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While the U.S. debates AI risks, China mandates universal training for students11:16 Beijing aims to provide artificial intelligence education in all of the country’s schools by 2030, while demand for AI-themed study tours surged this summer. Switzerland’s glaciers are losing an astonishing amount of ice. See the meltdown.8:35 Dry winters and a warming climate are taking a toll on centuries-old ice in the Alps, researchers say, with about 20 percent of Swiss glacial ice melting since 2021. Bolivia arrests its attorney general after U.S. accuses him of narco corruption1:51 Authorities arrested 14 people, including four whom they said were sneaking cash out of Attorney General Roger Mariaca’s home and into an ambulance. Trump defies Democrats, diverts aid for Europe to Latin America instead23:42 The diverted funds include tens of millions of dollars Congress approved for countries impacted by the war in Ukraine. U.K. arrests Iranian dual national on suspicion of involvement in air base plot23:42 Police provided no further details on the latest suspect beyond identifying him as a 27-year-old man who was detained in London. Singapore launches government dating app as birth rate plunges17:19 The city-state’s hands-on government helps with housing, health care, marriage, having kids and retirement. Add dating to the list. A harrowing cockpit attack leaves investigators scrambling for answers17:19 Authorities were trying to determine how an Omani co-pilot nearly succeeded in crashing a Tel Aviv-bound jet and whether there were others involved. Who is the Indian pilot who fought off his cockpit attacker?17:19 Captain Smit Machchhar once said he had planned to join his family’s textile business before being bitten by the “aviation bug.” U.K. accuses China of operating institute as front for espionage30.září The “espionage alert” issued by MI5 is part of an extraordinary shift by the British government to raise public alarms about the scale and threat of Chinese espionage. Senate blocks measure requiring report on Israeli violence in West Bank30.září Nearly all Senate Democrats voted to require the State Department to report on Israeli settler violence in the West Bank. U.K. counterterrorism police say no explosives found in vans near air base30.září The failure to detect explosives adds to the uncertainty surrounding a suspected plot targeting Royal Air Force Fairford in the U.K. Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv diverted to Saudi Arabia after onboard altercation30.září Israeli war planes scrambled after an emergency signal raised fears of a hijacking. The jet, carrying 180 passengers, landed safely in Tabuk. The pilots had an altercation. U.S. withdraws forces in Iraq as balance of power shifts to Iran30.září U.S. military forces are set to depart from bases in Iraq on Wednesday, a milestone in two bloody decades of American involvement. |