Pope Leo urged governments to slow down and closely regulate the development of AI systems in his first major document, released on Monday, warning that they spread misinformation, prioritise conflict and risk leading the world down a path of unending war. The first US pope also expressed concern
Seven people have died in France in circumstances related directly or indirectly to the current heatwave, French Junior Energy Minister Maud Bregeon said on Tuesday. Five of the seven fatalities were people drowning in lakes, rivers or beaches, Bregeon said. The government has ordered local autho
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he asked Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan to join the Abraham Accords en masse to normalise relations with Israel as he tries to negotiate an agreement to end the war with Iran. Pakistan rejected the proposal. None of the other c
In a cluster of villages in Pakistan’s largely rural Chakwal district, more than 100 Shi’ite Muslims have returned from the United Arab Emirates without jobs, luggage or access to the savings they spent years building abroad. They are among potentially thousands of Shi’ites depo
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz said on Monday he will cut his salary by 50 percent. Speaking at a formal ceremony in Sucre, Paz announced that his cabinet ministers would also halve their pay to show their “commitment to the country.” The pay cuts come as Bolivia enters its fourth wee
