AI chatbots are at risk of spreading government restrictions on online speech, a new study says – AP News

  1. AI chatbots are at risk of spreading government restrictions on online speech, a new study says  AP News
  2. Are LLMs Stifling Political Speech? An Assessment of How AI Models Protect Free Expression  The Oversight Board
  3. Meta Oversight Board finds top AI models less likely to criticize repressive regimes  Reuters
  4. AI more critical of Western leaders than autocrats, study finds  Euronews.com
  5. When AI mirrors foreign censorship: FIRE statement on Oversight Board AI speech report  FIRE | Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
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Meloni clears first hurdle for controversial electoral reform – politico.eu

  1. Meloni clears first hurdle for controversial electoral reform  politico.eu
  2. Italy's parliament backs Meloni's contested electoral reform  Reuters
  3. Giorgia Meloni suffers surprise setback in close vote on Italian electoral reform  BBC
  4. Meloni’s Coalition Begins to Crack Amid Pressure From the Right  Bloomberg.com
  5. Italy’s parliament backs Giorgia Meloni’s contentious electoral overhaul  Financial Times
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Trump’s Board of Peace drops full Gaza recovery plan in favour of tiny pilot scheme

Revised plan aims to ‘keep something going’ amid fears Netanyahu may gamble on new all-out offensive before Israeli elections

The Gaza recovery plan being pursued by Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BoP) has shrunk dramatically from an ambitious blueprint for the reconstruction of the whole territory to a small pilot project in the south of the strip.

Even the envisaged pilot scheme – involving a temporary camp for a tiny fraction of Gaza’s 2 million displaced people, with a Palestinian administration, police and a small international security force – is not expected to take shape before the end of the year.

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Hong Kong official warns booksellers on security risks after raids – NPR

  1. Hong Kong official warns booksellers on security risks after raids  NPR
  2. Hong Kong police arrest five over 'seditious' books  Reuters
  3. China Wields Security Laws to Cow Hong Kong’s Once-Free Literary Scene  WSJ
  4. Hong Kong arrests 2 journalists in latest sedition case targeting independent bookstores  Committee to Protect Journalists
  5. Police round up Hong Kong booksellers as China widens crackdown  The Washington Post
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Volunteer firefighter suspected of starting devastating France forest fire – BBC

  1. Volunteer firefighter suspected of starting devastating France forest fire  BBC
  2. On the scene of the big wildfire near Paris as Europe faces deadly climate effects  NBC News
  3. Fontainebleau: Birthplace of nature tourism saved by firefighters  Euronews.com
  4. French firefighter taken into custody over suspicions of starting Fontainebleau fire  Le Monde.fr
  5. Macron pledges 'zero tolerance' for arson after spate of fires in France  Yahoo
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New monkey species with orange lips discovered in forests of DR Congo – Sky News

  1. New monkey species with orange lips discovered in forests of DR Congo  Sky News
  2. Meet ‘Likweli’: A new monkey species discovered in the Congo Basin  YaleNews
  3. New monkey species with orange lips found 'hiding' in DR Congo forest  BBC
  4. Scientists find new monkey species in Congo's rainforest  Reuters
  5. Scientists have discovered a new species of monkey. Here’s what makes it special.  The Washington Post
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Syria says it foiled attempt to smuggle advanced arms to Hezbollah from Iraq – The Times of Israel

  1. Syria says it foiled attempt to smuggle advanced arms to Hezbollah from Iraq  The Times of Israel
  2. Syria seizes advanced weapons it says were bound for Lebanon’s Hezbollah  Al Jazeera
  3. Syrian authorities seize truck of rockets allegedly bound for Hezbollah in Lebanon  AP News
  4. Syria foils attempt to smuggle weapons to Hezbollah from Iraq, state news agency says  Al Arabiya English
  5. Syria's Hezbollah smuggling bust reveals its support for regional operations  The Jerusalem Post
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Iran targets military bases as US launches wave of strikes – BBC

  1. Iran targets military bases as US launches wave of strikes  BBC
  2. US carries out major strikes on civilian infrastructure in southern Iran  Al Jazeera
  3. Iran and US step up attacks, release of American in dispute  Reuters
  4. US Strikes Iranian-Linked Oil Tanker Deep Within Persian Gulf  Bloomberg.com
  5. U.S. expands attacks on Iran, which calls Strait of Hormuz a 'red line' as it strikes back  PBS
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