Day: February 26, 2024

Exclusive: UN Rights Commissioner Meets Officials in Iran, Despite Activists Warning Her of Propaganda Risk  Voice of America – VOA News

The UK Secretary of State for Foreign, David Cameron, stated that the West needs to do more to help Ukraine win the war, according to Voice of America, Report informs.

Police and the Ecuadorian Armed Forces have detained more than 10,000 people suspected of involvement in armed unrest caused by prison riots in early January, Report informs via TASS.

The director general of Iran’s North Railway Administration said the transit of goods between Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan registered a 28% hike in the first 11 months of the current Iranian calendar year compared to the same period last year, Repo

The memory of the victims of the Khojaly tragedy was honored in the central mosque of the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Bulgaria Huseyn Huseynov said on the social network X, according to Report.

The Khojaly Genocide committed against the Azerbaijani people stands as one of the most heinous crimes in human history, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov said on the social network X, according to Report.

France Arms Armenia With Cutting-Edge Air Defense Radars & Missiles; Fills Russian Void In The Country  EurAsian Times

Former CIA Director John Brennan warned on MSNBC’s The Weekend on Sunday that the Russians view Republican lawmakers as “tools” for their “exploitation.” https://t.co/2zX6uhbffl

— Emin Bred (@emin_bred) February 26, 2024

Facebook owner Meta opens new tab will set up a team to tackle disinformation and the abuse of generative artificial intelligence in the run-up to European Parliament elections in June amid concerns about election interference and misleading AI-generated content, Reuters reports.

The rapid growth of generative AI, which can create text, images and video in seconds in response to prompts, has triggered fears that the new technology could be used to disrupt major elections, opens new tab across the world this year.

European Parliament elections will take place June 6-9. Its 720 lawmakers, together with EU governments, pass new EU policies and laws.

“As the election approaches, we’ll activate an Elections Operations Center to identify potential threats and put mitigations in place in real time,” Marco Pancini, Meta’s head of EU affairs, said in a blogpost.

He said experts from the company’s intelligence, data science, engineering, research, operations, content policy and legal teams will focus on combating misinformation, tackling influence operations and counter the risks related to the abuse of generative AI.

Meta, which currently works with 26 independent fact-checking organisations across the European Union covering 22 languages, will add three new partners in Bulgaria, France, and Slovakia, Pancini said.

Support for Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has slid to 25%, the lowest since the party returned to power in 2012, according to the latest Nikkei-TV Tokyo survey, Report informs.