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“The Holocaust denial comments relayed by the artificial intelligence Grok on X have been included in the ongoing investigation conducted by the cybercrime division of the Paris public prosecutor’s office, and the functioning of the AI will be analyzed in this context,” the Paris public prosecutor’s office told POLITICO, confirming a report from AFP. The League for Human Rights, or LDH, also announced Wednesday that it was filing a complaint against the AI model. The messages posted on X by Grok are a “denial of crimes against humanity,” according to the human rights organization. The LDH has chosen to file…
The European Commission is today unveiling its “Digital Omnibus”, a plan meant to simplify the EU’s sweeping digital regulations. Among the legislation it covers is the AI Act, which was adopted last year. The legislation is being implemented only gradually – but with the Omnibus, the Commission has officially announced that some provisions on the riskiest iterations of the technology are set to be delayed. In particular, the Ominbus offers more time for businesses and organisations deploying “high-risk” AI technologies, which are used for purposes such as analysing CVs, evaluating school exams or assessing loan applications, will now not come…
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva didn’t take that slight lying down. “He should have gone dancing in Pará,” Lula said about the state where Belém is situated. “He should have tasted Pará’s cuisine. Because he would have realized that Berlin doesn’t offer him 10 percent of the quality that the state of Pará offers.” But which is the better country? POLITICO took (an entirely unscientific) look at five key areas to see whether it’s Berlin or Rio de Janeiro, Beckenbauer or Pelé, and currywurst or feijoada that ultimately comes out on top. Food and drink Vegetarians are the…
Published on 19/11/2025 – 17:43 GMT+1 •Updated 17:52 Albania deserves to become a member of the European Union as soon as possible after a decade of reforms and civil support, Prime Minister Edi Rama told Euronews. The Western Balkan membership hopeful has entered the final stretch of negotiations with the EU and looks at 2030 as a possible entry date to the bloc. Albania has been a candidate country for more than a decade, but has benefited from the geopolitical impulse to enlarge the union triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As a result, Albania is now seen as…
Published on 19/11/2025 – 17:17 GMT+1 The UK warned Russia on Wednesday that it was ready to deal with any incursions into its territory after the Yantar spy ship was detected on the edge of UK waters north of Scotland. UK Defence Secretary John Healey said that the Russian vessel had directed lasers at pilots of Royal Air Force (RAF) surveillance aircraft monitoring its activities. “My message to Russia and to Putin is this: We see you. We know what you’re doing. And if the Yantar travels south this week, we are ready,” Healey said during a speech in London.…
Kallas was speaking hours after Poland said it was shutting down Russia’s last consulate in the country due to the railway sabotage, which Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said had been executed by Ukrainians working for Russia. The Polish incident is just the latest in a string of so-called hybrid attacks to hit European countries in recent weeks, from airspace violations by Russian warplanes to drone disruption at airports across the continent to cyber attacks and acts of disruptive vandalism. EU countries are debating how to respond to such attacks, with some leaders calling for a more robust response clearly…
Published on 19/11/2025 – 15:30 GMT+1 Police in Portugal arrested a doctor who is “suspected of taking part in a fraudulent scheme” by prescribing anti-diabetic drugs to people who didn’t have the disease, for the purpose of losing weight. In a statement released by the Judicial Police (PJ) following a report by CNN Portugal, helping clients lose weight was the endocrinologist’s “sole purpose of prescribing” blockbuster drugs such as Ozempic, Victoza, and Trulicity. The outlet said the main suspect is Dr Graça Vargas, who is said to have prescribed more than 65,000 packages to 1,914 people, making her the biggest…
A French court rejected all claims brought by UFC-Que Choisir against Perrier, after the consumer group claimed the firm’s natural mineral water was deceptively labelled. In early June, UFC-Que Choisir filed an emergency motion with a court in Nanterre near Paris seeking a recall of all Perrier bottles in circulation, as well as a temporary ban on sales of the natural mineral water. The case centred on a dispute over the use of a filtration treatment, which the group said was contrary to French and European law. UFC-Que Choisir also claimed that the water posed health risks. UFC-Que Choisir insisted…
Sikorski’s announcement came after he delivered an address to parliament that called on opposition-aligned President Karol Nawrocki and opposition lawmakers to stop attacking the European Union, Ukraine and Ukrainians living in Poland. He also said Russia spends “billions” on sowing divisions in the EU and fomenting anti-Ukrainian sentiment — of which there has been an outpouring in Poland after the rail sabotage incident. Polish authorities said the perpetrators were two Ukrainian nationals working for Russia who are now in Belarus. The last operating Russian consulate in Poland is in the coastal city of Gdańsk. Poland had previously shut down Russian consulates in Kraków…
By Euronews Published on 19/11/2025 – 15:35 GMT+1 Italian regulators will expand anti-spoofing protections to mobile numbers in the coming weeks, targeting a surge in fraudulent calls that masquerade as legitimate Italian mobile numbers. The mechanism, already operating for fixed-line numbers since August, addresses growing consumer complaints about sophisticated scam attempts that have become increasingly difficult to identify. AgCom, Italy’s telecommunications regulator, said the extension represents a crucial step, given that most fraudulent calls now appear to originate from Italian mobile numbers, even though they are made from foreign operators. In Italy, the scam call issue has reached such proportions that…