Greenland elections hit by misinformation campaign, Danish intelligence warns
According to Danish national broadcaster DR, the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) has issued a newly updated threat assessment warning that misinformation is spreading in Greenland ahead of its upcoming election. The intelligence agency states that false narratives are being circulated...

According to Danish national broadcaster DR, the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) has issued a newly updated threat assessment warning that misinformation is spreading in Greenland ahead of its upcoming election. The intelligence agency states that false narratives are being circulated in what has become a highly tense political climate, raising concerns about attempts to influence public opinion.
As Israel deploys tanks in the West Bank for the first time in 20 years, we reveal how two of the world’s biggest travel companies are helping settlers commercialise stolen land

Exclusive analysis carried out by the Guardian found 760 rooms being advertised in hotels, apartments and other holiday rentals in illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, on two of the world’s most popular tourism websites.
French President Emmanuel Macron called upon Europe to "rediscover taste for risk, ambition, and power" and reject dependence on the U.S., the French news channel BFM TV reported on Feb. 28.
Zelenskyy Confirms Upcoming Meeting With Trump This Week
“An agreement with America. Support for our country and our people. Guarantees of peace and security—this is key to ensuring that Russia no longer threatens other nations. I will meet with President Trump,” Zelenskyy said.
U.S. President Trump labeled Putin as "very smart," suggesting his intentions were aimed at full control of Ukraine, without aiming for a negotiation.

Trump suggested that, in his view, Putin never intended to seek a negotiated settlement to the war in Ukraine. “I think he wanted the whole thing,” Trump stated, implying that Russia’s original goal was full control of Ukraine.
When asked whether Putin would have to make concessions in order to resolve Russia’s war against Ukraine, Trump confirmed, “He will have to.”
Poverty charity urges Keir Starmer to focus on living standards instead of culture wars and immigration

Labour is losing support fastest among voters who feel economically insecure, according to a report urging Keir Starmer to focus on boosting living standards, rather than on culture wars and immigration.
Cross-party committees urge ministers to drop plans to force creators to opt out of works being used to train AI

Two cross-party committees of MPs have urged the government to prioritise ensuring that creators are fairly remunerated for their creative work over making it easy to train artificial intelligence models.
Apple boss says its DEI programmes may change
His comments came as shareholders rejected a call for the firm to consider ending its diversity practices.

State-backed North Korean hackers have stolen $1.5bn (£1.2bn) of cryptocurrency in the largest heist in history.
The hackers stole more cryptocurrency in one attack than all the funds stolen by North Korean cyber criminals in 2024, when the rogue state’s cyber attackers made off with around $1.3bn in digital coins, according to cryptocurrency analysts Chainalysis.
Spanish city 'adopts' migrants who intervened in homophobic attack
Ibrahima Diack and Magatte N'Diaye are given "adopted sons of the city" status in A Coruña.

A Spanish city has honoured two Senegalese migrants for their heroism in trying to save a gay man beaten to death by a homophobic mob.
Ibrahima Diack and Magatte N'Diaye were given "adopted sons of the city" status in A Coruña on Monday in a formal ceremony recognising their actions.
The men were the only ones to intervene in July 2021, when Samuel Luiz was set upon by a group of men and kicked and punched outside a nightclub in the north-western city.
The 24-year-old later died of his injuries in hospital - an event which sparked national outrage and condemnation.
Health experts say an unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks.

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say.
To prevent fascists from taking over, we should elect corpos who will constantly push us on a rightward trajectory towards fascism.
It's intended to justify killing them when they don't leave. AKA genocide.
I want a re-made Bonzi buddy with AI.
At least it's not AfD, not much better but not the worst possible outcome. WTF though Germany?
Army chief Thomas Süssli said that Switzerland could provide around 200 soldiers for a UN peacekeeping mission.

“If we receive the order to take part in a mission, we would draw up a training concept to train our soldiers and prepare them for deployment. Then we would start recruiting and train the members of the armed forces,” Süssli continued to SonntagsBlick. The use of weapons would only be permitted in a self-defence situation. “The mandate is decided by the government and parliament,” he added.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned a bad peace deal could be a 'disaster for everyone', as he urged the US to stand by Ukraine on Sunday.
Speaking from the Scottish Labour Conference on Sunday, Starmer vowed to "stand with Ukraine and put them in the best possible position".
Ethereum Falls as Crypto Exchange Bybit Confirms $1.4 Billion Hack
Crypto exchange Bybit was attacked Friday, CEO Ben Zhou confirmed, with more than $1.4 billion worth of funds apparently swiped.

More than $1.4 billion worth of Ethereum (ETH) and stETH were withdrawn from Bybit's hot wallet on Friday, and a large chunk of the funds were being sold via decentralized exchanges.
The move comes after UK security officials demanded backdoor access to the encrypted material, Washington Post said.

Apple has said it will stop offering an advanced data security option for British users after the government reportedly demanded that the company provide backdoor access for any data those users have stored in the cloud.
Chinese researchers find bat virus enters human cells via same pathway as COVID
Feb 21 (Reuters) - A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, raising the possibility that it could someday spread to humans, Chinese researchers have reported.
Tesla has sued its own customers and journalists in China for defamation – and won just about every time.

BEIJING (AP) — Zhang Yazhou was sitting in the passenger seat of her Tesla Model 3 when she said she heard her father’s panicked voice: The brakes don’t work! Approaching a red light, her father swerved around two cars before plowing into an SUV and a sedan and crashing into a large concrete barrier.
Russia could start a major war in Europe within 5 years, Danish intelligence warns
"This is particularly true if Russia assesses that the U.S. cannot or will not support the European NATO countries in a war with Russia," it continues, emphasizing that Russia is ramping up its military capabilities to prepare for a possible war against NATO.
The cartel had previously kidnapped the mayor and his son, releasing them after he agreed to replace the security chief—but the change never took place.

Lord Sumption says Israel’s actions ‘grossly disproportionate’ and in new book points to suppression of free speech over Palestinian cause

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You can't see your own comments in this thread? How interesting.
Hasn' this always been the case? Filipino nurses especially seem to be everywhere in the world.