‘We didn’t vote for ChatGPT’: Swedish PM under fire for using AI in role

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Tech experts criticise Ulf Kristersson as newspaper accuses him of falling for ‘the oligarchs’ AI psychosis’

The Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, has come under fire after admitting that he regularly consults AI tools for a second opinion in his role running the country.

Kristersson, whose Moderate party leads Sweden’s centre-right coalition government, said he used tools including ChatGPT and the French service LeChat. His colleagues also used AI in their daily work, he said.

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A bird dropped a fish on power lines and sparked a brush fire in Canada, firefighters say – AP News

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  1. A bird dropped a fish on power lines and sparked a brush fire in Canada, firefighters say  AP News
  2. A Fish Falls From the Sky and Sparks a Brush Fire in British Columbia  The New York Times
  3. Fish suspected of sparking blaze that knocked out power for 1,500 people  New York Post
  4. Look: Fish dropped by osprey causes brush fire, power outage  yahoo.com
  5. A fish fell from the sky and sparked a brush fire that knocked out power, officials say  The Independent
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US steps up efforts to help Bolsonaro avoid jail over alleged coup plot

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State department condemns judge’s decision to place former Brazil president under house arrest as trial proceeds

The US has intensified its campaign to help Jair Bolsonaro avoid punishment for allegedly masterminding a failed coup, with the state department denouncing the decision to place Brazil’s former president under house arrest.

“Let Bolsonaro speak!” the department’s bureau of western hemisphere affairs tweeted on Monday night after the far-right populist was confined to his mansion in the capital, Brasília, and police seized his mobile phone.

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‘We never see kids like this:’ Israeli doctors speak out on emaciated Gazan children – The Times of Israel

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  1. ‘We never see kids like this:’ Israeli doctors speak out on emaciated Gazan children  The Times of Israel
  2. The story behind one grim image of a mother and child in Gaza  NPR
  3. Hunger in Gaza Can’t Be Explained Away by Preexisting Conditions  The Intercept
  4. Opinion | Hamas Starves Jews and Palestinians, and Israel Gets Blamed  The Wall Street Journal
  5. New York Times backtracks, issues correction on Gaza famine story  Fox News
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Search Underway for Alec Luhn, American Journalist Missing in Norway – The New York Times

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  1. Search Underway for Alec Luhn, American Journalist Missing in Norway  The New York Times
  2. American journalist missing after going for a hike in Norwegian national park  CNN
  3. American climate journalist Alec Luhn missing on Norwegian glacier  CBS News
  4. Rescuers in Norway resume search for journalist missing in wilderness  The Guardian
  5. American climate journalist missing in Norwegian national park  The Washington Post
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Off the rails – Meduza

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  1. Off the rails  Meduza
  2. Ukraine war latest: Russia seems 'more inclined to ceasefire' and pressure working, Zelenskyy says after Trump call  Sky News
  3. Russian TikTokers held over drone strike video, and UK 'wealthy exodus' claim checked  BBC
  4. Russia's Ryazan oil refinery halves refining capacity after drone attacks, sources say  Reuters
  5. Ukrainian drone attack sparks fire at oil depot in Russia’s former Olympic city, governor says  CNN
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Sudan civil war: Besieged el-Fasher city residents face starvation, UN warns – BBC

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  1. Sudan civil war: Besieged el-Fasher city residents face starvation, UN warns  BBC
  2. Funding cuts drive Sudan's children to the brink of irreversible harm, UNICEF says  Reuters
  3. ‘We’re suffering’: People in Sudan’s el-Fasher eat animal fodder to survive  Al Jazeera
  4. More than 600,000 children in Sudan are at risk due to conflict  Vatican News
  5. Mounting civilian casualties in Sudan as fighting intensifies  UN News
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Homes of ‘working-class Romans’ discovered during Rome metro dig

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Experts say the relics at Piazza Venezia appear to resemble a multistorey complex of homes and shops

The remains of homes believed to have been lived in by working-class people around the time of the early Roman empire have been found by workers building an underground station in the city’s historic centre.

The relics are the first to emerge from beneath the bustling Piazza Venezia since work began in 2023 on the station that will form part of the Italian capital’s Metro C underground line.

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For many Gazans, free aid from GHF sites or UN convoys has become a last resort – The Times of Israel

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  1. For many Gazans, free aid from GHF sites or UN convoys has become a last resort  The Times of Israel
  2. How to Prevent More Starvation Deaths in Gaza  The New Yorker
  3. Israel’s Gaza aid cutoff was not only immoral. It was a strategic disaster.  vox.com
  4. How much aid has entered Gaza?  Al Jazeera
  5. 8 die from hunger, including child, in Gaza over past day, health ministry says  ABC News
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Britain affirms support for Palestinian state under 1967 borders – Middle East Eye

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  1. Britain affirms support for Palestinian state under 1967 borders  Middle East Eye
  2. Starmer’s Palestine problem  The Economist
  3. 'Thank you, but it's too late': Why some Palestinians aren't convinced by Starmer's promise  BBC
  4. Opinion | Western Allies’ Self-Defeating Attack on Israel  The Wall Street Journal
  5. Spotlight on Keir Starmer’s recognition of Palestine | Letters  The Guardian
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Krill fishery in Antarctica shut down after record catch triggers unprecedented early closure – AP News

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  1. Krill fishery in Antarctica shut down after record catch triggers unprecedented early closure  AP News
  2. A record catch of krill near Antarctica could trigger an unprecedented end to fishing season  AP News
  3. Antarctica’s krill kill soars to record highs after protection plan sinks  South China Morning Post
  4. Ocean-Fisheries-Antarctic-Krill  Bryan College Station Eagle
  5. High rate of Antarctic krill catch could end season early  SeafoodSource
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Verified video shows India town hit by flood, and deadly strike on Ukraine rail station – BBC

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  1. Verified video shows India town hit by flood, and deadly strike on Ukraine rail station  BBC
  2. Russian drone strike on Ukrainian rail hub Lozova leaves two dead  Reuters
  3. 2 Dead In Russian Missile Strike Targeting Key Ukrainian Railway Hub  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
  4. Russia pounds important logistics hub in Kharkiv with drones  politico.eu
  5. At least five killed in Russian strikes on Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia  Euronews.com
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Flash floods kill at least 4 and trap others under debris in northern India – AP News

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  1. Flash floods kill at least 4 and trap others under debris in northern India  AP News
  2. Terrifying video shows flash flood engulfing riverside village in India  BBC
  3. Mudslide engulfs Indian village, at least four dead, over 50 missing  Reuters
  4. 4 dead, 50 missing after flash floods and landslide hit Indian village  CBS News
  5. Flash Floods in Indian Himalayas Kill 4, and Dozens Are Missing  The New York Times
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