Ex-Google DeepMind researcher adds to warnings that AI could 'kill all humans'
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Saudi Arabia warns it will react 'firmly' to Houthi attacks
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US Supreme Court blocks Trump mail-in ballot restrictions
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US judge postpones new visa rules for foreign students, journalists
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Oil jumps as Iran-Gulf talks postponed
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US has tools to keep AI safe
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More than 20 Thai senators accused of election fraud
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UCC in all 21 NDA-ruled states by 2029: Shah
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In Brief: GENERAL ELECTION / Opposition set to halt Sweden’s slide to right
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Himalayas near tipping point
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Google's annual revenue tops $400 bn for first time, AI investments rise
Alphabet said it will nearly double its investments this year in the technology arms race gripping Silicon Valley
5 February 2026
US proposes critical minerals trade bloc aimed at countering China
Trump on Monday launched a US strategic stockpile of critical minerals, called Project Vault, backed by $10 billion in seed funding from the US Export-Import Bank and $2 billion in private funding.
5 February 2026
Trump suggests 'softer touch' needed on immigration
700 federal officers would be pulled from Minnesota but that mass deportations would not stop
5 February 2026
Diego Garcia Base: US, UK to work closely to keep the base operating
US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have agreed to work “closely” to maintain the key Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean following recent criticism by Trump of UK action, the prime minister’s office said Tuesday.
5 February 2026
Tropical Cuba registers freezing temperature
Cuba registered a record low of zero degrees Tuesday, the first time freezing point has been documented on the Caribbean island, according to its Institute of Meteorology.
5 February 2026
Gunmen kill 162 in new Nigeria attack
Gunmen have killed at least 162 people in Kwara state in west-central Nigeria, authorities said yesterday, with the toll expected to rise.
5 February 2026
Xi, Putin hail ‘stabilising’ China-Russia alliance
China’s President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin hailed their countries’ “stabilising” economic, political and security alliance in the face of “turbulent” times globally, as they spoke via video call yesterday.
5 February 2026
Russia demands Ukraine give in as UAE talks open
Moscow yesterday demanded Kyiv accept its conditions to end the four-year-war and vowed to press on with its invasion otherwise, as negotiations between the two sides opened in Abu Dhabi.
5 February 2026
197 separatists killed after attacks in Balochistan
Pakistan’s security forces have killed almost 200 separatist insurgents in southwestern Balochistan province since they launched a wave of attacks over the weekend, a security official said yesterday, taking the overall death toll past 250.
5 February 2026
Move on
US President Donald Trump made a fresh plea Tuesday for Americans to move on from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, even as it left a prominent British politician facing a criminal probe on the other side of the Atlantic.
5 February 2026
US-Iran talks ‘still scheduled’
A US fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that approached an American aircraft carrier in the Middle East on Tuesday, Washington said, as renewed tensions on the high seas overshadowed plans for nuclear talks.
5 February 2026
Gunmen kill at least 162 in attack in Nigeria
Says Red Cross official
4 February 2026
Iran formally allows women to ride motorcycles
Previously, the law did not explicitly prohibit women from riding motorbikes and scooters, but in practice authorities refused to issue licences
4 February 2026
Saudi Arabia to provide passports for kingdom’s beloved camels
Kingdom also hosts beauty contests for camels at annual festivals
4 February 2026
Xi, Putin hail ‘stabilising’ China-Russia alliance
Moscow and Beijing seek to present a united front against the West
4 February 2026
Gaza civil defence says 9 dead in strikes after Israel says shots wounded officer
Despite a US-brokered truce entering its second phase last month, violence has continued in the Gaza Strip, with Israel and Hamas accusing each other of breaching the agreement
4 February 2026
Gold climbs back near $5,100 as US-Iran tensions flare
Silver gains over 5%, platinum group metals up over 4%
4 February 2026
What are 'rare earths' for?
Neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, and terbium account for most economic value
4 February 2026
New York to monitor Trump's deportation efforts with new legal observers
New York plans to use gathered evidence for potential legal actions
4 February 2026
More than 250 people killed after separatist attacks in Pakistan: official
A senior official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told AFP on Wednesday that "197 terrorists have been killed in the ongoing counter-terrorism operations"
4 February 2026