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AI-generated editorial illustration of passports and identity documents at an international airport border-control area.

Europol Confirms Six Arrests in 17-Country Investigation Into Alleged Air Route Smuggling Migrants to UK

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AI-generated editorial illustration of a video creator working with AI-assisted editing and production tools.

YouTube Pushes AI Deeper Into the Creator Workflow With Editing, Draft Feedback and Moderation

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AI-generated editorial illustration of an overcrowded small boat crossing rough Channel waters towards the Kent coast.

51 Migrants Reach Dover After Refusing French Rescue During 33 Hours in the Channel

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AI-generated editorial illustration of an abandoned small boat on the Kent coast after reaching shore.

Second Small Boat in Two Days Reaches Kent Coast Before Border Force Interception

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AI-generated editorial illustration representing Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 frontier AI model.

Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 5.5 With Lower Costs and Stronger Containment Results

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AI-generated editorial illustration representing a small migrant dinghy reaching the coast at Folkestone and subsequent border enforcement response.

Migrant Dinghy Reaches Folkestone Without Interception in First Recorded Unescorted Landing for a Year

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AI-generated editorial illustration representing voting in Borlänge during Sweden's parliamentary election.

Swedish Prosecutors Investigate Suspected Election Fraud as 11 Parliamentary Seats Could Be Put Back in Play

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AI-generated editorial illustration representing expanded US military access in Greenland under a trilateral agreement with Denmark and Greenland.

Trump, Denmark and Greenland to Sign Deal Expanding US Military Presence on Greenland

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AI-generated editorial illustration representing Amazon blocking Meta's autonomous Muse shopping agent.

Amazon Blocks Meta’s Muse AI Shopping Agent From Its Store

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AI-generated editorial illustration representing AI-supported air-traffic management in the United States.

FAA Begins Using AI to Predict Airspace Congestion and Reduce Flight Delays

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Illustration of a US government antitrust meeting room prepared for discussions with AI companies, with empty seats opposite officials.
  • AI & Tech
  • USA

AI Labs Say Competition Makes Slowing Down Hard. DOJ Says They Haven’t Even Asked to Talk

Dissenting Citizen1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

AI executives have raised antitrust concerns about coordinating a slowdown. The DOJ official responsible for competition law says safety cooperation does not appear inherently anticompetitive – and no frontier lab has asked for a meeting.

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Illustration of a lifeboat station at Portsmouth harbour with a rescue vessel alongside while police monitor a crowd across the marina.
  • UK

Portsmouth Lifeboat Station Taken Off Service as Small-Boats Conflict Spreads Beyond the Marina

Dissenting Citizen1 month ago1 month ago03 mins

Portsmouth RNLI station is temporarily off service after disorder and hostility surrounding a migrant landing, as the small-boats conflict increasingly draws operational institutions into the political dispute.

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Illustration of Saudi, Chinese and Iranian diplomacy alongside oil shipping routes through the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb and Strait of Hormuz.
  • World

Iran’s Houthi Leverage Is Starting to Collide With China’s Interests

Dissenting Citizen1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

Saudi Arabia has asked China to press Iran to restrain the Houthis, exposing a growing collision between Tehran’s regional leverage and the interests of its most important oil customer.

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Illustration of a European military command centre using AI-enabled displays to coordinate air, land, sea and space operations.
  • AI & Tech
  • World

The Military AI Race Is Becoming a Battle Over Who Controls the Software

Dissenting Citizen1 month ago1 month ago03 mins

Thales has launched a sovereign military AI command platform as Europe confronts a second AI race: not just who has the strongest technology, but who controls it when political relationships change.

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Illustration of people arriving at a municipal cultural venue in Linz for an Islamic event while Austrian police monitor the entrance.
  • World

When Should a Public Venue Say No? Linz Hall Set to Host Speakers Who Praised Hamas Leaders

Dissenting Citizen1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

A city-owned hall in Linz is due to host a Millî Görüş-linked religious event featuring Turkish speakers whose previous statements praised Hamas leaders, raising a harder question about the threshold public venues should apply.

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Illustration of a fleet of autonomous ride-hailing cars travelling through a European city without visible drivers.
  • AI & Tech

What Happens to Taxi Driving When the Next 25,000 Cars Don’t Need Drivers?

Dissenting Citizen1 month ago1 month ago03 mins

Bolt and Lucid plan at least 25,000 autonomous vehicles in Europe, raising a bigger labour question: what happens when additional taxi capacity no longer requires additional drivers?

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Illustration of the Bank of England and London alongside energy infrastructure, household bills and rising inflation imagery.
  • UK

Middle East Energy Shock Could Hit UK Households Twice – Through Bills and Interest Rates

Dissenting Citizen1 month ago1 month ago03 mins

The Bank of England now expects inflation to climb above 4% as the Middle East energy shock raises the risk that households could face both higher bills and higher borrowing costs.

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Illustration of motorcyclists gathered outside a mosque in Lithuania while police monitor the scene.
  • World

Lithuania Calls in Security Service After Migration Tensions Spill Into Mosque Confrontation

Dissenting Citizen1 month ago1 month ago03 mins

Lithuania’s interior minister has asked the security service to assess migration-related tensions after bikers disrupted Friday prayers outside Kaunas Mosque.

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Illustration of a man studying a route map while observing a heavily guarded airport entrance during an evacuation.
  • World

The Man Behind the Attackers: How One ISIS-K Operative Supported More Than a Dozen Terrorist Attacks

Dissenting Citizen1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

Mohammad Sharifullah has received the maximum 20-year US sentence after prosecutors showed how surveillance, transport, communications and weapons instruction supported ISIS-K attacks across years.

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Illustration of French police securing a closed mosque near Paris after government action against its operating association.
  • World

France Dissolves Mosque Association Accused of Promoting Armed Jihad After Court Backs Closure

Dissenting Citizen1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

France has dissolved the association running the Attaqwa mosque near Paris after freezing its assets, closing the mosque and defeating an initial legal challenge.

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