Fri 05 June 2026: Israeli police have launched a plan to recruit religious Jews and far-right activists to serve at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to assert Israeli control over the site, according to a report published by the Israeli daily Haaretz. The newspaper reported on Wednesday that Israeli police are recruiting religious Jews to work […]
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Thu 04 June 2026: Around 30 European and North American media outlets on Wednesday joined a coalition launched by Britain’s BBC, Sky News and The Guardian, aiming to secure fair payment for news content from artificial intelligence giants. New members of the SPUR Coalition include France’s CMA Media, Switzerland’s Ringier and Canadian groups including The […]
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Thu 04 June 2026: A YouGov survey reveals a significant decline in disposable vape use in the UK, with only 13% of young vapers and 8% of adult vapers using these products a year after the 2025 government ban on single-use vapes. The UK recorded a sharp decline in disposable vape use a year after a government ban on single-use vapes, a […]
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Thu 04 June 2026: US space agency says Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution was ‘first mission devoted to observing the Martian atmosphere and its evolution’ After over a decade of atmospheric research around Mars, the MAVEN spacecraft has logged its final report, US space agency NASA announced Wednesday. “The first mission devoted to observing the […]
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Thu 04 June 2026: On Wednesday, Amnesty International joined a complaint filed against FedEx Belgium, accusing the company of unlawfully transporting arms — including components for F-35 fighter jets. The complaint highlights that these jets have been used extensively by Israel in its ongoing military campaign in Gaza, which it describes as genocide against Palestinians […]
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Wed 03 June 2026: Profound changes are ahead for online advertising. At the recent Google Marketing Live event, the tech giant outlined expanded artificial intelligence (AI) systems for digital ads. What will that look like? Picture ads integrated directly into your conversation with an AI chatbot. Or a discounted price that only you see because an AI […]
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Wed 03 June 2026: France has imposed a €22-million (nearly $25-million) fine on fast-fashion platform Shein over breaches of consumer protection rules, Commerce Minister Serge Papin said on Wednesday. “The fraud control authority is sanctioning serious breaches for a retailer,” Papin said on US social media company X, citing failures to respect withdrawal rights and […]
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Wed 03 June 2026: The World Food Programme (WFP) has informed 600,000 Palestinian families in Gaza that their personal information was exposed in a “security-related incident”, according to The New Humanitarian news organisation. According to a statement provided to The New Humanitarian by the WFP, the data that was accessed came from a “self-registration application […]
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Tue 02 June 2026: You unlock your phone with your face, your fingerprint sends your laptop whirring into action, you pass airport security by glancing at a camera. Biometric technology has become so woven into the daily routine that for many people, it barely registers any more. That invisibility is part of the point. These […]
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Tue 02 June 2026: An exclusive investigation by Middle East Eye last week revealed that both US and Israel were coordinating to remove Jordan’s custodianship over Islam’s third holiest site. This is not a diplomatic manoeuvre. It is the culmination of a systematic campaign to erase the Islamic presence in Occupied Jerusalem and a direct […]
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