UK plans to recognise Palestine in September unless Israel halts Gaza war
PM says Israel must take major steps in coming weeks or the UK will make its move ahead of UNGA.
ChatGPT launches study mode to encourage ‘responsible’ academic use
Tool gives guidance rather than serving up complete essays or answers, amid rising AI misuse at universities
ChatGPT is launching a “study mode” to encourage responsible academic use of the chatbot, amid rising cases of misuse of artificial intelligence tools at universities.
The feature, which can be accessed via the chatbot’s tools button, can walk users through complex subjects in a step-by-step format akin to an unfolding academic lesson.
Continue reading...USS George Washington searching Timor Sea for missing sailor – Navy Times
- USS George Washington searching Timor Sea for missing sailor Navy Times
- Search under way for US sailor missing from USS George Washington in sea north of Australia The Guardian
- Search Underway for Sailor Missing from Carrier USS George Washington USNI News
- Navy searching for missing sailor who reportedly went overboard on aircraft carrier WDBJ7
- USS George Washington Sailor reported missing, search efforts in Timor Sea WTKR
Texas sues New York official for refusing to take action against abortion provider
Action tees up a state v state battle involving mailing of abortion pills that’s expected to go to US supreme court
Texas has sued a New York official for refusing to take action against an abortion provider, teeing up a state-versus-state battle that is widely expected to end up before the US supreme court.
Ken Paxton, Texas’s attorney general, has petitioned the New York state supreme court to order a county clerk to enforce a fine against Dr Margaret Carpenter, a New York doctor accused of mailing abortion pills across state lines.
Continue reading...‘The war needs to end’: is the US right turning on Israel?
Longstanding ties between US conservatives and Israel face strain as war’s toll and internal rifts reshape the right
As the Israel-Gaza war nears its two-year mark, and as images of starving people and utter devastation flood social media, cracks seem to be emerging in the American right’s typically iron-clad support for Israel.
The US continues to support Israel diplomatically and militarily, and last Thursday pulled out of peace negotiations that it accused Hamas of sabotaging. And in the US Congress, only two Republicans voted for a recent amendment that would have pulled funding for missile defense systems for Israel. One of them, Marjorie Taylor Greene, on Monday became the first Republican to call Israel’s war a “genocide”.
Continue reading...Five survivors of Rotherham grooming gangs say they were also raped by police officers
Three former South Yorkshire police officers arrested in investigation into claims by the women, as young as 12 at the time
Five women who were abused as children by Rotherham grooming gangs were also raped by police officers when they were as young as 12 years old, they have claimed.
In one case a girl who reported the abuse after being put under pressure by the gang to have an illegal abortion was left “destroyed” when an officer who had allegedly raped her turned up to interview her, she told the BBC.
Continue reading...Human dignity must be protected from rise of AI, Pope says
The pontiff warns about emerging technologies during the Vatican's first Mass for social media influencers.
Famine ‘currently playing out’ in Gaza, UN-backed experts warn
It comes as aid agencies warn Israel's recent measures to increase aid supplies are not enough.
Labour focused on appeasing Reform, not beating them, says Jeremy Corbyn
Former Labour leader says his new party will inspire hope, not fear, and promises to reset ‘broken’ political system
Jeremy Corbyn has accused the Labour government of “appeasing” Reform UK by “scapegoating” migrants and minorities for its own domestic policy failures, saying his new leftwing political party would take on Nigel Farage instead.
The veteran leftwing MP, who confirmed last week he was launching a new, as yet unnamed, movement with former Labour MP Zarah Sultana, said British politics was at a “critical juncture” with the rise of rightwing populism. He said he saw their role as providing hope, not fear.
Continue reading...Who was Awdah Hathaleen, Palestinian activist killed by an Israeli settler?
The family man, activist, and football fiend also helped make an Oscar-winning documentary.
Famine unfolding across Gaza, says global hunger monitor – The Washington Post
- Famine unfolding across Gaza, says global hunger monitor The Washington Post
- Famine scenario unfolding in Gaza, UN-backed body says, as officials say war death toll has topped 60,000 CNN
- Gaza food crisis is ‘worst-case scenario,’ say experts The Hill
- Gazans Are Dying of Starvation The New York Times
- Israel’s leader claims no one in Gaza is starving. Data and witnesses disagree AP News
RSF attacks compound humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s strategic city
RSF attacks in North Kordofan are exacerbating the humanitarian crisis on the provincial capital of el-Obeid.
The UK is slipping into racist dystopia
And only mass solidarity mobilisation can stop it.
Israel kills mother as doctors try to save her newborn in Gaza
Doctors in Gaza tried to save a newborn baby rescued from her dead mother’s womb after an Israeli attack.
New York gunman was targeting NFL but went to wrong office, mayor says
Four people were killed when a gunman stormed a skyscraper on Monday evening and opened fire.
Nearly 40 killed, tens of thousands evacuated in Chinese floods – The Washington Post
- Nearly 40 killed, tens of thousands evacuated in Chinese floods The Washington Post
- Heavy Rain and Flooding in China Kill at Least 30 The New York Times
- At Least 38 Dead and 80,000 Evacuated as Extreme Flooding Hits China: Reports People.com
- BBC visits Beijing region hit by deadly flood BBC
- Streets turn to rivers as deadly flooding inundates northern Beijing CNN
Russia jails journalist for alleged Navalny links amid crackdown on dissent
Olga Komleva has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for her past volunteer work with Navalny’s banned party.
The Internet Is Having A Field Day With This Video Of Donald Trump Getting Drowned Out By Bagpipes – BuzzFeed
- The Internet Is Having A Field Day With This Video Of Donald Trump Getting Drowned Out By Bagpipes BuzzFeed
- Trump discusses trade and Gaza with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer during Scotland visit NBC News
- Sidekick Starmer can’t get a word in as The Donald dominates world’s most one-sided double act | John Crace The Guardian
- Trump hosts Starmer in Scotland, promoting his own golf club The Washington Post
- Chris Mason: Trump's Scotland visit gives Starmer invaluable access BBC
US Grammy winner Ciara becomes citizen of Benin under new slavery descendants law
Benin in West Africa is trying to forge ties with the African diaspora and boost tourism.
Hundreds of arrests during deadly Angola fuel protests
"People are fed up, hunger is rife," activists tell the BBC as thousands join protests in Luanda.