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Text signed by president seems to echo ‘great replacement’ theory, saying Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’ Donald Trump’s administration has said Europe faces “civilisational erasure” within the next two decades as a result of migration and EU integration, arguing in a policy document that the US must “cultivate resistance” within the continent to “Europe’s current trajectory”. Billed as “a roadmap to ensure America remains the greatest and most successful nation in human history and the home of freedom on earth”, the US National Security Strategy makes explicit Washington’s support for Europe’s nationalist far-right parties. Continue reading...

Nathaniel Spencer from Birmingham is accused of 45 offences, including some against children under 13 A former doctor has been charged with carrying out sexual assaults against 38 victims who were patients in his care, prosecutors have said. Nathaniel Spencer from Birmingham is accused of dozens of acts of sexual assault – including some against children younger than 13 – between 2017 and 2021. Continue reading...

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As leaders try to break smugglers’ business model, research suggests strategy so far has had opposite effect Hardline migration policies adopted by governments across the globe have been a boon for people smugglers, fuelling demand and allowing them to raise their prices, according to a report. The findings, released on Thursday by the Mixed Migration Centre of the Danish Refugee Council, and based on interviews with thousands of migrants and hundreds of smugglers, come as officials prepare to gather next week in Brussels to discuss how best to combat smuggling. Continue reading...

Researchers uncovered 354 AI-focused accounts that had accumulated 4.5bn views in a month Hundreds of accounts on TikTok are garnering billions of views by pumping out AI-generated content, including anti-immigrant and sexualised material, according to a report. Researchers said they had uncovered 354 AI-focused accounts pushing 43,000 posts made with generative AI tools and accumulating 4.5bn views over a month-long period. Continue reading...

The city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit against some top food manufacturers on Tuesday, arguing that ultraprocessed food from the likes of Coca-Cola and Nestle are responsible for a health crisis.

Actor, who started working in commercials before making her first film at six, calls acting a job that was ‘chosen’ for her Jodie Foster has spoken out about parents who encourage their children to act, saying she “know[s] how dangerous it is”. Speaking at the Marrakesh film festival, Foster said that she “would never have chosen to be an actor, I don’t have the personality of an actor. I’m not somebody that wants to dance on a table and, you know, sing songs for people.” Continue reading...