Here are 10 stories from today’s Ohmbudsman Digest. For the other half, check out our Bluesky thread.
#geopolitics #digitalpower #trade #climate #health #podcast #globalnews #Ohmbudsman https://ohmbudsman.com🇦🇱 Albania Appoints AI Bot To Cabinet — AI oversight enters government. Will “virtual ministers” become global norms?
(Source:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/13/albania-election-results-2025)
#AI #Governance #Corruption
Albania’s ruling Socialists secure majority in parliamentary vote
A near-complete ballot count shows the Socialist Party secured 52 percent of the votes or 82 of 140 parliamentary seats.
🇺🇸 America Risks Growing Numb To Violence — Deportations, raids, political killings. Democracy under pressure?
(Source:
https://www.salon.com/2025/09/10/charlie-kirk-shot-at-utah-event)
#USPolitics #HumanRights #Violence
"Loved and admired by all": Trump praises Charlie Kirk following fatal shooting - Salon.com
The Turning Point USA founder was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University.
🇦🇺 Australia To Spend $8B On Sub Shipyard — AUKUS investments expand stealth and reach. Global naval chessboard intensifies.
(Source:
https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240220-australia-build-biggest-navy-world-war-ii-pacific-arms-race)
#AUKUS #Defense #AsiaPacific
Australia to build biggest navy since World War II amid Pacific arms race
Australia on Tuesday outlined a decade-long plan to double its fleet of major warships and boost defence spending by an additional US$7 billion, in the face of a quickening Asia-Pacific arms race.
🚧 Drugged Driving Emerges As Deadly Risk — Crash risk much higher. Laws lag science.
(Source:
https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/drugged-driving)
#PublicSafety #RoadSafety #PolicyDrugged Driving DrugFacts | National Institute on Drug Abuse
Provides basic facts about drugged driving, including statistics, trends, and teen prevalence, and explains why drugged driving is hazardous, particularly as it relates to marijuana.
Guinea Ecuatorial impone un año de apagón de internet en isla que protestó contra constructora
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Cuando los residentes de la isla Annobón, en Guinea Ecuatorial, escribieron al gobierno en Malabo en julio del año pasado quejándose de las explosiones de dinamita por parte de una empresa constructora marroquí, no esperaban que su acceso a internet se cortara con rapidez.
🛡️ Poles Rush To Military Training — Civilians train as Russian threat looms. NATO’s eastern flank stirs.
(Source:
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/world/poland-military-training-russia/)
#Security #EasternEurope #Russia
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