The Week in Stories Around the Globe

Hamas says Israel is violating ceasefire by blocking Palestinians’ return to northern Gaza – as it happened

Palestinians, who were displaced to the south at Israel’s order during the war, make their way back to their homes in northern Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, January 27, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

“Tens of thousands of displaced people are waiting near the Netzarim Corridor to return to the northern Gaza Strip,” Gaza’s civil defence agency spokesperson Mahmud Bassal told the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.

#Gaza #CeasefireNOW #Israel #Hamas

Gen Z far less likely to be atheists than parents and grandparents, new study reveals

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Christopher Gasson, who commissioned the research, called the results “gobsmacking” and told The Times they imply that God is “making a comeback” in the UK.

#Atheist #Atheism #UnitedKingdom #Zoomers

‘Act of brutality’: Cuba rebukes Donald Trump’s Guantanamo Bay migrant detention plan

GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA – JANUARY 11: In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, U.S. Military Police guard Taliban and al Qaeda detainees in orange jumpsuits January 11, 2002 in a holding area at Camp X-Ray at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba during in-processing to the temporary detention facility. The detainees will be given a basic physical exam by a doctor, to include a chest x-ray and blood samples drawn to assess their health, the military said. The U.S. Department of Defense released the photo January 18, 2002. (Photo by Petty Officer 1st class Shane T. McCoy/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

“In an act of brutality, the new US government announces imprisonment at the Guantanamo naval base, located in illegally occupied Cuban territory,” Díaz-Canel wrote on X, adding the migrants would be held near facilities he said the US had used for “torture and illegal detention”.

#GITMO #migrants #Cuba #Trump

Godfather of AI Warns Humanity Could Face Extinction Within 30 Years

Last year, Hinton resigned from his position at Google to more freely voice his concerns about the risks of uncontrolled AI development. He highlighted the danger of “bad actors” exploiting the technology to cause harm. AI safety advocates, including Hinton, warn that the development of artificial general intelligence—systems smarter than humans—could lead to existential risks if these systems evade human control.

#ArtificialInteligence #Science #humanity #ExtinctionRebellion

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