BBC: When President Donald Trump responded to mounting calls for a slowdown in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) on Monday, he was unequivocal. “AI taking over the World, destroying Humanity, and all other things bad, is a HOAX,” he wrote on social media. He earlier argued that “the only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI […]
BBC: New rules governing travel to and from China have come into effect, a move that observers say will further tighten the government’s control over its citizens. Citizens deemed to have “harmed” China’s national security or interests while overseas can also be barred from leaving China for up to three years after they return, while […]
BBC: Nato fighter pilots have shot down a drone that entered Lithuania’s airspace overnight, the Lithuanian president said. Authorities said the drone likely entered southern Lithuania, near the second-largest city of Kaunas, from neighbouring Belarus shortly after midnight on Tuesday. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda wrote in a statement on X: “A drone that just entered […]
BBC: Rules aimed at limiting pollution from coal and gas power plants are being scrapped, the head of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced. The agency also said it would take steps to prevent future administrations from regulating power plant emissions. The EPA said that getting rid of the majority of the climate […]
(Reuters) ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 13 – Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, adding to concerns about Iran-related threats to global energy supplies after Saudi Arabia shut down a vital oil pipeline. The British navy-affiliated agency UKMTO said it had a report of a projectile […]
Al Jazeera: The BRICS group of nations has unanimously adopted a joint declaration, calling for calm in the Middle East and stressing the need to work together to maintain the smooth flow of global trade, supply chains and energy. The summit launched on Saturday in New Delhi, with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosting the […]
BBC: A search and rescue operation has been launched after contact was lost with an Indonesian passenger ferry carrying 243 people, the nation’s search and rescue agency says. The Virgo Transport 8 ship was travelling from Surabaya to the south Kalimantan city of Banjarmasin overnight when it reported that it had encountered bad weather. “At […]
BBC: Officials in northern France are investigating whether the derailment of a passenger train on Friday evening was the result of a malicious act. “At this stage, the leading theory is that a piece of rail was present on one of the tracks, potentially causing the derailment. The reason for its presence is unknown,” prosecutor […]
(Reuters) WASHINGTON, Sept 12 – A lightning offensive by the Iran-aligned Houthis has put the militants in a position to control a crucial Middle East waterway, creating a major new problem for U.S. President Donald Trump as his war with Iran grinds on in its seventh month. Widening the Middle East conflict, Houthi fighters have […]
(Reuters) NEW DELHI, Sept 12 – Iran and the United Arab Emirates signed up to a joint statement from the BRICS group of nations that called for restraint in the Middle East war on Saturday, in what was seen as a sign of diplomatic progress between the countries divided by the war. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also met the […]