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French probe seeks warrants for tech execs over streamer’s death
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (211+ words) PARIS, Jan 28 " French prosecutors requested arrest warrants yesterday for the managers of Australian streaming service Kick over a man's death during a live broadcast on the platform. The 46-year-old Frenchman, Raphael Graven"known online as "Jean Pormanove" or "JP'died in…...
Dutch eye new govt next month as coalition deal clinched
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (414+ words) THE HAGUE, Jan 28 " Three Dutch political parties clinched a long-awaited coalition deal yesterday, paving the way for a new government in the European Union's fifth-largest economy, three months after a nailbiting election. The centrist D66 party, led by likely new prime…...
Clickbait and ‘AI slop’ are warping Holocaust history, scholars warn
17+ hour, 9+ min ago (632+ words) BERLIN, Jan 27 " An emaciated and apparently blind man stands in the snow at the Nazi concentration camp of Flossenbuerg: the image seems real at first but is part of a wave of AI-generated content about the Holocaust. As the world…...
Germany launches €1m reward hunt for far‑left group behind Berlin blackout arson attack
19+ hour, 3+ min ago (240+ words) BERLIN, Jan 27 " Germany is offering a "1-million (RM4.7 million) reward for information leading to the arrest of suspected far-left militants whose arson attack caused a massive blackout in Berlin, the interior minister said today. The electricity outage left roughly 45,000 homes and…...
Russia insists it must control all of Donbas for war in Ukraine to end
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (259+ words) MOSCOW, Jan 26 " The Kremlin said today that the issue of territory remained fundamental to Russia when it came to getting a deal to end the fighting in Ukraine, the state TASS news agency reported after trilateral weekend talks in Abu…...
Bribes, private jets, luxury homes: Ex-Opec president faces major corruption trial in UK
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (444+ words) LONDON, Jan 26 " The corruption trial of Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former Nigerian oil minister and the first woman president of Opec, is set to begin in London today. The 65-year-old faces five counts of accepting bribes and one count of conspiracy…...
Immigration DG says no compromise at entry points, warns ‘hand-raising’ culture could threaten national security
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (522+ words) KOTA BHARU, Jan 25 "The Malaysian Immigration Department has stressed that there will be no compromise in the discharge of duties at the country's entry points, including practices such as the "hand-raising' culture that could jeopardise national security. Immigration Department director-general…...
Greece submits bill to toughen migrant trafficking penalties, including life sentences
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (400+ words) ATHENS, Jan 24 " Greece's migration ministry today said it had submitted a new bill to parliament aimed at toughening penalties for migrant trafficking, including life sentences. Greece was the main entry point into Europe for Syrian refugees at the height of…...
Human sex trafficking case against Julio Iglesias collapses over foreign victim, Caribbean location
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (452+ words) MADRID, Jan 24 " Spanish prosecutors on Friday shelved a sex abuse and human trafficking complaint against veteran singer Julio Iglesias, saying Spain's courts had no jurisdiction in the case. Two women " a domestic worker and a physiotherapist " alleged they had suffered…...
Is Greenland still for sale? Trump claims ‘win’ with vague new Arctic security pact
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (712+ words) DAVOS, Jan 22 " US President Donald Trump backed down Wednesday on threats to seize Greenland by force from ally Denmark, announcing a vague deal aimed at ensuring security of the Arctic territory. Trump cast his retreat " also lifting the promise of…...