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The clearest sign of escalation is on Musk’s X platform, formerly Twitter. The report, reviewed by POLITICO, shows a sharp increase in posts from ghost accounts, with activity spiking beyond 3,000 posts in a single day in late January. For much of November and December, activity remained relatively low, rarely exceeding 50 posts a day. But in early January, coordinated disinformation posts began appearing at a much higher frequency. This “overload” technique — flooding social media with rapid waves of posts to manufacture the illusion of viral traction — is characteristic of Russian disinformation campaigns. The issue is particularly sensitive…

Following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, 22-year-old Palestinian Mohammed made the long journey to Gaza’s north on foot with his family after 15 months of displacement. There, he found his home destroyed, he told Euronews. One week ago, 22-year-old Mohammed returned to his home in northern Gaza for the first time since the start of the 15-month war between Israel and Hamas.He and his family were among the over half a million Palestinians who made the long journey north along the Netzarim corridor, which Israel recently reopened as part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas.Like many others, Mohammed made the journey on…

“Audio erotica apps cannot have the word ‘desire’ in their names [if they want] to be visible on the store,” while developers of apps like those for controlling sex toys “have a hard time having the apps approved on the store, which puts their entire product in jeopardy,” said Ana Ornelas, erotic author, sex educator and advocacy officer for the Digital Intimacy Coalition. According to Alessandro Polidoro, a lawyer and coordinator of the Digital Intimacy Coalition, “other apps that host adult content — like X and Reddit — are still allowed on the official App Store, so Apple’s moral argument…

The economy minister and Green Party chancellor candidate says Germany could follow Austria’s far-right path, as the CDU signals willingness to erode its firewall against the AfD ahead of a pivotal election. Jan 26 3 mins read

Un système bien établi permet aux riches amis de Vladimir Poutine de maintenir leur style de vie et d’éviter les conséquences de la guerre, relatent les professionnels du tourisme de la région. Sep 16 9 mins read

President Trump has hit Canada, China and Mexico with threatened tariffs in the last week. The EU is waiting its turn and mulling its potential response. Anti-coercion, antitrust, and targeted tariffs are among deployments that the EU could unleash in a response to a keenly anticipated tranche of tariffs from the Trump White House, but defence budgets might also come into play, experts Euronews spoke to have suggested.Having hit Mexico, Canada and China, the EU now appears in Donald Trump’s sights with the bloc and its trade surplus described as “an atrocity” by the US president last week.While repeating that…

Featuring archive materials and limited-edition jars, the exhibition at the MAXXI Museum in Rome shows how the spread, created in post-war Italy, has become a cultural icon across generations worldwide Nutella has turned 60, and a new exhibition in Rome not only traces the history of the world-famous chocolate spread but also takes visitors on a journey through the origins of the Made in Italy brand, exploring the Ferrero family’s success since launching the first jar in 1964. The hazelnut cream, created in post-war Italy to respond to a cocoa shortage has now become a cultural icon in over 170…

In 2023, the U.S. goods trade deficit with the bloc was €156.6 billion, according to European Union data. In services however, the U.S. had a surplus of €108.6 billion, bringing the overall trade balance to €48 billion, in favor of the EU. Sikorski’s comments offer a glimpse of how the EU plans to deflect or defuse Trump’s threat of starting a trade war with the bloc. As top EU officials gathered in Warsaw, the U.S. president said he would “definitely” follow his tariffs against China, Canada and Mexico with tariffs on the EU though he has yet to make any…

The retailer has three weeks to reply to the European Commission request for information under the Digital Services Act. The European Commission asked online fashion platform Shein to furnish more information under its digital rulebook on Thursday, the day after launching a consumer probe into the Asian clothes retail giant.Under its Digital Services Act (DSA) the Commission has sought information on risks linked to illegal content and goods on its marketplace, the transparency of its recommender systems, access to data for qualified researchers and measures adopted to mitigate risks relating to consumer protection, public health and users’ wellbeing.The request comes…

LONDON — The British government revoked a Russian diplomat’s accreditation Thursday in an ongoing spying row. In the latest tit-for-tat move, Russian Ambassador to the U.K. Andrey Kelin was summoned to meet a “senior British official,” a spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said. They said the move had come in response to the “unprovoked and baseless decision” to strip a British diplomat’s own accreditation to operate in Russia last year. “The U.K. will not stand for intimidation of our staff in this way, and so we are taking reciprocal action,” the spokesperson added. “Any further action taken…