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BRUXELLES — Les systèmes d’intelligence artificielle capables de générer des deepfakes sexualisés de personnes réelles seraient interdits dans l’UE, selon des propositions vues par POLITICO. Cette initiative intervient après que Grok, l’outil d’intelligence artificielle de X, a permis aux utilisateurs de générer des millions d’images de personnes réelles en bikini ou entièrement nues, y compris des images d’enfants. Une proposition, qui devrait être approuvée par les ambassadeurs de l’UE vendredi, rendrait illégale la commercialisation en Europe de tout système d’intelligence artificielle capable de générer des vidéos, des images ou des fichiers audio sexualisés non consentis impliquant des personnes réelles. Des…
Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has alleged that bombings on Tehran had “no impact” on the country’s ability to continue fighting Israel and the US, crediting its strength to the “decentralised mosaic defence strategy.” The statement, posted on X, comes as the Iran war rages on, triggered by US-Israeli strikes on 28 February, which killed some 40 Iranian leaders, according to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and US President Donald Trump. The country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was among them. The conflict has since expanded into the wider region, as Tehran’s retaliatory attacks target Israel, as well as…
“‘We’ll stick to the deal.’ And less than 24 hours later, they are already threatening us with new tariffs. It is impossible to work with the Trump administration like this,” the Socialist group’s vice president for trade policy, Kathleen Van Brempt, said in a post on X Thursday. The EPP’s top trade lawmaker, Jörgen Warborn, last week pitched a “sunrise clause,” meaning the deal would only finally kick in if Washington upheld its side of the bargain. “That would give clarity because what the sunrise clause is doing, it’s making sure that the deal doesn’t kick in before it is…
Published on 12/03/2026 – 17:51 GMT+1 Chilean designer Smiljan Radić Clarke has been awarded this year’s Pritzker Architecture Prize, the world’s top industry honour. The 60-year-old, who hails from Santiago, has well-earned reputation for radical originality and creating site-specific various forms with almost all of his signature works demonstrating his ability to blend materials with nature. Perhaps his best known work in Europe is London’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, a translucent fiberglass shell which rests on immense load-bearing, locally-sourced stones. Light is filtered rather than displayed with the enclosure remaining partial, allowing visitors to experience shelter without complete separation from the…
SONDAGE CLUSTER 17 X POLITICO. Le maire Ecologiste, Pierre Hurmic, devance son adversaire macroniste au premier tour. L’économiste Philippe Dessertine, à la tête d’une liste de centre droit, pourrait jouer les arbitres. Mar 9 3 mins read
Japan’s tourism industry is enjoying a remarkable surge in international interest, with visitor numbers reaching record levels and travellers increasingly seeking authentic experiences beyond the country’s most famous cities. According to figures issued by the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), the country welcomed more than 42.7 million international visitors in 2025, reflecting a growing demand to explore Japanese culture. “Trend-wise, in terms of the numbers, it’s really increasing – Japan is booming,” says Sayako Usui, director of the Frankfurt office for JNTO, in an interview with Euronews Travel at the ITB Berlin travel trade fair. For many visitors going to…
Der Krieg zwischen Israel, den USA und dem Iran geht in seine zweite Woche und die Lage im Nordirak zeigt, wie schnell sich der Konflikt regional ausweiten könnte. In Erbil schlagen immer wieder Drohnen ein, Flugabwehrfeuer ist am Himmel zu sehen, selbst zivile Orte werden vom Krieg überschattet.Im Gespräch mit Carolina Drüten, die gerade aus der kurdischen Region im Irak berichtet, geht es um die entscheidenden Fragen dieser Eskalation: Wie stark ist der Iran tatsächlich geschwächt? Welche Rolle könnten kurdische Kräfte in einer möglichen neuen Phase des Krieges spielen? Und wie realistisch wäre ein Regimewechsel in Teheran?Drüten beschreibt ein Szenario,…
Published on 12/03/2026 – 16:19 GMT+1 Global banks are taking precautionary steps across their financial hubs in the Gulf after Iran warned that financial institutions linked to the US and Israel in the region could become targets, as Tehran mulls further diversifying its attacks. The warning came after Iran claimed that a building linked to Bank Sepah in Tehran was attacked on Wednesday. Following the alleged strike, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a statement threatening attacks on “economic centres and banks” linked to the US and Israel across the Gulf. In a continuation of its threats, the IRGC…
Published on 12/03/2026 – 16:44 GMT+1 The Trump administration is preparing to issue a temporary suspension of the Jones Act, a century-old maritime law that restricts the movement of cargo between American ports, as Washington scrambles to contain oil prices surging in the wake of the Iran war. According to Bloomberg, the 30-day waivers for the Jones Act would allow foreign tankers to help supply refiners on the US East Coast with fuel from the Gulf Coast and elsewhere in the country. The move is one of several options the Trump administration is pursuing to stem rising crude and petrol…
In news that will delight all fans of Infernal’s 2004 pop banger, the night train from Paris to Berlin is set to restart later this month. ÖBB and SNCF stopped running its night train service on this route – which only launched in 2023 – in mid-December last year. Now European Sleeper is set to start its service between the French and German capitals from 26 March. Trains will travel from Paris on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, and from Berlin on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The journey takes around 18 hours and leaves Paris at 6:03 pm CET, arriving in…