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Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump, seen with his Saudi counterpart Mohammed bin Salman, says Saudi Arabia will not be able to enrich uranium under the dealThe deal between the US and Saudi Arabia to help the Gulf kingdom develop nuclear energy is dependent on Riyadh recognising the State of Israel, President Donald Trump has said.”The Civil Nuclear Deal (There will be no enrichment of material!)… which pertains only to non-military use… will be approved, but is totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the very respected and successful Abraham Accords,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.The Trump-brokered Abraham Accords…
Liquor store employee narrowly escapes leopard attackAfter nearly five hours, officials captured the animal and it was later released back into the wild, local authorities confirmed. 1 hr agoAsia
AFP via Getty ImagesFamilies of victims say they are still waiting for answers about the deadly jet crashIt was a normal day for sixth-grade student Nure Jannat Yusha when suddenly, a Bangladeshi air force jet crashed into her school in the capital, Dhaka, killing 36 people – most of them children.Within minutes, Milestone School and College, a private institution buzzing with student activity, was transformed into a scene of chaos and raging flames.It was the deadliest aviation disaster the country had seen in decades. Earlier this week, families and survivors gathered to mark one year since the incident – many…
AFP via Getty ImagesAs AI continues to evolve at breakneck speed, and developers warn of models going rogue, Elon Musk says people should simply “enjoy the ride”.The boss of SpaceX told The Economist while he remains concerned about risks posed by advancements in AI and robotics, “the most likely outcome is incredible abundance for all”.Musk said his “philosophical conclusion” after fearing for AI’s threat to humanity was to “look on the bright side”. He said progress has come so quickly “even if I wanted to stop it, I couldn’t”.The interview was recorded the day before OpenAI’s revelation on Tuesday that…
ReutersFour Wildberries warehouses have been targeted, including this one in Nevinnomyssk early on WednesdayUkrainian drones have hit several retail warehouses belonging to Russia’s biggest online retailer, Wildberries, in a matter of days, dealing a blow to a large number of small and medium-sized businesses.After months of drone attacks on oil depots and refineries, Kyiv says it is now targeting logistics hubs used by Russians to buy military equipment, and disrupting supplies to the Russian army.But it has also frustrated hundreds of Russian sellers who depend on online marketplaces for their livelihoods, making the war feel closer to home after almost…
AFP via Getty ImagesAround 12,000 people have been evacuated from the south-west of France as the country battles ongoing wildfires days after two firefighters died near Bordeaux airport, French media reported.The Gironde region government said more than 2,000 hectares (4,000 acres) of land have been destroyed. The use of internal combustion and electric engines have been banned in predominantly forested areas, and a number of roads have been closed. No injuries have been reported on Thursday.Meanwhile in Italy, authorities have paid tribute to a firefighter who died tackling a wildfire in San Cataldo, as Sicily President Renato Schifani wished a…
Watch: Sri Lanka’s air force uses drones to find mosquito hotspots to fight dengue outbreakBattling its worst dengue outbreak in nearly a decade, Sri Lanka has deployed military drones to scan for stagnant pools of water on rooftops and other mosquito-breeding sites.The virus has killed 56 people and infected more than 77,000 others in the South Asian nation this year, with more than a quarter of them reported in July alone.Dengue fever, which is spread to humans through mosquitoes, is common in tropical climates.But as temperatures rise worldwide, these disease-carrying mosquitos are now moving into new areas, including Europe and…
Hindustan Times via Getty ImagesActivist Sonam Wangchuk has been on a hunger strike for over 25 daysIndian activist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a hunger strike for 26 days in support of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), says he has lost 11kg (24lb) but is “still alive”.Popularly known as “Sonam sir”, Wangchuk has been the main draw at the youth-led movement seeking education reforms and the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.He was forcibly removed from the CJP’s protest venue at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Saturday and taken to hospital from where he continues his fast. Meanwhile,…
Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThomas Wolf, Hugging Face’s co-founder and chief science officer The co-founder of Hugging Face, a technology start-up that was hacked after some of OpenAI’s most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models went rogue, said on Thursday that the incident is “a wake-up call” for the industry.Thomas Wolf told BBC’s Newsday radio programme that “this will be one of the most common types of cyber attacks we see”, but that most firms are not aware that the “game has changed”.The BBC has contacted OpenAI for comment.The ChatGPT-maker said on Tuesday that its AI models broke out of a secure…
Watch: What we know about the US-Saudi nuclear dealThe US and Saudi Arabia have signed a landmark deal that will reportedly allow the Gulf kingdom to develop a civilian nuclear programme.The deal is described as a “peaceful nuclear co-operation agreement” that will provide “great access for American companies in the Saudi nuclear energy program”, according to the US energy department.Text from the deal was not made public, but US media have reported that it could allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium in the future – which can be used as fuel for power plants, but also to make nuclear bombs.Experts…