President Zelenskyy removes Ukrainian citizenship of Odesa city’s mayor
Gennadiy Trukhanov is alleged to have Russian citizenship, which is prohibited in Ukraine.
EU executive to propose short-term rental rules to tackle ‘social crisis’ in housing
Bloc’s first affordable housing plan to cover issues such as tenants’ rights, property speculation and tourist lets
The EU executive will propose rules to tackle the “huge problem” of short-term rentals via platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.com, as it seeks to confront the “social crisis” of people struggling to afford a home, its first-ever housing commissioner has said.
In an interview with the Guardian and other European newspapers, Dan Jørgensen said it was time for Brussels policymakers to take housing seriously or cede ground to anti-EU populists, who, he said, did not have the answers to the shortage of affordable homes.
Continue reading...Digital ID: Danes and Estonians find it ‘pretty uncontroversial’
Citizens have enrolled with little opposition, albeit with some concerns over security and privacy, as UK plans system
For Danish teenagers, getting enrolled for MitID (my ID) has become somewhat of a rite of passage.
From the age of 13, Danes can enrol for the national digital ID system, which can be used for everything from logging into online banking to signing documents electronically and booking a doctor’s appointment.
Continue reading...Pupils fear AI is eroding their ability to study, research finds
One in four students say AI ‘makes it too easy’ for them to find answers
Pupils fear that using artificial intelligence is eroding their ability to study, with many complaining it makes schoolwork “too easy” and others saying it limits their creativity and stops them learning new skills, according to new research.
The report on the use of AI in UK schools, commissioned by Oxford University Press (OUP), found that just 2% of students aged between 13 and 18 said they did not use AI for their schoolwork, while 80% said they regularly used it.
Continue reading...Bitcoin worth $14bn seized in US-UK crackdown on alleged scammers
The UK has also frozen assets linked to the alleged scammers, including a £100m London office building.
‘New Normal’: Is Pakistan trying to set new red lines with Afghan Taliban?
Amid growing clashes with the Taliban, Pakistan's moves mirror, ironically, an approach it has decried in the past.
Far-right U.S. influencer Candace Owens loses legal fight to enter Australia – NBC News
NATO agonizes over leaky air defenses while Russian threat grows – politico.eu
- NATO agonizes over leaky air defenses while Russian threat grows politico.eu
- NATO Defence Ministers focus on deterrence, counter-drone initiatives, defence investment, and support to Ukraine NATO - Homepage
- NATO seeks 'drone wall' amid Russian airspace incursions DW
- Nato in talks to make it easier to shoot down Russian jets The Telegraph
- NATO should 'not take the Russians too seriously,' alliance chief claims The Kyiv Independent
Xi directs quashing of Chinese feminists even as he praises advances at women’s conference
Chinese president is behind patriarchal turn in politics with activists silenced for ‘promoting gender antagonism’
Addressing dignitaries gathered in Beijing on Monday, Xi Jinping praised the “historic achievements” of women’s rights in China. In the past 30 years, the Chinese president said, maternal mortality rates had dropped by nearly 80%, and women were now participating in the project of national governance with “unprecedented confidence and vigour”.
Xi was speaking at the global women’s summit, an event on Monday and Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the historic UN’s world conference on women, which took place in Beijing. It was there in 1995 that Hillary Clinton, the then US first lady, delivered her “women’s rights are human rights” speech, lines now often quoted by people in China advocating for women’s rights.
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,329
Here are the key events from day 1,329 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Landslides and flooding cut off 300 communities in Mexico with dozens dead and missing – AP News
- Landslides and flooding cut off 300 communities in Mexico with dozens dead and missing AP News
- Deadly landslides and flooding cut off 300 communities in Mexico CNN
- Dozens Are Dead and Dozens More Missing as Catastrophic Rains Devastate Mexico The New York Times
- Rescuers search for missing in Mexico's flooded towns BBC
- Photos of the flooding and landsides in Mexico AP News
Cameroon opposition’s Tchiroma claims election victory, urges Biya to concede – Reuters
- Cameroon opposition's Tchiroma claims election victory, urges Biya to concede Reuters
- Cameroon opposition leader declares victory in presidential election The Guardian
- Cameroon’s Issa Tchiroma Bakary claims presidential election victory Al Jazeera
- Cameroon awaits election results as Paul Biya seeks eighth term BBC
- Africa's oldest leader isn't ready to retire — and he's not the only one defying age NPR
LA to declare state of emergency over Ice raids to assist affected families
Move will allow county board of supervisors to provide rent relief for tenants amid immigration crack down on city
Los Angeles county officials voted Tuesday to declare a state of emergency that gives them power to provide assistance for residents they say have suffered financially from ongoing federal immigration raids.
The move allows the LA county board of supervisors to provide rent relief for tenants who have fallen behind as a result of the crackdown on immigrants. A local state of emergency can also funnel state money for legal aid and other services.
Continue reading...Spain’s radically different approach to African migration
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's government is kicking against the prevailing mood among Western nations.
Israel names 4 deceased hostages as Hamas hands over 4 more bodies – The Washington Post
- Israel names 4 deceased hostages as Hamas hands over 4 more bodies The Washington Post
- My friend Bipin threw back Hamas grenade - and saved my life BBC
- LIVE: Israel restricts aid into Gaza; Hamas releases bodies of 4 captives Al Jazeera
- Israel says it has received the remains of 4 more deceased hostages as cuts to aid for Gaza loom AP News
- A fragile Gaza ceasefire is tested after Israel and Hamas swap detainees and hostages NPR
LIVE: Israel restricts aid into Gaza; Hamas releases bodies of 4 captives
Handover comes as Trump says Hamas must disarm or be disarmed, 'perhaps violently'.
FIFA World Cup 2026: The best pictures from the latest qualified teams
The latest round of qualifiers around the globe for the FIFA World Cup 2026 has seen the number of entrants rise to 28.
Japan’s imported baby boom spotlights a political and demographic timebomb
Rise in births to non-Japanese comes as politicians keep dodging the choice between economic decline and a more diverse population
This week brought encouraging news for Japan’s long battle to defuse its demographic timebomb: in 2024, the number of babies born to one sector of the population rose to a record of more than 22,000 – that’s about 3,000 more than the previous year and a 50% increase on a decade ago.
But none of the women who answered calls – invariably issued by conservative male politicians – to have more children were Japanese.
Continue reading...Who are the latest teams to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2026?
Full list of teams in the World Cup and those knocked out after the latest round of qualifiers.
ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for verified adults, says OpenAI boss
CEO Sam Altman says upcoming versions of the popular chatbot would enable it to behave in a more human-like way - "but only if you want it".