Gravitas: Is Israel preparing to attack Iran?
17,000 people expected to be evacuated as fires intensify in both northern and eastern Manitoba Manitoba has declared a provincewide state of emergency as wildfires continue to threaten communities across the province. An emergency alert issued at around 5:25 p.m. CT Wednesday said the measure was due to rapidly spreading wildfires and extreme fire conditions in…
Elon Musk and 1,125 people, including AI experts, have signed an open letter calling for a six-month pause on advanced AI development. The letter, issued by the non-profit Future of Life Institute, called for AI labs to pause training any tech more powerful than OpenAI’s GPT-4, which launched earlier this month. The letter also called…
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it has decided not to pursue a $10 million reward it had offered for the capture of a Syrian rebel leader whose forces led the ouster of President Bashar Assad earlier this month. The announcement followed a meeting in Damascus between the leader of Hayat Tahrir…
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is pushing for a return to Russian energy imports, using rising fuel prices and economic concerns to strengthen its support after recent election gains. Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has renewed its call for a return to Russian energy supplies, capitalising on rising fuel prices and economic concerns…
Up to 500 people are still missing from a packed migrant boat that sank off Greece, the UN refugee agency says. Large numbers of women and children were among those missing in the “horrific tragedy” that left 78 people dead, said spokesman Jeremy Laurence. The appalling loss of life underscored the need to bring people…
Narendra Modi hails controversial opening as fulfilment of ‘dream that many have cherished for years’ More than three decades after a mob of militant Hindu radicals razed a mosque to the ground in the Indian town of Ayodhya, the country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has inaugurated the new Hindu temple that will stand in its…