Anna Liedtke files criminal complaint in Israel over alleged attack by female guards and says abuse was intended to silence campaigners The third time Anna Liedtke was subjected to an illegal strip-search in Israeli detention, female prison guards forced her on to her knees, covered her mouth to stop her screaming and raped her, according to interviews and a criminal complaint filed in Israel. She described hearing male guards laughing during the attack, which she believes they watched and may have filmed. It took place in an area separated from the prison hallway by a partially drawn curtain that her attackers had left open. Continue reading...

The senator’s health is shrouded in mystery after he was hospitalized. Why can’t we get a clear answer?

The Mayor’s fighting patriotism bested Trump’s rantings and Obama’s evasions.

These systems will soon be able to track our public and private lives. But we can make the policy choices to reject it

How prepared are we for a solar storm, bad software update or cybersecurity event that could trigger widespread loss of satellite control?

The US motor company found that the hundreds of AI cameras being used for design and manufacturing checks were prone to pitfalls

Keir Starmer’s announcement on Monday was the latest convulsion since the Brexit vote. This week, as we marked 10 years since the referendum, our former national news editor Dan Sabbagh looked back to the start of Britain’s ongoing political chaos

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Carlo Ginzburg, Anna Davin, Morelli, Freud and Sherlock Holmes: Clues and Scientific Method, History Workshop, No. 9 (Spring, 1980), pp. 5-36

This is one of the oldest playbooks. Attack the truth tellers and silence journalists. Fascism thrives on the criminalization of dissent.

“Her laugh is as bright as zinc” and other bad metaphors

A.I. can be a crutch that hurts our ability to think creatively.

Growing numbers of people are seeking improbable cosmetic surgery based on chatbots’ recommendations Plastic surgeons are increasingly concerned about the rise of “AI face”, as more and more clients arrive in their offices with unrealistic AI-generated visions of what they want to look like. Dr Nora Nugent, a cosmetic surgeon from Tunbridge Wells, has seen this first hand. Clients have started coming to her office with photos of themselves beautified by AI and a false expectation that those results are achievable with surgery. She is also the president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, and says many colleagues are having similar experiences. Continue reading...

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Everyone committed to democracy, intellectual freedom, and the rule of law should be alarmed at what is happening—and prepared to act.

The UK finished last as the contest, held in Vienna, saw five countries boycott it over the participation of Israel Bulgaria has won the 2026 Eurovision song contest after singer Dara swept to victory with the song Bangaranga. The 27-year-old singer’s triumph is a first victory in the 70-year history of the song contest for Bulgaria, which only joined Eurovision in 2005 and sat out the last three editions. Continue reading...

The university’s leader bumped into students as he drove away following an evening of debate over the long-running conflict in the Middle East.

Unintended consequence of US president’s actions will be boon for China, the leading renewables manufacturer

The conservative bloc has dismantled the law that ensures that Black Americans can fully participate in American electoral politics.

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Attack in Adamawa state continues wave of violence across the country, including armed raid on orphanage in Kogi Gunmen have killed at least 29 people in north-east Nigeria, a state governor said on Monday, with local people saying the attackers targeted young people gathered at a football pitch, the latest bout of deadly unrest in Africa’s most populous nation. The attack on Sunday occurred in Adamawa state, which borders Cameroon, and is a hotspot for violence by jihadists and criminal gangs. Communal violence over conflict for land is also rife in the state. Continue reading...

If there was any doubt over the brewing public backlash to this technology, the last few weeks have erased it.

A deep dive on the data centre deal that has sacrificed Saskatchewan farmland, democracy, and our power grid for American hyperscalers

The careers of Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun and Maria Cosway required constant, delicate calibration to keep the...

A deep dive on the data centre deal that has sacrificed Saskatchewan farmland, democracy, and our power grid for American hyperscalers

Legally questionable confidentiality clause adopted almost word for word from demands of Microsoft and trade groups

Suchir Balaji sought to expose OpenAI’s data abuses. Did it come at the expense of his own life?

Exclusive data shows a stark divide in how the TDSB relies on untrained emergency replacements—and schools in low-income neighbourhoods are bearing the burden.

We need a 5% wealth tax on America’s 938 billionaires. Over a ten-year period, this bill would raise much-needed $4.4tn for public coffers

The defense secretary is talking about Iran in bloodcurdling tones of religious extremism—and underscoring how much of a dangerous fanatic he is.

What does a new exhibition on 200 years of British trades union history reveal about the triumphs and challenges of collective action?

Reversal by London police comes as Shabana Mahmood prepares an appeal against high court overturning ban on the group The Metropolitan police has said it will resume arresting people who show support for Palestine Action just weeks after it said it would no longer do so following a high court ruling that the ban on the direct action group was unlawful. After last month’s judgment, the Met police said it would immediately stop arresting people for such offences under the Terrorism Act but would gather evidence for potential future prosecutions. Continue reading...

The memo, signed by Education Minister Paul Calandra and addressed to educators and school board staff, warns that failure by school boards to meet those expectations “poses a real risk to student wel...

New Mexico hails ‘historic’ win after jury finds firm misled consumers over safety and enabled harm against users A New Mexico jury on Tuesday ordered Meta to pay $375m in civil penalties after it found the company misled consumers about the safety of its platforms and enabled harm, including child sexual exploitation, against its users. This is the first bench trial to find Meta liable for acts committed on its platform. Continue reading...

The cult of Mueller foolishly prioritized legal prosecution over political organizing.

Stop the Bell Fabric AI data centre from being built

The New Republic is seeking a Washington-based staff writer to help us launch an exciting new project. The ideal candidate has above all else a nose for news: a hunger to get scoops, to chase existing stories and advance them, and to pursue unique reporting angles on developing stories, all in the servic

White-supremacist groups are getting armed. They’re also becoming more normalized