- At A.I. Summit, India Tries to Find a Way Between the U.S. and China The New York Times
- Bill Gates' foundation says sudden withdrawal was 'to ensure the focus remains on the AI Summit’s key priorities' Fortune
- Dozens of countries steer clear of safety commitment in global AI pledge Politico
- Tech billionaires fly in for Delhi AI expo as Modi jostles to lead in south The Guardian
- Chaos, confusion and $200 billion dreams: What I saw at India’s AI summit CNBC
Avalanches kill five in Austrian Alps, officials say
A man skiing with his son was among the victims on Friday, bringing the region's avalanche death toll this season to at least 21.
Videos show aftermath of deadly Israeli attacks in Lebanon
Israel’s military has carried out air attacks on eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley and refugee camp Ein el-Hilweh.
Videos show aftermath of deadly Israeli attacks in Lebanon
Israel’s military has carried out air attacks on eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley and refugee camp Ein el-Hilweh.
Tumbler Ridge suspect’s ChatGPT account banned before shooting – BBC
- Tumbler Ridge suspect's ChatGPT account banned before shooting BBC
- Exclusive | OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago The Wall Street Journal
- Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT messages were flagged months before attack The Globe and Mail
- OpenAI considered alerting Canadian police about school shooting suspect months ago The Guardian
- OpenAI Flagged Canada Suspect Eight Months Before Mass Shooting Bloomberg
Tumbler Ridge suspect’s ChatGPT account banned before shooting
OpenAI said the account's activity did not meet the threshold to flag it to authorities when it was identified.
Protesters shoot fireworks at Albania prime minister’s office
Police confronted protesters in Albania’s capital Tirana after demonstrators shot fireworks and threw petrol bombs.
Protesters shoot fireworks at Albania prime minister’s office
Police confronted protesters in Albania’s capital Tirana after demonstrators shot fireworks and threw petrol bombs.
Trump to make three-day visit to China next month, White House says
Three-day trip, at Beijing's invitation, comes more than eight years after Trump's first visit to China.
Trump to make three-day visit to China next month, White House says
Three-day trip, at Beijing's invitation, comes more than eight years after Trump's first visit to China.
Chelsea flower show seeks new charity sponsors after mystery donors end support
Exclusive: Project Giving Back, set up in 2022 to help charities exhibit show gardens, says this year will be its last
Chelsea flower show is looking for new charity sponsors after the mystery philanthropic couple who have spent more than £23m on show gardens end their support.
Project Giving Back was set up by two anonymous donors in 2022, and since then it has paid for 63 gardens at the most prestigious horticultural event in the world, held each summer at the Royal Hospital gardens in south-west London.
Continue reading...Survivor of financial abuse invited to advise ministers after Guardian report
City minister Lucy Rigby acts after woman faced repossession of house burned down by controlling husband
A woman who was nearly killed by her abusive husband has been invited to advise the government on measures to support victims of financial abuse after the Guardian highlighted her story last weekend.
Francesca Onody was left homeless and penniless when her husband doused their cottage with petrol while she and her two children were inside. Her husband, Malcolm Baker, died when the property exploded.
Continue reading...The photos that have kept former Prince Andrew in the public eye
Images include Mountbatten-Windsor with Virginia Giuffre, Jeffrey Epstein and an unknown female lying on a floor
Allegations about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s links to Jeffrey Epstein have unfolded over several years – and in several pictures. Here is how they have dripped into the public’s consciousness and kept the pressure on the royal family.
Continue reading...Clashes in Albania as protesters demand PM Rama resign
Violence breaks out near parliament as demonstrators demand accountability in a corruption investigation.
Palestinian Authority in dire straits as Israel’s hold on West Bank deepens
More than 30 years after its creation, there are increasing warnings that the PA is close to collapse.
Palestinian Authority in dire straits as Israel’s hold on West Bank deepens
More than 30 years after its creation, there are increasing warnings that the PA is close to collapse.
Iran prepares nuclear counterproposal as US considers limited military strikes
Trump orders massive buildup of naval forces in Middle East, leading to fears of an imminent war
Iran’s foreign minister has said he expects to have a draft counterproposal ready within days after nuclear talks with the US this week, while Donald Trump said he was considering limited military strikes.
The US president has ordered a massive buildup of naval forces in the Middle East, including repositioning aircraft carriers and other warships, leading to fears of an imminent war. But it is not clear if the military movements are intended as an intimidation tactic to put pressure on Iran to make concessions on its nuclear programme.
Continue reading...UK weighs removing ex-Prince Andrew from succession line amid Epstein probe
The report comes as police widen investigations into former prince, including questioning his close protection teams.
UK weighs removing ex-Prince Andrew from succession line amid Epstein probe
The report comes as police widen investigations into former prince, including questioning his close protection teams.
Under water, in denial: is Europe drowning out the climate crisis?
Even as weather extremes worsen, the voices calling for the rolling back of environmental rules have grown louder and more influential
In the timeless week between Christmas and the new year, two Spanish men in their early 50s – friends since childhood, popular around town – went to a restaurant and did not come home.
Francisco Zea Bravo, a maths teacher active in a book club and rock band, and Antonio Morales Serrano, the owner of a popular cafe and ice-cream parlour, had gone to eat with friends in Málaga on Saturday 27 December. But as the pair drove back to Alhaurín el Grande that night, heavy rains turned the usually tranquil Fahala River into what the mayor would later call an “uncontrollable torrent”. Police found their van overturned the next day. Their bodies followed after an agonising search.
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