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Europe must find a way to help fund the fight against Putin – for its own sake | Phillip Inman
Reticence over the seizure of Russian state assets in Europe betrays a fatal underestimation of the threat Moscow poses
Europe has plotted an elegant decline that suits the needs of its ageing population, and the Ukraine war cannot be allowed to interfere with that plan.
That is how it seems when EU countries consider circumventing the financial rulebook to offer Ukraine what it needs to overcome waves of drones and break the deadlock on its eastern front.
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Sex education is now just another political football. For the children’s sake, the adults must grow up | Gaby Hinsliff
Teenagers need and want good information about sex. The government’s review, and this ideological tug-of-war, is failing them. Imagine a teenage boy, alone with his phone late at night. A message pings in from a pretty stranger, or even from the ...The Guardian - World -
Taiwan, on China’s Doorstep, Is Dealing With TikTok Its Own Way
The island democracy was early to ban TikTok on government phones, and the ruling party refuses to use it. But a U.S.-style ban is not under consideration.The New York Times - Business - Tiktok
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Israeli abuse of jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti ‘amounts to torture’
With thousands now held without charge, lawyers say Israel is signalling that no detainee is safe. Marwan Barghouti spends his days huddled in a cramped, dark, solitary cell, with no way to tend to his wounds, and a shoulder injury from being ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
OpenAI putting ‘shiny products’ above safety, says departing researcher
Jan Leike, a key safety researcher at firm behind ChatGPT, quit days after launch of its latest AI model, GPT-4o. A former senior employee at OpenAI has said the company behind ChatGPT is prioritising “shiny products” over safety, revealing that ...The Guardian - World -
Slovakian PM remains in serious condition as suspect appears in court
Second operation to remove dead tissue has ‘contributed to a positive prognosis’ for Robert Fico, health minister says. Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, remains in a stable but serious condition as the man accused of trying to assassinate ...The Guardian - World -
Fresh floods in Afghanistan kill at least 50 after heavy rain brings devastation
Thousands of homes and farming land damaged in Ghor province, a week after over 300 killed in flash floods. At least 50 people were killed in a fresh bout of heavy rain and flooding in central Afghanistan, according to an official.. Dozens others ...The Guardian - World -
Sticky trick: new glue spray kills plant pests without chemicals
Edible oil droplets trap bugs without the harm to people and wildlife that synthetic pesticides can cause. Tiny sticky droplets sprayed on crops to trap pests could be a green alternative to chemical pesticides, research has shown.. The insect ...The Guardian - World