A Dutch court has ordered Elon Musk’s xAI to stop generating and distributing nude images of people without their consent in the Netherlands, warning it would impose fines of 100,000 euros ($115,350) per day for noncompliance. The Amsterdam District Court ruled Thursday that xAI’s Grok artificial intelligence tool and the X platform that hosts it … Read moreDutch court bans xAI’s Grok from generating nonconsensual nude images
London’s Metropolitan Police warns that anyone showing support for Palestine Action is now “likely to be arrested”, weeks after the force said it would not do so. Police had said in February that it would refrain from arresting supporters following the High Court’s ruling that the ban on Palestine Action as a terror group was … Read moreIn U-turn, UK police say Palestine Action protesters will be arrested again
Oil prices have climbed higher amid fading hopes of deescalation in the Iran war following Tehran’s denial that talks with the United States are under way. Futures for Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose nearly 2 percent on Thursday to top $104 per barrel after Tehran dismissed reports of direct negotiations with US President Donald … Read moreOil prices rise higher as Iran denies US talks, dimming deescalation hopes
Tasnim Israel says it has killed the Iranian navy chief overseeing what is a near-total blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Alireza Tangsiri, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) navy, was “directly responsible for the terrorist act of bombing and blocking the Strait of Hormuz”, and has been “blown up”, according to Israel’s … Read moreIsrael says it has killed Iran’s navy chief overseeing Strait of Hormuz blockade
France heads to the polls on Sunday for local elections to usher in mayors and city council members, in a final round of voting. The municipal elections, which come a year before France’s presidential vote, offer a glimpse of the country’s political landscape. The first round on Sunday showed France’s far-right party, the National Rally, … Read more‘Unpleasant surprises’: Will key French cities elect far-right mayors?
Social media has played a large role in declining happiness among young people in Western countries, a United Nations-backed report has found. Heavy social media use partly explains a “worrying decline” in the wellbeing of young people in the West, the latest edition of the annual World Happiness Report said on Wednesday. In total, 15 … Read moreSocial media making young people less happy, report finds
Shortly after the United States and Israel first attacked Iran on February 28, analysts warned that war could drive oil prices above $100 a barrel. Now, less than three weeks into the conflict, market watchers are seriously considering the possibility of prices surpassing $150 or even $200. On March 9, the price of Brent crude … Read moreCould oil hit $200 a barrel? Analysts no longer think it is far-fetched
As Cuba faces a nationwide blackout and energy crisis, the first members of a global aid mission taking more than 20 tonnes of food, medical supplies and solar panel equipment arrived in Havana on Wednesday. Organised by an alliance of progressive groups, Nuestra America Convoy to Cuba (NACC) is being pitched as an act of … Read moreEuropean groups join aid convoy to Cuba amid crippling oil blockade
US-Präsident Trump stellt erneut ein baldiges Kriegsende in Aussicht. Der Nahost-Experte Jan Busse sieht darin einen Versuch Trumps, einen Ausweg aus einer Lage zu finden, die er so nicht erwartet habe. Die fehlende Strategie sei riskant. tagesschau.de: US-Präsident Trump hat erklärt, man werde den Krieg gegen Iran sehr bald beenden. Militärisch gesehen habe das Regime … Read moreTrump und ein mögliches Kriegsende: “Die USA sind ohne Strategie unterwegs”
Nach der Israel-Reise und einem Telefonat mit seinem US-Kollegen Rubio erwartet Bundesaußenminister Wadephul kein schnelles Ende des Iran-Kriegs. Aber auch Deutschland könne etwas zu den Bemühungen beitragen, sagte er in den tagesthemen. Bundesaußenminister Johann Wadephul geht nicht davon aus, dass die Angriffe im Nahen Osten schnell beendet werden. Zu dieser Einschätzung sei er bei seinem … Read moreWadephul zu Iran-Krieg: “Müssen uns noch auf eine gewisse Zeit einrichten”