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Guterres warns of ‘unimaginable’ consequences of Iran-Gulf escalation
UN Chief Antonio Guterres has warned of devastating consequences from any military escalation in the Gulf region.
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UN official warns AI could ‘deepen’ global inequality
UN official warns AI could ‘deepen’ global inequality
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Andrew Smith warns that policing, political blame are no substitute for social reform & public trust
“You can't police yourself into social cohesion. You can't police yourself into a political future,” explains Andrew Smith, historian of modern France at Queen Mary University of London. He identifies a central paradox confronting the French Republic: the state may possess the means to impose public order, yet lack the political capacity to address the demands and grievances driving mass mobilisation. Smith examines the tensions between social protest, presidential authority and democratic legitimacy amid renewed unrest in France: “500,000 people on the streets of France doesn't happen by chan
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Hospital in Yemen’s Taiz warns of collapse in days because of Houthi siege
Dialysis patients face shorter treatment sessions as severe shortages of fuel, medicines, and oxygen threaten hospitals.
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FCC Democrat warns broadcasters to resist Trump’s media pressure tactics
Democrat Anna Gomez warns broadcasters against yielding to the Trump-era FCC's claims of fake polls and news distortions.
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IEA chief warns energy is becoming a geopolitical weapon
Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the IEA, warns that energy is becoming a geopolitical weapon.
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WHO warns ‘more complex’ Ebola outbreak now present in 3 African countries
Health officials are investigating where Nigeria's first patient, confirmed this week, was infected.
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Fighting rages in Yemen’s Taiz as UN warns nearly 260,000 displaced
Yemen's government forces launched hundreds of strikes on Houthi locations, a spokesperson says.
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Iran war live: US warns peace deal with Tehran is extremely difficult
Rubio tells US media that reaching a peace deal with Tehran is extremely difficult while Hormuz attacks continue.
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HSBC CEO warns the AI boom won’t make every data center a good bet
Data center campuses house the servers that power AI and cloud computing.
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Germany news: Siemens warns on AI eliminating entry-level jobs
Young people could lack essential capabilities if routine tasks are taken over by AI, industrial giant Siemens says. This comes Germany agrees to deepen cooperation on AI with US tech giant Nvidia. DW has more.
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Qatar warns global energy shockwaves from Iran war have yet to peak
Deputy PM calls for dialogue with Tehran, highlights US defence ties and rejects Strait of Hormuz transit fees.
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Macron calls for 'calm and order' after riots across France
French President Emmanuel Macron gives a national address after widespread disorder and as some looting continued in Paris.
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Bessent warns Zelenskyy to 'be very careful' about claims U.S. is throttling Starlink
Starlink, high-speed satellite internet provided by Elon Musk's SpaceX, is critical to Ukraine's defense.
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UN warns nearly 1 million in Gaza face flood risks as winter approaches
The UN is warning that nearly one million displaced Palestinians face flooding risks as winter approaches.
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UN official warns of looming food crisis as Hormuz fertiliser plan stalls
Without a quick deal to move fertiliser through the strait, agricultural productivity would 'significantly drop'.
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BlackRock's Larry Fink warns a data center moratorium could trigger a recession
Local opposition to data center construction has been a feature of the midterm elections set for Tuesday, Nov. 3.
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Louvre boss warns of closure risk unless museum is 'repaired, updated and transformed'
The world's most-visited museum "will eventually have to close its doors to the public" unless the French state steps in to finance a major overhaul, Louvre director Christophe Leribault told Le Figaro on Wednesday, in the latest dire warning about the creaking institution hit by a string of scandals including water leaks, ticket frauds and a high-profile jewel heist.
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MI5 chief warns of threats to UK from Russia, Iran and AI
Sir Ken McCallum says operations to tackle terrorism and state threats are now roughly of an "equal scale".
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MI5 chief warns against overstating Russian interference in Brexit vote
It comes after Andy Burnham said Moscow had tried to interfere in the 2016 referendum.