The BBC speaks to several current and former Google DeepMind employees about their concerns with AI use on the battlefield. ...
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Besieged Yemeni city on verge of ‘unmanageable’ crisis, aid workers warnBesieged Yemeni city on verge of ‘unmanageable’ crisis, aid workers warn
Water and fresh food running out in Taiz as fighting intensifies and Houthi advance cuts off most supply routes The humanitarian crisis in the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz is becoming unmanageable as the city runs out of water, fuel and fresh food, Oxfam aid workers in the country have ...
Israeli military detain US and UK volunteers in West Bank including Democratic NY politician Brad LanderIsraeli military detain US and UK volunteers in West Bank including Democratic NY politician Brad Lander
About 80 US, Israeli and British volunteers held near Nahalin in West Bank and taken to police station The Israeli military has detained about 80 US, Israeli and British volunteers helping Palestinians harvest olives near Bethlehem, including the New York Democratic congressional nominee Brad Lander, several rabbis and Israel’s former ...
NYC built a monument to Khalil Gibran and Little Syria. Why was there global uproar?NYC built a monument to Khalil Gibran and Little Syria. Why was there global uproar?
Lebanese officials were furious, claiming the city erased Gibran’s identity. Yet there was a time when Arab immigrants in the US thought ‘we were all Syrians’ This is Muslim New York: artists, thinkers and politicos on defining a new era for the city On the morning of 30 April, in ...
Jailed former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson being investigated over alleged rape inside ParliamentJailed former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson being investigated over alleged rape inside Parliament
While not naming the disgraced former MP, the Metropolitan Police has issued a statement confirming a 63-year-old man is being investigated. ...
Aid groups told to account for $700M of Ebola fundingAid groups told to account for $700M of Ebola funding
The News Global aid groups, including the UN, are facing demands to inform the Congolese government of the whereabouts of more than $700 million that was donated to deal with the Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 4,600 people in the country. Last week, Jean Kaseya, who heads Africa ...
Survey: Energy executives upbeat about Gulf opportunities despite warSurvey: Energy executives upbeat about Gulf opportunities despite war
The News Middle East energy executives are more optimistic about their industry’s future than their peers elsewhere, a testament to their ability to keep oil flowing despite the disruption to the Strait of Hormuz, according to research commissioned by the organizers of ADIPEC, the Abu Dhabi energy conference. Global demand ...
Washington won’t say what it wants on AGOA, says South Africa ambassadorWashington won’t say what it wants on AGOA, says South Africa ambassador
South Africa’s ambassador to the US says Washington has repeatedly rejected Pretoria’s trade offers without explaining what it wants instead. His complaint comes a day after President Cyril Ramaphosa told South Africans to brace for losing duty-free access under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. “It’s not helpful when we ...
Breach of Paris Agreement global warming level ‘inevitable,’ UN saysBreach of Paris Agreement global warming level ‘inevitable,’ UN says
Efforts to cap global temperature rises have largely failed and a breach of the Paris Agreement’s limit of 1.5℃ is now “inevitable,” the UN said. Overall global warming is now likely to be between 2.6℃ and 2.8℃ by the end of the century, the UN Environment Programme predicted. It warned ...
US envoy Steve Witkoff holds talks with PutinUS envoy Steve Witkoff holds talks with Putin
US envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, though officials in Moscow poured cold water on any imminent agreement to end the war in Ukraine. Witkoff’s visit follows what a US official called “constructive” meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders. Kyiv is coming ...