Can AI help predict landslides? Scientists are training it to respond faster to cascading disasters
The researchers’ AI flagged more than 7,000 landslides within just three hours following an earthquake last year.Read More
Do EU citizens believe that their local and national public institutions are corrupt?
A new survey shows that 69% of Europeans believe corruption is widespread in their country, but only 20% of them reported it. Read More
Want to visit Norway’s hidden villages? This cruise line will take you there and pay the locals
The initiative includes three small villages, Bessaker, Trᴂna and Sæbø at present and is expected to encourage more mindful travel to these coastal communities. Read More
Israeli woman arrested on suspicion of plot to kill PM Netanyahu, broadcaster KAN reports
The woman was arrested two weeks ago, but was released on condition she stay away from all government buildings and from approaching the prime minister. Read more at Read More
More than 100 organisations sound the alarm about imminent famine in Gaza
In a joint statement, leading organisations including Doctors Without Borders, Amnesty International and Oxfam said that famine is widespread across Gaza. Read more at Read More
UK and Turkey sign deal for Eurofighter jets as Ankara aims to upgrade air force
Turkey is also seeking to return to the US-led F-35 fighter jet programme, from which the country was ousted in 2019 following its purchase of Russian-made S-400 missile defence systems.…
Taliban deny that British couple detained in Afghan prison are being mistreated
UN rights experts have demanded the release of Peter and Barbie Reynolds, warning that the couple are at risk of irreparable harm or even death. Read more at Read More
Zelenskyy’s toughest battle: People of Ukraine protest over anti-corruption crackdown
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa and Dnipro, protesting against the controversial bill which effectively eliminates the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions. Read more at Read More
Is there place in Germany for supporters of radical Islamism?
Radical protests in Berlin and Düsseldorf saw hundreds of people showing support for Syria’s Islamist regime, glorifying violence, and clashing with Kurdish demonstrators. Read More
Kyiv sees rare wartime protest over anti-corruption legislation
Thousands of Ukrainians gathered in Kyiv and other cities on Tuesday in a rare wartime protest, urging President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to veto a bill seen as undermining anti-corruption efforts. Read…