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Erased Israeli Settlers' Brutal War on Palestinian Communities in the West Bank

Erased Israeli Settlers' Brutal War on Palestinian Communities in the West BankScroll downCredit: Avishay Mohar, B'TselemHagar ShezafShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsAppThese images appear again and again – from the ground, from the air, and on maps: dozens of Palestinian communities wiped off the landscape, while illegal Israeli settler outposts continue to spread across the West Bank.Since October 7, 2023, this phenomenon has intensified significantly. Unlike the war in Gaza, there is no discussion in Israel about ending this parallel campaign of dispossession.

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BBCImmigrationUSA

US rights groups urge caution for World Cup visitors

US President Donald Trump and Fifa president Gianni Infantino have close ties Rights groups have urged fans, players, journalists, and other visitors to this summer's World Cup to "exercise caution" if travelling to the United States. More than 120 organisations have collectively issued a 'travel advisory' driven by what they say is "the Trump administration's violent and abusive immigration crackdown".

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The GuardianInformationUSA

NYT alleges FBI investigated reporter over story on Kash Patel’s girlfriend

Inquiry began in March after report on security arrangements involving FBI director’s girlfriend, NYT saysThe FBI began investigating a reporter after the newspaper published a story raising concerns about the security arrangements surrounding the girlfriend of Kash Patel, the FBI director, the Times has reported.According to from the Times on Wednesday, the inquiry into Elizabeth Williamson, the reporter, began in March following an article she reported alleging that Patel used FBI resources to provide protection and transportation for his girlfriend, country singer, Alexis Wilkins.

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The GuardianHealth Alerts

Private health records of half a million Britons offered for sale on Chinese website

Technology minister tells Commons ‘de-identified’ information from UK Biobank advertised for sale on AlibabaThe confidential health records of half a million British volunteers have been offered for sale on Chinese website Alibaba, the UK government has confirmed.The data, belonging to participants in the UK Biobank project, was found for sale on three separate listings last week. The records have now been removed and it is not believed any sales were made.

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The GuardianHumanityUnited Kingdom

Criminal gangs profiting as child sexual abuse websites double, experts say

Analyst who worked on Internet Watch Foundation report says content exists ‘across all social media platforms’ and is ‘very easy’ to findThe number of commercial child sexual abuse websites has doubled in a year as experts say that criminal gangs are making “huge profits” from online sexual exploitation.According to data collected by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), 15,031 commercial child sexual abuse sites were found in 2025, compared with 7,028 found in 2024, a 114% increase.

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The IndependentElectionsUSA

Politician defends betting on own election after Kalshi prediction market suspension

Download our app Prediction market website Kalshi suspended three political candidates—Mark Moran, Ezekiel Enriquez, and Matt Klein—for five years and issued financial penalties for attempting to place bets on their own electoral races. Virginia Senate candidate Mark Moran defended himself in a four-minute video posted on X, claiming he purposefully bet on his race to draw attention to “how elections can be bought, and our democracy is up for sale.” He said Kalshi was responsible for that.

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The GuardianCrime & Safety

Sportradar’s share price falls after reports claim it had links to hundreds of illegal gambling sites

Firm insists it works only with licensed operatorsSportradar has deals with Fifa, Uefa, MLB and NBAThe betting and data company Sportradar has relationships with hundreds of illegal gambling operators including several that appear to operate in Iran and Russian-occupied Crimea, a new report alleges.A study compiled by the financial analysts Callisto Research claims to have identified more than 270 unlicensed betting companies offering a variety of services including sports betting, virtual gaming and crypto casinos that purport to be products of Sportradar, whose branding and tools are visible on many of their websites. Callisto Research is an activist research firm that has disclosed short selling Sportradar stock after releasing its report.

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The GuardianHumanityAustralia

Labor’s NDIS cuts leave many questions unanswered. Here’s what we know so far

Who will be eligible, whether decisions can be challenged and how fraud will be weeded out are just some of the unsettled detailsGet our , or The government to the national disability insurance scheme (NDIS) on Wednesday that could see up to 160,000 Australians removed from the program by the end of the decade.Many of the details are yet to be ironed out, which the government says it will do in consultation with the sector. Here is some of what we do know, and some of the questions Labor will need to answer.

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The GuardianAI

Grok tells researchers pretending to be delusional ‘drive an iron nail through the mirror while reciting Psalm 91 backwards’

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot ‘extremely validating’ of delusional inputs and often went further, ‘elaborating new material’, study findsElon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok 4 told researchers pretending to be delusional that there was indeed a doppelganger in their mirror and they should drive an iron nail through the glass while reciting Psalm 91 backwards.Researchers at the City University of New York and King’s College London have published a paper on how various chatbots protect – or fail to safeguard – users’ mental health.

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