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German public broadcaster ran fake AI-generated clip of 'ICE troops' arresting a migrant family
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (402+ words) The German public broadcaster ZDF has admitted to a significant editorial oversight after its flagship news program,Heute Journal, aired AI-generated images featuring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arresting an immigrant family. After uproar on social media over the…...
Biggest potato harvest in decades leads to supply glut in Europe
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (326+ words) In Berlin, residents have had the opportunity to obtain potatoes for free in recent weeks. The event was a reaction to the extraordinary harvest, with the whole of Europe reporting an excess of potatoes, sparking a crisis for many farmers…...
English football coach lured abroad by fake Saudi job offer and kidnapped in Morocco
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (697+ words) An English football coach has revealed how he was kidnapped in Morocco and threatened with death as part of an alleged extortion attempt linked to a bogus coaching job offer in Saudi Arabia. Adrian Heath, the 65-year-old former Everton striker…...
Putin increasingly depends on Beijing for his growing arsenal of military drones
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (319+ words) While Russia is routinely portrayed as a serious military power, as the war drags on, Russia is becoming more and more reliant on Chinese drone components to survive. Now, China's drone component supplier Wang Dinhua has just purchased a 5 percent…...
Italy: Milan will have no New Year’s Eve celebrations this year ahead of February’s Winter Olympics: a matter of logistics or an attempt to avoid unwanted headlines?
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (567+ words) Milan will not hold its traditional New Year's Eve celebration in Piazza Duomo this year, with the city confirming that no concert or public countdown will be staged. Mayor Giuseppe Sala attributes the decision to the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics, noting…...
German Christmas market installs ‘anti-tank’ barriers meant to stop invading armies, public media cheers ‘creative’ solution
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (588+ words) The German town of K'lsheim is dealing with the soaring costs of terror-proofing German Christmas markets with a very festive solution: anti-tank barriers. The German public media reporting this news does not even blink about how absurd the situation has…...
The Polish rental market enters ‘significant slowdown’
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (234+ words) In October, the number of apartment rental inquiries dropped by as much as 40 percent compared to September, and year-over-year demand decreased by approximately 18 percent, based on data from "Rzeczpospolita." The weakening is due, among other things, to the end of…...
Crime in German shopping centers soared by 32% last year, internal report reveals; 75% of offenders had migration background
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (371+ words) Crime in German shopping centers has risen sharply over the past year, with 75 percent of identified offenders having a migration background, according to a new internal report by the German Council of Shopping Places (GCSP). The association, which represents around…...
Most Germans oppose combustion engine bans and meat reduction measures to save the planet
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (258+ words) A majority of Germans oppose key government climate protection proposals such as banning combustion engines, restricting meat consumption, or imposing flat-rate taxes on air travel, according to a YouGov poll conducted shortly before the 30th UN Climate Change Conference in Bel'm,…...
New Hungarian play shows key Orbán ally locked in box and beaten to death
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (368+ words) A new play in Budapest, written and directed by B'la Pint'r, shows a character being put in a box and beaten to death." As graphic and perhaps unappealing as that may be for many theater-goers, there is an even bigger…...