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In Georgia, rallies against the government’s anti-European course and alleged election fraud continue. Demonstrators and police clash. There may have been a fire in the parliament building.The pro-European protests in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi continue. Demonstrators and police clashed in front of parliament on Saturday evening. Masked police in riot gear used rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannons against protesters who threw fireworks, an AFP news agency reporter observed. Flames could be seen behind a window of the parliament building.The massive protests in the Caucasus state began on Thursday evening. They are particularly directed against the postponement of the country’s…

Australia is taking a big step forward when it comes to banning social media for young people. It’s no surprise that this hasn’t gone down particularly well with the companies concerned. One of the loudest critics – and this is no surprise here either – has been X buyer Elon Musk.

Protesters gathered across Georgia on Saturday night in a third straight night of demonstrations against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union. Masked police in riot gear fired rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannons at protesters as clashes broke out outside parliament in Tbilisi. Georgia sees third night of mass protests after ruling party suspends EU talks

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te arrived in the US state of Hawaii on Saturday, during a weeklong tour in the Pacific that has prompted Beijing’s anger. Lai’s two-day stop in the US is his first visit since taking office in May. The visit has provoked fierce threats from China, which sees the self-governing democratic island of Taiwan as its territory and opposes any international recognition of its sovereignty. How was Lai met in Hawaii? The Taiwanese president was met at Honolulu International Airport by American Institute in Taiwan official Ingrid Larson,  Hawaii Governor Josh Green, and others. “This is the first time…

The Chicago meat industry introduced assembly line prototypes. Then the idea was adopted at Ford. On December 1, 1913, at the Highland Park factory, the Model T began production entirely on the assembly line. The system allowed a car to be put together in just over an hour. An innovation that was not taken well by the workers: it was seen as an insult to the more qualified workforce and as yet another example of the overwhelming control that a modern company can exercise over its workers. It was, however, a revolution that changed the history of industry, not only…

Elon Musk is asking a federal court to stop OpenAI from converting into a fully for-profit business.Attorneys representing Musk, his AI startup xAI, and former OpenAI board member Shivon Zilis filed for a preliminary injunction against OpenAI on Friday. The injunction would also stop OpenAI from allegedly requiring its investors to refrain from funding competitors, including xAI and others.The latest court filings represent an escalation in the legal feud between Musk, OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, as well as other long-involved parties and backers including tech investor Reid Hoffman and Microsoft.Musk had originally sued OpenAI in March 2024 in…

Students at Jews’ Free School were travelling home on the 688 bus when they were attacked Jewish children on their way home from school had rocks and rubbish thrown at them while attackers stormed their school bus screaming ‘f*** Israel’. Students at Jews’ Free School in Kenton, north London, were travelling home on Wednesday afternoon on the 688 bus when teenagers from another school began throwing ‘big, heavy rocks’ at them in Edgware. Four teenagers then boarded one of the buses, and began making antisemitic remarks towards the students. One witness told the Jewish Chronicle: ‘They were also swearing at…

The Vice-President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency, Věra Jourová, visited half of the EU Member States between January and June 2024, in a ‘Democracy Tour’ in preparation of the elections for the European Parliament held on 6 to 9 June 2024. She discussed key aspects of the Commission recommendation on inclusive and resilient elections with national authorities responsible for conduct and integrity of elections and with representatives of civil society. The ‘Democracy Tour’ focused on the resilience of the informational space online, and four key areas of particular threat emerged from the discussions with stakeholders: disinformation, foreign interference,…

Sir Keir Starmer will set out a “plan for change” with milestones set in key policy areas to achieve the targets laid out in Labour’s manifesto, Downing Street has said. The Prime Minister will this week kick off what he has called the “next phase” of Government, as he announces the markers for his “missions” that Number 10 say will allow the public to hold Sir Keir and his team to account on their promises and will be reached by the end of the Parliament. The milestones will run alongside public sector reform, Downing Street said. This will include a…

Thousands of Syrian insurgents took over most of Aleppo on Saturday, establishing positions in the country’s largest city and controlling its airport before expanding their shock offensive to a nearby province.They faced little to no resistance from government troops, according to fighters and activists.A war monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the insurgents led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham seized control of Aleppo International airport, the first international airport to be controlled by insurgents.The fighters claimed they seized the airport and posted pictures from there. A Syrian army armoured vehicle sits upside-down in the village of Hass, near Aleppo…