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This was the week that AI safety hit the big time. A 27-year-old AI researcher named Jacob Coxon quit his job at Anthropic, declaring that OpenAI and Anthropic are racing…

For most of modern history, the household was a bundle. Under one roof, families pooled rent and meals, raised children, cared for parents, kept each other company and insured one…

At least 76 people died in the fire, with authorities saying that the shortest it could take to identify victims would be "weeks".

Israel has been building settlements in the occupied West Bank for decades. But Britain’s new ban on the import of settlement goods comes in a response to a major escalation…

Sometimes deciding how to frame these weekend updates can be a challenge. There are usually a number of important issues that need discussing each week, and choosing the ones to…

A new report warns Himalayan glaciers are melting faster, threatening India’s water, economy and communities.

North Korea will continue to send its soldiers to fight in Russia's war, but only for as long as it is profitable to do so, writes the BBC's Quentin Sommerville.

South Korea and Indonesia this year have been working on elevating their relationship. Both countries are vulnerable to the changing geopolitical currents of our times. From a security perspective their…

Brics members agree they need a new global order but it's harder to answer what should replace it and how to get there.

Ships and helicopters are searching for those missing from the Virgo Transport 8 ship, which had encountered bad weather.