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Elon Musk's X platform (aka Twitter) has sued the constitutionality of a Minnesota ban on using deepfakes in political elections, claiming it violates both First Amendment protections and a 1996 federal statute that shields social media from content on their platforms.

Yemen's Houthi rebels have downed seven U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones in recent weeks, despite intensified U.S. airstrikes that have hit over 800 Houthi sites since March 15. The Houthis have said that they are abiding by requirements of the International Court of Justice to aid in stopping genocide, and they vow to continue targeting U.S. and Israeli ships in the Red Sea until Israel stops its assault on Gaza.

Ahead of the April 28 election, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled a C$30.9B defense plan to "Trump-proof" the nation, aiming to meet NATO's 2% GDP target by 2030. The strategy focuses on bolstering Arctic defenses and countering U.S. economic threats.

Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth installed an unsecured internet line at the Pentagon to use Signal, bypassing protocols. The move is under investigation as it risks sensitive data exposure.

California’s economy has grown to the fourth largest in world, with a nominal GDP of $4.1tn. Only the U.S., China and Germany are larger.

BREAKING At least 59 Palestinians in Gaza were killed on Thursday. 37 of the 38 hospitals in Gaza are now non-functional. And the medical director of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital is warning that Gaza has entered the most critical level of malnutrition, as defined by the World Health Organization.

On Wednesday, Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders to restructure the Department of Education and control America’s colleges, universities, law schools and medical schools. Most dramatic of those was aimed at the accreditation process, in an attack on schools' DEI practices.

"Trump 2028" hats are now available in the official Trump Store, and the Trump Organization is encouraging their sale. While the 22nd amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits a third term, Trump has said there are ways to do it.

Early on Thursday, Russia hit Ukraine with one of its most brutal air attacks in months, killing at least 12 and injuring scores. In a rare rebuke, Donald Trump posted on social media: “Vladimir, STOP!”

Donald Trump is expected to sign a presidential memorandum on Thursday that he says will crack down on foreign contributions in American elections. Democrats say that it is actually designed to hamper the fundraising efforts of Act Blue, the left’s major online donation platform.

On Wednesday, the European Commission fined Apple 500 million euros ($571 million) and Meta 200 million euros for violation of the EU's digital competition rules.

Norway has launched a fund to lure top global researchers, especially from the U.S., amid academic funding cuts and political pressure from Donald Trump. The plan targets fields like AI, health and climate, offering scientists stable opportunities in Europe.

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake near Istanbul on Wednesday injured over 230 people, mostly from jumping off buildings in panic. Authorities reported minor damage but no major destruction.

After gunmen killed 26 people in Indian-administered Kashmir on Tuesday, India has moved to close the main border crossing with Pakistan, suspend a water-sharing treaty, and expel diplomats. Indian officials are also hinting at the possibility of military strikes on Pakistan.

Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, convicted for his support of terrorism, is in the U.S. for a meeting at Yale University and a dinner in his honor at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. He posted on X that he “had the honor and privilege of meeting with senior Republican Party officials, claiming that they supported "my very clear position on how to act in Gaza and that the food and aid depots should be bombed..."

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MENA

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The Far-Right Group Building a List of Pro-Palestine Activists to Deport

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Trump just assaulted the independence of the nuclear regulator

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