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'We need a stabilised, democratic Syria: Economic recovery without freedom is meaningless'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Kurdish humanitarian activist Arya Jemo amid the rapidly shifting sociopolitical and economic dynamics in Syria. Mr. Jemo shares themes of political betrayal, ter...

4dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Iran set to execute protester days after arrest as Tehran speeds up death sentences

Erfan Soltani, 26, was detained at his home in Fardis on 8 January. Four days later, authorities notified his family a death sentence had been issued and confirmed....

Jan 14EuronewsPolitics

Thousands rally and hundreds of businesses close in protest against ICE presence in Minnesota

Thousands of people protested against US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis on Friday, after a five-year-old boy and his father were detained by ICE agents....

1dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

Urgent appeal amid deadly crackdown: Iran Human Rights presses UN Security Council to act

François Picard welcomes Norwegian-Iranian neuroscientist Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, Director of Iran Human Rights NGO. He offers a rare quantified data-driven-account of fatalities in the current Irani...

Jan 16France 24PoliticsImpact

ICE memo allows agents to enter homes without judicial warrant: Whistleblowers

The group Whistleblower Aid says it represents two anonymous U.S. government officials. The group argues the ICE memo violates the Fourth Amendment and DHS policies....

4dABC NewsPolitics

Minnesota wants to win a war of attrition

As masked and armed men in combat armor swarmed throughout the Twin Cities, Gov. Tim Walz took to primetime television to ask Minnesotans to film ICE. The videos, he said , would "create a database of...

Jan 17The VergePoliticsImpact

ChatGPT is using age prediction to restrict what minors see

Age prediction is rolling out almost globally, with users in the EU getting it ‘in the coming weeks.’ OpenAI has added age prediction features to ChatGPT , meant to identify and bolster protections fo...

4dThe VergeTechnologyImpact

Hackers target Iran state TV's satellite transmission to broadcast exiled crown prince

The death toll exceeds that of any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the 1979 Islamic Revolution....

6dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

Mass anti-ICE protests in Minnesota

Despite bitter cold with temperatures starting around −29 °C, organisers said up to 50,000 people marched through the streets of Minneapolis and St Paul to demand that immigration enforcement officers...

1dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Gaza: Hypothermia kills 5 as blockade hinders aid

Despite the ceasefire, conditions in Gaza remain perilous for many residents, with UNICEF reporting that more than 100 children have been killed by military action since the truce began. Large numbers...

Jan 14France 24world_newsImpact

A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT's drug advice. He died from an overdose

Article URL: https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/calif-teen-chatgpt-drug-advice-fatal-overdose-21266718.php Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46655048 Points: 11 # Comments: 2...

Jan 17Hacker NewsTechnologyImpact

Australia: Writers' festival called off amid boycott

The Adelaide Writers' Week retracted an invitation to an Australian-Palestinian author, citing the the Bondi Beach attack. Dozens, including the event's director and the former PM of New Zealand, with...

Jan 13Deutsche Welleculture

Sadio Mane takes Senegal past Egypt into AFCON final

In tonight's edition, Sadio Mane thrashed home a dramatic ⁠winner to send Senegal into the Africa Cup of Nations final after they edged Egypt 1-0. And the shutdown of the internet in Uganda ahead of t...

Jan 14France 24SportsImpact

Amid ICE clashes, New Hampshire bishop urges clergy to prepare their wills

The Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire told priests protesting ICE to get their wills and affairs in order. Some praise the bishop, while other priests say they never signed up to be martyrs. (Image cr...

Jan 18NPR NewsPolitics

US to pause immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries

Move is part of an effort to limit entries from foreigners who rely on government welfare...

Jan 14Financial TimesPoliticsImpact

Brooklyn Beckham accuses David and Victoria of putting branding before family and sabotaging wedding

A Beckham family falling-out has spilled further into public view in a series of social media posts from Brooklyn Beckham alleging that his parents David and Victoria Beckham have tried to sabotage hi...

4dNPR NewsEntertainment

Minnesota gears up for mass anti-ICE protest

Labor unions and civil society groups say they are ready to brave a dangerous winter storm to protest immigration enforcement across the state....

2dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Iran’s road to revolt

How isolation, intransigence and desperate economic hardship provoked an upsurge of protest that brought the regime to the brink...

Jan 17Financial TimesPolitics

DW correspondent arrested in Niger

A correspondent for German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) was arrested on January 23. It comes after a report published on DW Hausa last year....

1dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Jafar Panahi: 'Every minute's delay in helping Iranian people means more innocents are killed'

Jafar Panahi, a renowned Iranian film-maker, is urging the international community to help Iranian people because he says the Islamic Republic has lost its legitimacy and will stop at nothing to survi...

Jan 13EuronewsPoliticsImpact
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