U2 shared a lengthy post on their website clarifying the band members’ individual stances on Israel and Gaza. “We are not experts in the politics of the region, but we want our audience to know where we each stand,” the Irish group wrote. Each band member—Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, …
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In the race to develop Silicon Valley‘s dominant large language model, Grok, the chatbot from Elon Musk‘s xAI, remains the least predictable. A month after the company unveiled Grok 4 — you may remember that the previous version had to be reined in after it started spouting antisemitic rhetoric and …
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The X account belonging to Sesame Street character Elmo was hacked on Sunday, resulting in a series of antisemitic posts that included violent threats against Jewish people. The six now-deleted posts called on the muppet’s followers to “kill all Jews” and declared that Donald Trump is the “puppet” of Israeli …
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Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan to kill Iran‘s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, U.S. officials told Reuters and The Associated Press (AP). The Israeli government discussed the proposed plan with the Trump administration in recent days, and the president balked at it, an anonymous U.S. official told the AP. …
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Bono called for an end to the war between Israel and Hamas at 2025 Ivor Novello Awards last night. During the awards ceremony, held at London’s Grosvenor House, U2 became the first Irish act to receive Fellowship of the Ivors Academy. Bono took the opportunity to criticize Hamas and Israeli …
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The circling drones buzz overhead as explosions echo. Bursts of gunfire between Israeli soldiers and fighters from the Palestinian refugee camp ring out. Israeli military jeeps patrol bulldozed roads outside the government hospital. Displaced camp resident, 29 year-old Noureddine Jarbou, sits in the courtyard watching the unending Israeli assault, his …
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Donald Trump‘s plan to forcibly displace Gazans so the United States can “own” the Gaza strip amounts to “ethnic cleansing” and is against international law, a United Nations expert said. The president on Tuesday announced, in a press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “The U.S. will take over …
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Donald Trump says he wants the United States to take “ownership” of the Gaza Strip and turn it into the “Riviera of the Middle East.” The president’s comments came on Tuesday as he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose bombardment of the region in response to Hamas’ Oct. …
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Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal that will bring an end to the 15-month war that has ravaged Gaza, multiple outlets have reported. The agreement will free dozens of hostages kidnapped by Hamas as well as Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas led an …
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Viktor Orbán were among the world leaders offering their early congratulations to Donald Trump in light of his presumed election win. Although the race had officially not been called when many leaders posted statements on social media, Trump was declared the winner early Wednesday morning. …
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