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AI robots claim they can be more efficient leaders - but promise not to rebel

A panel of AI-enabled humanoid robots delivered a chilling claim: that they possess the potential to govern the world more effectively than humans

Daily Mirror

‘You can do both’: experts seek ‘good AI’ while attempting to avoid the bad

While AI revolutionises medicine, bleaker alternatives present themselves, UN’s AI for Good conference finds

The Guardian - UK

Concerns linger over Japan’s plan to release treated Fukushima wastewater into Pacific

Over 12 years ago, the strongest earthquake in Japan's recorded history caused a massive tsunami that led to a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. We take a look at what's to become of the water used to cool the plant's reactors. With the Fukushima facility rapidly running out…

France 24

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Tunisian security forces deport African migrants to no man’s land on Libyan border

Tunisian security forces in Sfax have rounded up hundreds of people from sub-Saharan Africa, including children, and dropped them in a no man’s land between the Tunisian and Libyan border, where they remain trapped with neither food nor water. These forced deportations carried out by the security services come against…

France 24

UN says climate change 'out of control' as average daily temperature record smashed

Days of record-breaking heat show how global warming could spiral into a 'catastrophic situation', United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns.

Daily Record

Robots tell UN conference: ‘We could run the world’

GENEVA: A panel of AI-enabled humanoid robots took the microphone on Friday at a United Nations conference with the message: they could eventually run the world better than humans.

Bangkok Post

UN report on Japan’s Fukushima water plans fails to placate opponents

While South Korea offers official support, China and other voices in region continue to express concerns over discharge from nuclear plant

The Guardian - AU

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Middle East roundup: Israel pounds West Bank refugee camp

Angry protests over a Quran burning and the cost of Syria’s normalisation – here’s the Middle East this week.

Al Jazeera

Kakhovka Dam breach in Ukraine caused economic, agricultural and ecological devastation that will last for years

When an explosion breached the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine on June 6, 2023, much analysis focused on near-term impacts, including the flooding of the city of Kherson, threats to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and consequences for Ukrainian military forces’ expected spring offensive against Russian troops.

The Conversation

Shipping emissions levy delayed but goals for greenhouse gas cuts agreed

International Maritime Organization agreement is inadequate to decarbonise sector, say campaigners

The Guardian - UK

The US will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package: AP sources

President Joe Biden's administration has decided to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine for the war against Russia, but the United Nations urges the warring countries to avoid using them

The Independent UK

UN nuclear agency pushes for access to Zaporizhzhia plant roof after reports of Russian explosives

The head of the UN nuclear agency, the IAEA, says he’s pushing for access to the roof of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, following reports from Ukrainian officials that the Russians planted explosives there

The Independent UK

First Thing: ‘Climate change is out of control’, UN says

The average global air temperature hit new heights this week. Plus, new Twitter rules restrict US weather service

The Guardian - UK

Jenin attack created 4,000 new refugees, part of the endless cycle of Palestinian displacement since 1948

The Israeli army’s recent attack on Jenin refugee camp resulted in 13 deaths (12 Palestinians, including four children, and one Israeli soldier killed by suspected friendly fire). An additional 143 Palestinians were injured, with 20 in critical condition, and up to 4,000 displaced.

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Evening Standard

UN condemns Israel’s ‘excessive force’ following raid on Jenin

The head of the United Nations issued a rebuke to Israel as he condemned the use of “excessive force” following the military operation in the West Bank.

France 24

Guatemala: Justice system victim of government's authoritarian drift

Back in 2015, Guatemala's President Otto Perez Molina was forced to resign before being eventually found guilty of fraud and criminal conspiracy. His downfall seemed proof that impunity for corruption was not inevitable in a country plagued by 40 years of civil war. Perez was the prize catch of the…

The Guardian - US

US must urgently treat men tortured at Guantánamo, UN investigator says

Fionnuala Ní Aoláin tells the Guardian that the US must redress the harms it inflicted on its Muslim torture victims

Al Jazeera

Myanmar military in ‘systematic denial’ of humanitarian aid: UN

United Nations human rights chief appeals for international action with millions in urgent need of help.

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The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: robodebt report recommends prosecutions; another Sydney shooting; and Amazon deforestation drops 34%

Royal commission particularly scathing of Scott Morrison and Stuart Robert and the top public servant in charge of the scheme

Radio France Internationale

After hottest June on record, nations must brace for El Nino extreme weather

The EU-backed Copernicus Climate Change Service has announced that June 2023 was the hottest on record in terms of sea and air temperatures. This, as the UN weather agency warns governments to brace for the impact of El Nino climate phenomenon.

Al Jazeera

UN chief Guterres condemns Israel’s raid on Jenin refugee camp

UN Secretary General says as an ‘occupying power’, it is Israel’s responsibility to protect Palestinians from violence.

The Guardian - AU

UN says climate change ‘out of control’ after likely hottest week on record

After record breaking days on Monday and Tuesday, unofficial analysis shows the world may have seen its hottest seven days in a row

Bangkok Post

IAEA chief nods to discord among Fukushima report experts

TOKYO: The head of the United Nations' (UN) nuclear watchdog said on Friday that one or two of the team of international experts behind its report greenlighting Japan's release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima plant may have had concerns.

The Independent UK

Why the US is willing to send Ukraine cluster munitions now

The Biden administration has agreed to provide controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine that it says could help its forces penetrate Russia's defensive lines, but that many nations have pledged not to use again due to risks to civilians

Bangkok Post

TKC, EC-Council establish joint venture

SET-listed digital solutions provider Turnkey Communication Services (TKC) has signed an exclusive memorandum of understanding with EC-Council, a global leader in cybersecurity education and certification, to establish a joint venture to act as a security operation centre (SOC) for enterprises as well as offer comprehensive training programmes in Thailand.

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