Gaza in need of shelter and supplies as winter storms hit
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is being exacerbated as displaced Palestinians face a shortage of shelter.
Top Republican condemns Elon Musk for ‘supplication’ to China in new book
Exclusive: Tom Cotton, Senate intelligence chair, risks angering key Trump ally with harsh words for ‘tech titans’
In a new book, the Arkansas senator Tom Cotton condemns Elon Musk for “chasing Chinese dollars” and having “shamefully supplicated China’s Communist rulers”, in order to advance his own interests as chief executive of companies including Tesla and SpaceX.
It’s an explosive charge from the Republican chair of the powerful Senate intelligence committee, given that Musk, the world’s richest person, is a major donor and close adviser to Donald Trump, now working at the heart of the president’s administration to slash costs and reshape the federal government.
Continue reading...Vance rails against AI regulation in Paris as US faces off with EU, China
US vice president warns global leaders against striking AI deals with 'authoritarian regimes' in a veiled jab at China.
Rangers search for feral pigs thought to have been released in Cairngorms
Animals suspected of being illegally left in ‘extremely harsh’ environment near where lynx were found last month
Rangers in the Cairngorms are searching for a herd of feral pigs believed to have been illegally released in the national park.
The animals were spotted near the Uath Lochans area, close to the village of Inch and only 5 miles from where four lynx were illegally released last month.
Continue reading...Did Israel violate the Gaza ceasefire? What to know about Hamas’s pause
Hamas says it will halt its captive releases until Israel complies with the terms of the ceasefire agreed between them.
First Thing: Musk-led group bids $97.4bn for control of OpenAI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the offer will not be accepted. Plus, $500m of food aid could spoil amid USAid cuts
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Elon Musk leads a consortium of investors that on Monday submitted a bid of $97.4bn for “all assets” of the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, with Musk escalating his feud with OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman.
What did the bidders say? “If Sam Altman and the present OpenAI, Inc. board of directors are intent on becoming a fully for-profit corporation, it is vital that the charity be fairly compensated for what its leadership is taking away from it: control over the most transformative technology of our time,” said Marc Toberoff, the attorney representing the investors.
How did Altman respond? Altman posted on X: “no thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74bn if you want.” Musk bought Twitter in 2022 for $44bn and renamed it X.
What are analysts saying now? “Now the election isn’t going to be about Trudeau,” said Éric Grenier, a political analyst at the Writ. “It will most likely be about the next four years – and who is best able to deal with Trump.”
Continue reading...Woman jailed in Sweden for keeping Yazidi slaves in Syria
The 52-year-old gets 12 years in jail for 'genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes' by ISIL in 2015.
Migrants’ bodies in Libya mass graves had gunshot wounds, IOM says – NBC News
- Migrants’ bodies in Libya mass graves had gunshot wounds, IOM says NBC News
- Libya finds two mass graves with bodies of nearly 50 migrants, refugees Al Jazeera English
- Bodies of migrants found in Libya mass grave, authorities say BBC.com
- Two mass graves of migrants uncovered in Libya UN News
- Mass graves holding bodies of migrants discovered in Libya Semafor
Trump’s mass deportation plans spark panic in the Caribbean amid fake news
Nations try to reassure citizens as Trump threatens unprecedented crackdown but scale remains unclear
Nations across the Caribbean have been attempting to reassure their citizens at home and in the US after misinformation spread on social media channels caused widespread panic over Donald Trump’s plans for trade tariffs and mass deportations.
Alarming stories claiming that 5,000 Jamaicans had already been given final removal orders or that more than 1 million undocumented people were on federal enforcement lists, have caused concern across the region.
Continue reading...Most charges against Gaza protesters dismissed but ‘intent is to scare people’
Protesters are facing increasingly draconian charges that get dismissed but could still have a chilling effect
As pro-Palestinian demonstrations broke out across the US during the first year of war in Gaza, thousands of people were arrested, charged, or cited for their involvement. Most of the cases against them did not stick, a new Guardian analysis of prosecution data in a dozen major cities finds.
About 60% of alleged offenses committed by protesters did not result in prosecutions. The Guardian identified about 2,800 charges, summons and citations brought or requested against Gaza protesters. Around 1,600 were dropped, dismissed or otherwise not filed, data shows.
Continue reading...John Bolton on expanding into Greenland – NPR
US and UK not among signatories of Paris AI summit declaration
Two countries have not immediately explained reasons for not signing communique
The US and the UK have reportedly not signed the Paris AI summit’s declaration on “inclusive and sustainable” artificial intelligence.
The communique states that among priorities are “ensuring AI is open, inclusive, transparent, ethical, safe, secure and trustworthy, taking into account international frameworks for all” and “making AI sustainable for people and the planet”.
Continue reading...Assisted dying bill has lost Commons majority now high court signoff abandoned, says MP – UK politics live
Danny Kruger says those who backed the bill did so under false premise after change to safeguards announced
There will be two urgent questions after 12.30pm: on the Clonoe inquest, which found that the SAS acted unlawfully when they killed four IRA terrorists in an ambush in 1992; and then another on the US steel tariffs.
A Northern Ireland Office minister will respond to the first, and a business minister will respond to the second.
Continue reading...India sees huge spike in hate speech in 2024, says report
Hate speech against minorities, especially Muslims, peaked during the national election, the report says.
How to amplify African voices in the art world
"I'm all about collaborating with the girls."
Canada, Mexico and EU criticise Trump’s metal tariffs amid fears of trade war
Ursula von der Leyen says tariffs ‘will not go unanswered’ as Justin Trudeau says Canadians will ‘stand up if we need to’
Canada, Mexico and the EU have sharply criticised Donald Trump’s decision to impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports to the US, amid mounting fears of a global trade war.
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Tuesday she “deeply regretted” the US president’s move, announced late on Monday, adding: “Unjustified tariffs on the EU will not go unanswered.”
Continue reading...Elderly hostage in Gaza was killed in 7 October attack, Israel says
The 86-year-old is one of the hostages meant to be freed by Hamas within the next three weeks.
Luis Rubiales tells court he asked Jenni Hermoso if he could kiss her
Former Spanish football federation boss is accused of sexual assault after kissing player at Women’s World Cup
The former Spanish football federation boss Luis Rubiales has told a court that he asked the player Jenni Hermoso if he could kiss her before doing so after the Women’s World Cup victory in 2023.
“I am absolutely sure that she gave me her permission,” Rubiales, 47, told the court in Madrid. “In that moment it was something completely spontaneous.”
Continue reading...Sudan scene of world’s worst humanitarian crisis: African Union
Conflict hampering delivery of aid to a population suffering attacks and threat of famine.
Israeli Hostage Accounts Raise Alarm About How Long Those Left in Gaza Can Survive – The Wall Street Journal
- Israeli Hostage Accounts Raise Alarm About How Long Those Left in Gaza Can Survive The Wall Street Journal
- Israeli Hostages’ Accounts of Abuse Raise Alarms for Remaining Captives The New York Times
- Hamas hostages reveal grim details of captivity Yahoo
- 'Emaciated' Gaza hostages, Palestinian detainees show poor conditions in captivity, UN says Reuters
- Hostage return spotlights tragedy in fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire NBC News