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Turkey Escalates Media Crackdown Over Protest Coverage

Protesters at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Thursday to support  Istanbul's arrested mayor Ekrem Imamoglu
Turkey on Thursday stepped up a crackdown on media coverage of mass protests since the arrest of Istanbul's popular mayor, deporting a BBC journalist and imposing a 10-day broadcast ban on an opposition TV channel.
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Senator Bernie Sanders, 83, has embarked on a nationwide 'fighting oligarchy tour'

Republicans Who Back Trump Get An Earful At Raucous Town Halls

Booing crowds, a man jabbing his finger and swearing -- it is not easy these days for some Republican members of Congress as they face their constituents in town halls dominated by rage over President Donald Trump's radical cost-cutting policies.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot makes his first visit to China, where he met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi

In Beijing, France FM Urges 'Powerful' Ties With China

France's foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot called for a "powerful Franco-Chinese partnership" amid geopolitical turmoil, as he met Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday for talks on the war in Ukraine and Beijing's trade row with Europe.
US President Donald Trump is due to announce auto tariffs on Wednesday afternoon

Trump Announces 25% Tariffs On Foreign-built Vehicles

As Asian markets opened Thursday, shares in carmakers were down sharply. Japan's government described the Washington move as "extremely regrettable," while Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tokyo was "considering all kinds of countermeasures."
Tech giants have been loathe to discuss the potential for new uses of AI to destroy jobs

AI's Impact On Jobs, Tech's Touchy Topic

"Stop Hiring Humans" read a provocative sign at an AI conference in Las Vegas, where the impact of new artificial intelligence models on the world of work had sparked some unease.
The Signal messaging app is renowned for its encryption, but its use by top Trump administration officials to discuss military planning has raised security concerns

What Is Signal And Is It Secure?

Signal is an end-to-end encrypted messaging app that is considered one of the most secure in the world by security professionals, but was never intended to be the go-to choice for White House officials planning a military operation.

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