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‘Doomsday Clock’ moves closer to midnight over threats from nuclear weapons, climate change and AI

AP) - Earth is closer than it’s ever been to destruction as Russia, China, the U.S. and other countries become “increasingly aggressive, adversarial, and nationalistic,” a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday as it advanced its “ Doomsday Clock” to 85 seconds till midnight. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists members had an initial demonstration Friday and then announced their results on Tuesday. The scientists cited risks of nuclear war, climate change, potential misuse of biotechnology and the increasing use of artificial intelligence without adequate controls as it made the annual announcement, which rates how close humanity is from ending. Last year the clock advanced to 89 seconds to midnight. Since then, “hard-won global understandings are collapsing, accelerating a winner-takes-all great power competition and undermining the international cooperation” needed to reduce existential risks, the group said. They worry about the threat of escalating conflicts involvi...

Starmer says he wants 'consistent' approach to China as he flies to Beijing

Summary .Keir Starmer is heading to China for a three-day visit - the first time a UK prime .minister has visited the country since 2018 .Starmer - who is travelling with around 60 British business and cultural leaders - will meet President Xi Jinping, and develop trade ties .Speaking on the flight to Beijing, Starmer says he wants "a comprehensive and consistent approach to China", rather than veering "from golden age to ice age" .On human rights issues, Starmer says: "I've always raised issues that need to be raised," while declining to go into specifics .The government team are using "burner phones" and notebooks due to spying fears .This is the most important moment in the government's attempt to deepen the relationship with China, writes our political editor Chris Mason Read more...

Walz says Trump will 'look into' reducing federal presence in MN. Live updates.

MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Monday said President Donald Trump agreed to consider reducing the number of immigration agents in Minnesota and will ensure state investigators can independently probe the deadly shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents. Walz's office said in a statement that he had a "productive" call with the president about an hour after Trump himself said the two were on a "similar wavelength."The comments mark a major tonal shift and come amid growing backlash after federal immigration agents shot and killed two people in Minneapolis this month, including Pretti, an ICU nurse and who treated veterans, and Renee Nicole Good, a poet and mother of three. Republican lawmakers have increasingly called for investigations into the killing of Pretti as Democrats refuse to fund the Department of Homeland Security despite the likelihood of a government shutdown. Trump on Monday said he would send Homan to Minnesota to lead ICE o...

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