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A senior #Ukraine #defence industry figure told New Scientist that fully autonomous drones were deployed on the front with confirmed casualties for the first time. Professor Mariarosaria Taddeo of the Oxford Internet Institute explains that these systems "are fully indiscriminate, whether the system sees a combatant, a child, an old person, it won't be able or won't be designed to discriminate, so civilians are going to be put in harm's way".
#AI #drones #military
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5Br7c76zFY

'Civilians will be put in harm's way' expert warns as first autonomous drone kills revealed

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Vittoria Pirone 🇪🇺13h ago

US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a "great settlement" with Iran to end the Middle East war, saying he expected a deal to be signed in Europe in the coming days. Trump's claim came just hours after he promised fresh strikes against Iran, before saying that he was calling them off as a deal approached. There was no confirmation from Iran. The Guardian's Washington bureau chief David Smith has more.
#Trump #Iran #war

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXAqRqXkFoM

Trump touts Iran deal: "some people's response to this will be 'the boy who cried wolf'"

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Vittoria Pirone 🇪🇺14h ago

France is in the grip of a wave of sexual abuse scandals which has highlighted systemic failures in the handling of sexual assault and child abuse complaints. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Solène Podevin-Favre, President of Face à l'Inceste, says that the latest cases show that "the culture of rape and incest must change and become the culture of vigilance, of protection and we start by believing victims".
#France #SexualAbuse #ChildAbuse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0-Xc6qeigQ

France's 'culture of rape must become culture of protection', campaigner says • FRANCE 24 English

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Vittoria Pirone 🇪🇺15h ago

President Donald Trump called off new U.S. military strikes on #Iran on Thursday, saying "final points" of an initial peace deal had been approved and details of a signing ceremony would ‌be announced shortly. Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported that Tehran had not approved ⁠the text of any agreement. Since mid-March, #Trump has repeatedly claimed that a deal with Iran to ‌end the war is close. FRANCE 24's Carys Garland and Monte Francis report.
#MiddleEast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XEtLdyGBhY

Trump calls off latest threats to strike Iran, citing progress in negotiations • FRANCE 24 English

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Vittoria Pirone 🇪🇺1d ago

Mexico is preparing to make history as the first nation to host football's biggest tournament three times. But Mexico is also making a bold claim: "The ball comes home." Why? As many historians believe the world's first ball games were played in Mesoamerica more than 3,500 years ago. After centuries in the shadows, those ancient games are making a comeback. FRANCE 24's Laurence Cuvillier and Quentin Duval report from Mexico City.
#Mexico #football #WorldCup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oVL6ou-IuY

Mexico says "the ball comes home" as it prepares to host 2026 FIFA World Cup • FRANCE 24 English

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Vittoria Pirone 🇪🇺1d ago

FIFA's president Gianni Infantino has been most visible ingratiating himself with US President Donald Trump ahead of the 2026 World Cup, so much so that he has had to defend himself from accusations of breaching FIFA's duty of political neutrality. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell reports.
#Infantino #Trump #FIFA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsIYzecJ7Pw

FIFA's neutrality in question as Infantino cozies up to Trump • FRANCE 24 English

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Vittoria Pirone 🇪🇺1d ago

Three Indian crew members were reported missing after a vessel was attacked off Oman, India said Wednesday, before the US military announced it had fired on a tanker attempting to breach its blockade of Iran. In a statement, the Indian foreign ministry condemned the attack on the vessel. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Kethevane Gorjestani has more.
#India #US #StraitofHormuz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRsAe3ydOLo

Three Indian crew missing as US says fired on tanker off Oman • FRANCE 24 English

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Vittoria Pirone 🇪🇺1d ago

Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon killed at least 13 people on Wednesday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the Lebanese people to join Israel's fight against Hezbollah. Israeli forces seized a local councillor and a municipal worker from the border town of Kfarshuba, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said, while Israel said it "apprehended" two people who approached its soldiers. FRANCE 24's Antonia Kerrigan reports from Beirut.
#Israel #Lebanon #war

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJCWTPaFFcs

Israeli airstrikes kill 13 in south Lebanon, Lebanese sources say • FRANCE 24 English

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Vittoria Pirone 🇪🇺2d ago

NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦2d ago

❗️U.S. Central Command said its forces began self-defense strikes against Iran at 17:00 Eastern time by order of the commander, responding to the downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter. CENTCOM called it a proportional response. #Iran

Vittoria Pirone 🇪🇺2d ago

Kriszta Satori 2d ago

#BBCNews live page: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr47x99k5n6t
Protesters set fire to bus as disorder flares in Belfast after knife attack

Victim in Belfast knife attack lost his left eye, court hears, as suspect named for first time - follow live

Hadi Alodid has been remanded in custody for four weeks after being charged with attempted murder.

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