of women shared online  BBC
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With Russia’s help, North Korea expands its nuclear weapons capability – The Washington Post

  1. With Russia’s help, North Korea expands its nuclear weapons capability  The Washington Post
  2. Xi shows Trump who holds the cards as he sets up meeting with Kim and Putin  BBC
  3. Defying West, China's Xi gathers 'Axis of Upheaval' at military parade  Reuters
  4. Kim Jong Un and Putin top Xi’s guest list for China’s huge military parade  CNN
  5. Kim Jong-un to be Among U.S. Rivals Convening in Beijing  The New York Times
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Israel increasingly bars foreign doctors who want to volunteer in Gaza – NPR

  1. Israel increasingly bars foreign doctors who want to volunteer in Gaza  NPR
  2. On Shin Bet Orders, Two Foreign Physician Volunteers Barred From Entering Gaza  Haaretz
  3. Israel Just Denied This Doctor From Entering Gaza With Food and Baby Formula  Mother Jones
  4. Israel Bars Foreign Doctors, Blocks Baby Formula Truck as Famine Confirmed in Gaza  Palestine Chronicle
  5. Death of a child in Gaza due to malnutrition; Israel prevents two foreign doctors from entering the strip  وكالة صدى نيوز
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Looming crisis for NSW’s regional galleries averted with $15.4m in state arts funding

Labor announced on Thursday Create NSW’s Arts and Cultural Funding Program will provide financial assistance for 62 organisations statewide

Arts organisations and galleries across New South Wales have voiced their relief after the state government announced $15.4m funding over two years, allaying worries of a looming crisis for NSW’s regional galleries.

Sixty-two arts organisations across NSW will receive $15.4m funding for the next two years through Create NSW’s Arts and Cultural Funding Program (ACFP), the state government announced on Thursday, with $7.5m going to 31 regional arts organisations, including 10 regional galleries.

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Japan uses AI-generated eruption of Mount Fuji to prepare Tokyo for worst-case scenario – ABC News

  1. Japan uses AI-generated eruption of Mount Fuji to prepare Tokyo for worst-case scenario  ABC News
  2. An AI simulation of a Mount Fuji eruption is being used to prepare Tokyo for the worst  AP News
  3. Japan releases AI-generated Mount Fuji eruption video to encourage Tokyo residents to be prepared  CNN
  4. Japan releases AI-generated video showing simulation of Mount Fuji violently erupting  Sky News
  5. Japanese Government Shares AI Video To Show What Would Happen If Mount Fuji Erupts  NDTV
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Outrage in Italy over porn site with doctored images of prominent women

Altered photos of women including Giorgia Meloni were posted on site along with vulgar and sexist captions

A pornographic website that posted doctored photos of a host of high-profile Italian women including the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, and the opposition leader, Elly Schlein, has sparked outrage in Italy.

The photos, accompanied by vulgar and sexist captions, were either harvested from personal social media accounts or public sources before being altered and published on the Italian platform Phica, which has more than 700,000 subscribers.

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UK, Germany and France say they have triggered UN sanctions on Iran

Move by trio of European powers gives Tehran 30 days to improve access for inspection of its nuclear sites

The UK, France and Germany have formally notified the UN that they have triggered the restoration of sweeping UN sanctions against Iran, giving Tehran 30 days to make concessions on access to its nuclear sites or face deeper worldwide economic isolation.

UK officials said the decision had not been taken lightly and there had been intensive diplomacy to try to avert this step. The officials emphasised there was still room for last-ditch diplomacy before the sanctions “snapback” comes into force in 30 days’ time. The annual high-level UN general assembly in September is likely to involve more intensive diplomacy over the situation with Iran.

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A Gaza City Neighborhood Is Now a Wasteland, Satellite Images Show – The New York Times

  1. A Gaza City Neighborhood Is Now a Wasteland, Satellite Images Show  The New York Times
  2. Israel ramps up bombardment of Gaza City as at least 61 killed  Al Jazeera
  3. Israel steps up bombardment of Gaza City, kills 16 people around enclave, medics say  Reuters
  4. Troops Operate Around Gaza City Ahead Of Upcoming Israeli Advancement  i24NEWS
  5. Airstrikes, explosive vehicles, and bulldozers cause ‘insane’ destruction in Gaza City, eyewitnesses and civil defense say  Mondoweiss
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