World Archives - Page 189 of 277

South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol vows to reform state after election loss

South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol is vowing to reform state affairs following his party’s crushing parliamentary election defeat on Wednesday. The ruling PPP’s loss to the opposition Democratic Party is seen as a major blow to Yoon’s administration. Chris Gilbert reports.

12 April, 2024

World

Israel accused of using AI to target thousands in Gaza, as killer algorithms outpace international law

By Natasha Karner, RMIT University The Israeli army used a new artificial intelligence (AI) system to generate lists of tens of thousands of human targets for potential airstrikes in Gaza, according to a report published last week. The report comes from the nonprofit outlet +972 Magazine, which is run by Israeli and Palestinian journalists. The report cites interviews with six unnamed sources in Israeli intelligence. The sources claim the […]

12 April, 2024

World

FBI warns of coordinated attack on US, following Moscow concert hall killings

The FBI is warning of a possible coordinated attack on the United States. It comes in the wake of an attack in Russia, with ISIS gunmen killing at least 144 people at a concert venue last month. Nick Harper reports from New York.

12 April, 2024

World

UNSC again calls on Russia to stop the war in Ukraine

United Nations Security Council members have criticised Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine. The Council met on Thursday following Moscow's destruction of the largest power-generating plant in Ukraine's Kyiv region in a missile attack. Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York.

12 April, 2024

World

U.S. says it will stand by Israel in face of threat from Iran, but is trying to deescalate

Washington officials have confirmed that the U.S. fully supports Israel in preparing for any possible attack from Iran. Iran has threatened one in retaliation for a strike on their embassy compound in Damascus that killed 13 people including an Iran military commander. Caroline Malone reports from Washington.

12 April, 2024

World

OJ Simpson dies, aged 76

The controversial American sports figure OJ Simpson has died of cancer at the age of 76. Simpson rose to fame on the football field and remained in the spotlight when he was accused of murdering his ex-wife and another man in 1994. Ira Spitzer reports from San Francisco.

12 April, 2024

Business / Economics

Chinese factory shreds weddings photos for fuel

At a dusty warehouse in northern China, Liu Wei feeds photos of beaming bridal couples into an industrial shredder -- turning stories of heartbreak into a source of electricity. Wedding photos are big business in China, where parks, temples and historic sites often teem with newlyweds posing for elaborate shots capturing their supposedly unbreakable bond. But in a country where millions of divorces take place each year, many marital […]

11 April, 2024

Science & Technology

To understand the risks posed by AI, follow the money

Shutterstock/Chaosamran_Studio Tim O'Reilly, UCL; Ilan Strauss, UCL; Mariana Mazzucato, UCL, and Rufus Rock, UCL Time and again, leading scientists, technologists, and philosophers have made spectacularly terrible guesses about the direction of innovation. Even Einstein was not immune, claiming, “There is not the slightest indication that nuclear energy will ever be obtainable,” just ten years before Enrico Fermi completed construction of the first fission reactor in Chicago. Shortly thereafter, the consensus […]

11 April, 2024

World

Is Japan joining AUKUS? Not formally – its cooperation will remain limited for now

By John Blaxland, Australian National University With Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visiting Washington this week, rumours have circulated that Japan might soon join the AUKUS security pact between Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has downplayed the suggestion, indicating this is not something that will happen soon. He added any cooperation would, for now, be on a project-by-project basis. […]

11 April, 2024