- AI on the Vatican on AI The Pillar
- New Vatican document examines potential and risks of AI Vatican News - English
- The Catholic Church condemns the use of AI in war — ‘No machine should ever choose to take the life of a human being’ Yahoo! Voices
- Citing ‘Shadow of Evil,’ Vatican Warns About the Risks of A.I. The New York Times
- New Vatican document offers AI guidelines from warfare to health care The Associated Press
Passengers and crew evacuated as plane catches fire on South Korean runway
All 176 people onboard escaped safely after blaze began inside Airbus jet preparing to take off from Gimhae airport
An Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan has caught fire on a runway at Gimhae international airport in the country’s south while preparing for departure to Hong Kong, fire authorities said on Tuesday.
All 169 passengers and seven crew members were evacuated, with three having minor injuries, fire authorities in Busan said.
Continue reading...Doomsday Clock moved closest ever to destruction
The symbolic clock is set at 89 seconds to midnight, with nuclear threats, AI misuses and climate change being the key factors.
Doomsday Clock Moves One Second Closer to Catastrophe – The New York Times
- Doomsday Clock Moves One Second Closer to Catastrophe The New York Times
- Scientists update their prediction of how close we are to the end of the world CNN
- The Doomsday Clock Is Getting Widely Mocked Forbes
- 2025 'Doomsday Clock': This is how close we are to self-annihilation, scientists say ABC News
- Doomsday clock ticks one second, closest ever to midnight Fortune
Passengers and crew evacuated as plane catches fire on South Korean runway – The Guardian
- Passengers and crew evacuated as plane catches fire on South Korean runway The Guardian
- South Korean airliner destroyed by blaze before flight Yahoo! Voices
- Air Busan Airbus plane catches fire at South Korea's Busan airport Reuters
- Air Busan Airbus A321 Catches Fire, All Crews and Passengers Evacuated Aviation A2z
- Plane catches fire on runway at South Korean airport Sky News
A big, beautiful Trump deal with China? – The Economist
- A big, beautiful Trump deal with China? The Economist
- As Trump's tariffs loom, analysts say China is better prepared than ever for a trade war with the U.S. CBS News
- Live Q&A: How Trump’s Presidency Is Already Affecting China Bloomberg
- ‘That Would Give Trump Pause’: How to Game Out the Next Trade War POLITICO
- Can Trump Strike a Grand Deal With Beijing? Foreign Policy
Exhausted Palestinians arrive in Gaza City to no homes, killed family
Thousands of Palestinians have returned to northern Gaza for the second day, walking kilometres to reach home.
Breaking with Biden, Trump envoy expresses support for Israeli laws targeting UNRWA – The Times of Israel
- Breaking with Biden, Trump envoy expresses support for Israeli laws targeting UNRWA The Times of Israel
- Israel Urged to Reverse UNRWA Ban The New York Times
- “Huge consequences” for Palestinians if Israel bans UNRWA Al Jazeera English
- Israel to cease all contact with UNRWA Palestinian aid agency FRANCE 24 English
- Middle East live updates: Israel gives UNRWA 48 hours to cease operations ABC News
Danish PM says received European backing against Trump’s Greenland push
Mette Frederiksen says 'no reason to believe that there is a military threat to Greenland or Denmark'.
Serbian PM quits after months of mass protests
Milos Vucevic's resignation follows months of nationwide demonstrations over the collapse of a station roof which killed 15.
What might be the fallout of forcing Palestinians from their land?
US President Donald Trump's plan to relocate Palestinians is rejected by Jordan and Egypt.
IDF chief said to hail approval of ‘painful’ Gaza deal, stress war can resume if needed – The Times of Israel
- IDF chief said to hail approval of ‘painful’ Gaza deal, stress war can resume if needed The Times of Israel
- Palestinian family was eating dinner when IDF sprayed bullets, killing two-year-old Haaretz
- Israeli forces kill more Palestinians during West Bank raids Middle East Eye
- IDF troops eliminate terrorists in Jenin, destroy weapon-production lathe The Jerusalem Post
- Middle East Latest: 2 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Fire in Occupied West Bank, Officials Say U.S. News & World Report
Trump Doubles Down on Proposal to Relocate Palestinians From Gaza – The Wall Street Journal
- Trump Doubles Down on Proposal to Relocate Palestinians From Gaza The Wall Street Journal
- Trump’s genocidal plan to ‘clean out’ Gaza was there all along Al Jazeera English
- US's Bernie Sanders lone senator to oppose Trump's call to 'clean out' Gaza Middle East Eye
- Sinai is the answer: The bold plan to solve Gaza’s crisis - opinion The Jerusalem Post
- ‘When he wants something, it happens.’ Israel’s far right applauds Trump’s Gaza plan CNN
Israel’s Netanyahu to meet with Trump at White House next week
Israeli PM will be the first foreign leader to meet US president at White House since his second inauguration last week.
Embassies burned, looted in DRC capital Kinshasa
Protesters attacked several embassies in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital.
IS fighters in Syria could break free amid Trump aid cut, terrorism expert warns
Prediction by ex M16 counter-terror director comes as security paused around two main detention facilities
Donald Trump has thrown into doubt the security and administration of the main two detention facilities in north-east Syria that hold thousands of Islamic State fighters, the former counter-terrorism director of M16 Richard Barrett says.
The state of limbo has been caused in the short term by the US president unexpectedly suspending all USAid funding for 90 days, and by long-term uncertainty over his willingness to retain troops in Syria.
Continue reading...Israel carries out strike in Nabatiya, southern Lebanon – The Jerusalem Post
- Israel carries out strike in Nabatiya, southern Lebanon The Jerusalem Post
- Cease-Fires in Gaza and Lebanon Will Most Likely Hold for Now, Analysts Say The New York Times
- White House Statement on Agreement Extension Between Lebanon and Israel The White House
- IDF Says It Targeted Truck Carrying Hezbollah Arms in Lebanon; Reports of 14 Wounded Haaretz
- How many people has Israel killed in Lebanon since the ceasefire? Al Jazeera English
UN Security Council meeting addresses Israel’s UNRWA ban
The United Nations Security Council convened on Tuesday to address Israel’s UNRWA ban.
Israel says Netanyahu invited to meet Trump at White House next week
The 4 February meeting would come after comments from Trump on relocating Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan.
US judge temporarily blocks Trump administration’s federal funding freeze
The White House defended Trump's decision as Democrats and non-profit groups warned of 'devastating' consequences.