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Published on 13/03/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 Most major artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are willing to help a user plan a violent attack, according to a new report. Researchers posing as 13-year-old boys planning mass violence found that eight of the nine most popular AI chatbots were willing to help guide how to carry out school shootings, assassinate public figures, and bomb synagogues. The investigation, by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and CNN, analysed more than 700 responses from nine major AI systems across nine test scenarios. Researchers directed their questions at users in both the United States and…

Tomc told POLITICO Kos was not honest when “claiming that she didn’t collaborate in the secret service … We have to do something with this information.” A spokesperson for the EPP said: “Romana Tomc has kept the EPP Group closely informed about the latest revelations concerning Commissioner Marta Kos. The Group will examine the matter carefully. For now, we note that Commissioner Kos has not denied these new revelations. The ball is now in her court.” Kos did not respond to POLITICO’s repeated requests for comment. But a Commission official said Kos “went through the extensive and thorough vetting process”…

7:53 GMT+1 Israeli strikes hit new areas not previously targeted in Beirut, killing one person An Israeli strike hit a car in Jnah, a coastal neighbourhood in southwestern Beirut, killing one person, the Lebanese health ministry said early on Friday.A separate strike targeted an apartment in the Nabaa neighbourhood, leaving it engulfed in flames, according to reports circulating on local media. Nabaa, on Beirut’s northern outskirts within the densely populated Burj Hammoud district, is home to a sizable Armenian community. No casualties were immediately reported.It was the first time such an area has been struck in this conflict or during…

To address the challenges of energy security and greenhouse gas emissions, the Greek government decided to take a step that would have caused strong reactions a few years ago: to open the debate on the possibility of nuclear power generation in Greece. Twelve EU countries have operational nuclear reactors: Belgium, Bulgaria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Spain, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Spain, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia and Sweden. In 2024, nuclear power plants accounted for 23.3 per cent of the total electricity produced in the EU, according to Eurostat data, registering an increase of 4.8…

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The index provider reviews the S&P 500 every quarter using rigorous criteria on market capitalisation, profitability, liquidity and sector balance to ensure it reflects the largest and most representative top 500 US companies. The latest update will bring Vertiv Holdings, Lumentum Holdings, Coherent Corp. and EchoStar Corporation into the index. They replace Match Group, Molina Healthcare, Lamb Weston Holdings and Paycom Software, with the changes taking effect before the market opens on Monday 23 March. With trillions of dollars in assets tracking the S&P 500, the rebalance typically prompts buying from passive funds, often providing a short-term lift to new…

The French president said the war in Iran “cannot justify” a drone strike on troops involved in a counterterrorism training exercise in Kurdistan. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech

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The veto also defies the military, whose top brass have spoken out in favor of the SAFE loans. Chief of the General Staff Wiesław Kukuła in February described SAFE as a “game changer” for the military. President raises specter of “massive foreign loans” In his speech, Nawrocki reiterated the arguments he has been rolling out against SAFE for weeks now, claiming the Security Action for Europe loans would saddle Poland with long-term debt and expose the country to exchange-rate risks.  “The SAFE mechanism is a massive foreign loan taken out for 45 years in a foreign currency, with interest costs that could reach…

The determination marks a legal escalation. Earlier investigations had documented the removal of Ukrainian children from their homes but stopped short of classifying the practice as a crime against humanity — one of the most serious charges under international law. “The deportation and forcible transfer of children is a grave violation of international law,” Møse added. “Children must never be separated from their families coercively.” The finding adds to growing legal scrutiny of the Kremlin. In 2023 the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin over the unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children. The commission documented the deportation or…