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Once again, @pluralistic@mamot.fr nails it ... If: digital sovereignty + AI = digital sovereignty - AI Then: AI = 0 https://pluralistic.net/2026/06/18/their-trillions-our-billions #DigitalSovereignty #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #UN #UnitedNations

Times of India | Turkish Airlines plane catches fire while landing in Kathmandu; 278 passengers on board AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737‑800 landed at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport on Monday around 6:45 a.m. when the right‑hand landing‑gear tire ignited, sending flames and smoke from the gear. The aircraft, flight TK 726, was arriving from Istanbul with 278 passengers and 11 crew members, including several United Nations officials. Airport security and fire crews quickly contained the blaze and evacuated everyone safely; no injuries were reported. This is the carrier’s second major incident in Nepal this year, following a February emergency landing in Kolkata after a right‑engine fire shortly after departing Kathmandu. Read more: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/turkish-airlines-plane-catches-fire-while-landing-in-kathmandu-278-passengers-on-board/articleshow/131001812.cms #TurkishAirlines #Boeing #TribhuvanAirport #UnitedNations

The Copenhagen Post | Billions in tax money lost in fraud scam by Ritzau AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. The news roundup for early May 2026 reports a wide‑range of Danish stories: British nationals Rajen Shah and Anupe Dhorajiwala were extradited from the UAE and charged with a 306 million DKK dividend‑tax fraud; average Danish income rose 3.9 % to 362,700 DKK, giving a 2 % real‑income gain after inflation; the UN warned that Denmark’s handling of a Greenlandic woman whose child was taken may constitute ethnic discrimination; discount chains Netto and Lidl announced price cuts of up to 58 % on staple foods; a wolf killed a second pony near Egtved; a utility data‑leak could have exposed personal details of about 20 % of customers; pregnant women are again offered free RSV shots for infants; Vesterbrogade in Copenhagen will be closed to cars for seven months; SAS said rising fuel costs won’t cancel summer flights but could raise fares; a direct Copenhagen‑Prague train resumed after a decade; inspections found serious safety breaches at food‑waste shops, prompting a temporary closure; Eli Lilly’s obesity‑drug sales surged, while Blackstone invested up to €2 billion in Eurowind Energy; Roskilde Festival added a K‑pop headliner and new stages; Copenhagen will spend €6.9 million to add green space and reduce traffic on five streets; phone‑line outages hit several municipalities; oil prices hit their highest level since 2022 amid Middle‑East tensions; the Danish Language Council launched a campaign to replace English words with Danish alternatives; primary‑school students dominate the Aula communication platform; several police warnings were issued after weed‑burner fires and a series of near‑miss rail incidents; polls show strong public desire for a quick government formation and for reinstating Great Prayer Day; insurance firms Tryg and Alm. Brand saw shares fall after a Supreme Court ruling on compensation; a former TV 2 documentary figure confessed to data theft; a youth science prize was awarded for a recycling‑scanner project; historic English “protection” coins were found in Denmark; sports‑club membership rose to 27.9 %; four men convicted of vandalising Iran’s embassy escaped punishment due to procedural delays; the UAE announced its exit from OPEC; a stabbing at an asylum centre led to a six‑year prison sentence; Novo Nordisk layoffs caused Denmark’s first employment decline in 18 months; and a new football rule now sanctions players for covering their mouths during disputes. Read more: https://cphpost.dk/2026-05-01/news/round-up/billions-in-tax-money-lost-in-fraud-scam/ #RajenShah #AnupeDhorajiwala #UnitedNations #StatisticsDenmark #ThistedMunicipality

UN names African slave trade 'gravest crime against humanity' In tonight's edition, the UN General Assembly designated the transatlantic African slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity," in a move advocates hailed as a step towards healing and possible reparations. Also, in a visit to top African trading partner Algeria, Italy's prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said the two nations would work to increase deliveries [...] https://www.france24.com/en/un-names-african-slave-trade-gravest-crime-against-humanity #UnitedNations #UN #News

#BREAKING #News: The #UnitedNations General Assembly has voted to recognize the enslavement of Africans during the transatlantic slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity", a move advocates hope will pave the way for healing and justice. Note: #UN GA resolutions are not legally binding, though they carry the weight of global opinion. #BlackMastodon #BLM https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg06q36052o

The Clash of Hypocrisies: As Washington abandons any pretense of a just global order, citizens around the world will continue to demand one. "The mask of international cooperation supported a hypocritical system in which powerful nations routinely broke the rules. Yet these same nations needed to justify their violations through moral acrobatics that, paradoxically, reinforced the system’s values" https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/06/trump-orwell-hypocrisy-democracy-fascism-imperialism-multilateralism/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtb3J3ZWxsLWh5cG9jcmlzeS1kZW1vY3JhY3ktZmFzY2lzbS1pbXBlcmlhbGlzbS1tdWx0aWxhdGVyYWxpc20=&pid=PNIHAd0kOt6ug7x #ForeignPolicy #UnitedNations #USPol

Today: Colpita postazione Unifil in Libano: feriti diversi peacekeeper Diversi peacekeeper delle Nazioni Unite sono stati feriti quando una postazione dell'Unifil è stata colpita nella cittadina di Qawzah nel sud del Libano. UNIFIL observation post in Lebanon hit: several peacekeepers injured. Several United Nations peacekeepers were injured when a UNIFIL outpost was struck in the town of Qawzah in southern Lebanon. #UNIFIL #Lebanon #UnitedNations #Qawzah https://www.today.it/mondo/colpita-postazione-unifil-in-libano-feriti-diversi-peacekeeper.html