Prien mahnt besseren Schutz junger Menschen vor sexueller Gewalt an

Vor der Vorstellung des Bundeslagebilds zu Sexualdelikten gegenüber Kindern hat Bundesfamilienministerin Karin Prien (CDU) den Schutz junger Menschen vor sexualisierter Gewalt als “eine der dringendsten Aufgaben unserer Zeit” bezeichnet. Der “Rheinischen Post” vom Donnerstag sagte Prien: “Junge Menschen sind dem stetigen Risiko ausgesetzt, Opfer sexueller Gewalt zu werden. Die rasanten digitalen Entwicklungen eröffnen neue Räume […]

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Israels Genehmigung von Bauplänen im Westjordanland löst Sturm der Kritik aus

Nach der Genehmigung eines groß angelegten Bauprojekts für tausende Wohnungen im besetzten Westjordanland durch die israelische Regierung wird die internationale Kritik zunehmend lauter. Die Palästinensische Autonomiebehörde erklärte am Mittwoch, der E1 genannte Plan für den Bau von 3400 Wohneinheiten östlich von Jerusalem sehe vor, das Palästinensergebiet in zwei Teile zu spalten. UN-Generalsekretär António Guterres erneuerte […]

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Indian heritage restorers piece together capital’s past

In a climate-controlled room in India’s capital, restorers carefully piece together rare historical documents and artefacts to rescue irreplaceable fragments that provide a unique window into New Delhi’s past. Experts at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) painstakingly revive crumbling maps and photographs that help track the development of the sprawling megacity […]

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Online behaviour under scrutiny as Russia hunts ‘extremists’

Just like his peers, Russian teenager Artyom spends “half his life” online — something that could soon become risky as a ban on searching for “extremist” content comes into force. Since launching its offensive in Ukraine in 2022, Russia has drastically restricted press freedom and freedom of speech online. But the new legislation takes digital […]

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New Zealand spy service warns of China interference

New Zealand’s spy service warned Thursday that China is the most active power engaging in foreign interference in the country, sparking a sharp rebuke from Beijing. New Zealand faces the “most challenging national security environment of recent times”, the country’s intelligence agency said in an annual risk assessment. Key drivers of the deteriorating threat environment were […]

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Menendez brothers face parole board seeking freedom after parents murders

Lyle and Erik Menendez will appear before California’s parole board to seek freedom this week, more than 35 years after the shotgun murders of their parents in the family’s luxury Beverly Hills home. The separate hearings — Erik on Thursday, Lyle on Friday — are the latest chapter in a long campaign waged by friends, family […]

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Weaponising the feed: Inside Kenya’s online war against activists

When software developer Rose Njeri created a pro-democracy tool to help Kenyans object to a contested finance bill, she was thrown in jail and targeted by an online smear campaign. Njeri is the latest victim of a sophisticated online apparatus that targets and harasses government critics in Kenya, where rights groups warn of an escalating […]

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