UN chief ‘deeply troubled’ by reports Israel using AI to identify Gaza targets

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed serious concern over reports that Israel was using artificial intelligence to identify targets in Gaza. Guterres said that he was “deeply troubled by reports that the Israeli military’s bombing campaign includes Artificial Intelligence as a tool in the identification of targets, particularly in densely populated residential … Read more

UN secretary-general ‘deeply troubled’ by situation in Rafah

RAFAH: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Egypt’s border with the Gazan city of Rafah on Saturday to reiterate pleas for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.  His visit comes after the UN Security Council’s failure to pass a resolution to halt the Israeli offensive on Gaza, which is now entering its sixth month with … Read more

US, Turkiye kick off comprehensive talks to explore improving troubled ties

WASHINGTON: The US and Turkiye are set to kick off comprehensive talks on Thursday to discuss if the NATO allies can move beyond deep rooted disagreements over issues such as Syria and Ankara’s close ties with Russia. Senior US and Turkish officials are set to meet at the State Department for several rounds of talks … Read more