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Tense Uganda goes to vote amid internet blackout Ugandans lined up outside polling stations after a repressive campaign saw hundreds of supporters of President Museveni 's opponent arrested. Musk's xAI curbs sexually explicit image generation in Grok xAI has announced measures to rein in Grok's 'Spicy Mode' after global backlash over AI-edited images undressing women and children. Trump hails call with Venezuela's 'terrific' interim leader The US president said he had a "great" conversation with Delcy Rodriguez, who described her first call with Trump as "productive and courteous." FBI searches Washington Post reporter's home FBI agents searched Hannah Natanson's home as part of an investigation into sharing secret government information. The paper said investigators told her she was not a focus of the probe. Why Iran's fate means more to oil markets than Venezuela's While markets appeared barely fazed by the fate of Venezuela's oil industry, they are considerably more nervous about the potential impact of internal unrest and foreign escalation when it comes to Iran. Rightly so? Tech-savvy Mykhailo Fedorov is Ukraine's new defense minister Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy aims to boost Ukraine's defense capabilities through technology by appointing Mykhailo Fedorov as the new defense minister. What do experts say? Syria: No end to conflict between Kurds, central government The past week's fighting between the Syrian army and Syrian Kurdish paramilitaries shows how difficult the military integration of the two will be to achieve. Rescue or crime? Humanitarian aid workers on trial in Greece Humanitarian aid workers face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty of facilitating the illegal entry of migrants to Greece. The trial has been dubbed "the largest case of the criminalization of solidarity in Europe." Louvre hikes ticket price for non-EU visitors by almost half The Louvre museum and several other French cultural sites are increasing the price of entry for visitors from outside Europe. So-called "dual pricing" is quite common in less wealthy countries but rare in richer regions. Ukraine: Anti-corruption agencies target former PM Ukraine's anti-corruption agency said it notified a party leader of its suspicion of offering bribes to politicians. It did not name them, but the blurred images it published clearly showed former PM Yulia Tymoshenko. Uganda braces for tense election as Museveni seeks another win President Museveni's supporters expect victory for the National Resistance Movement. Meanwhile, a youthful base frustrated by unemployment hopes whoever wins will heed their wishes for a better future. DW exclusive: Post-election violence in Tanzania's Mwanza What happened in Tanzania during the unrest that followed the October election remains unclear. New evidence points to killings and grave human rights abuses by security forces in the second largest city, Mwanza. US' JD Vance to host Greenland talks amid takeover threats The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland are hoping to defuse tensions over the Arctic island in Washington talks. US President Donald Trump has doubled down on threats to seize the autonomous Danish territory.