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Armed militants in an eastern border region of the Democratic Republic of Congo killed more than 50 civilians in attacks on Monday, officials from the region reported on Tuesday.  The head of the Djaiba cluster of villages, Jean Vianney, said CODECO militants were behind the attack.  He said they set houses full of people on fire, also attacking with guns and machetes.  “There are people injured, many burnt to death in their homes,” Vianney said, putting the provisional death toll at 51 and saying he expected it to rise.   Floribert Byaruhanga, a lawmaker for the wider Djugu territory, gave a similar…

It was a war against the country’s long history: In 2014, the terrorist militia known as the “Islamic State” (IS) began destroying memorials, monuments, churches and even mosques in conquered areas in Iraq and Syria. This area, the heart of former Northern Mesopotamia, is considered to be the cradle of human civilization that was once the region’s intellectual and cultural center. Many buildings and cultural sites from that period time are listed UNESCO World Heritage Sites. But this was of little interest to IS fighters. Just as they devastated the ancient cities of Hatra and Nineveh, they attacked the northern Iraqi…

The AI summit in Paris is a coming together of world leaders and technology firms designed to shape a responsible and sustainable future for artificial intelligence.But the big political day of the summit was overshadowed by a bust-up between rival billionaire tech-bros. Timed perfectly to coincide with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman’s arrival in Paris, Elon Musk put in a formal $97.4 (£78.7bn) billion offer to buy OpenAI.Read more: OpenAI co-founder tells Sky News his platform is ‘not for sale’It would be easy to write it off as a typically mischievous play by Mr Musk. But his move is calculated…

Our gender is identical to our sex, written in our genes, can be clearly assigned and does not change over our lifetime. That’s what many people say. The woman on one side, the man on the other ― you’re either a princess or a knight, with nothing in between. And you certainly have no say in the matter. Your sex is what you’re born with. Period. US President Donald Trump believes this. During his inauguration in January 2025, Trump said it would be US government policy “that there are only two genders, male and female.”   And in a TV debate two…

Yasin Seiwasser believes that most people are breathing wrong – to their own detriment. “We humans breathed perfectly as babies, because a healthy baby always breathes into the nose and into the stomach and never flat upwards.” Breathing through the nose into the stomach is best, the 48-year-old told DW. The mental and breathing coach believes in the power of breathing and sees various breathing techniques as the key to success, not just in competitive sports, but also in everyday life. Samurai warriors and Zen Seiwasser was aware of the importance of breathing beyond the obvious, even as a child.…

On the opening day of an AI summit in Paris co-hosted by India, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday a European AI strategy would be unveiled the following day at the event.  He declared that France was in the race for artificial intelligence development and called on attendees to choose Europe — broadly seen as lagging far behind the US and China in the sector — for their business needs.  Speaking in English, he said “we will adopt the Notre Dame de Paris strategy” on AI projects that saw France rebuild the renowned cathedral in just five years after a devastating…

Two private jets collided at Scottsdale Airport’s runway in the US southwestern state of Arizona on Monday, killing at least one person and injuring others, officials said. “A Learjet 35A veered off the runway after landing and crashed into a Gulfstream 200 business jet on the ramp at Scottsdale Municipal Airport in Arizona around 2:45 p.m. local time Monday, Feb. 10 (2145 GMT),” the US Federal Aviation Administration said. At least four other people were injured in the crash, according to Scottsdale Fire Department Capt. Dave Folio. The FAA added that the number of people on board the colliding jets was…

Reliquaries, crosses, images of saints, finely embossed in gold and silver, set with mother-of-pearl, quartz and ivory: The Guelph Treasure is undoubtedly one of the most important church treasures of the Middle Ages. The Guelphs are the oldest princely house in Europe and the family amassed a trove of valuables. The treasure comprises 44 masterpieces of medieval church art and has a value of hundreds of millions of euros. It can currently be admired in the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin — but that might change soon. Whether the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK), which currently holds the objects, is the rightful owner or whether they…

Beginning in Paris on Monday, the AI Action Summit aims to create a framework for sustainable artificial intelligence. The two-day event at the Grand Palais is co-chaired by France and India, and will bring together nearly 100 countries and more than 1,000 stakeholders from the private sector and civil society. Among them will be French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as well as Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang and US Vice President JD Vance. The meeting follows up on the UK’s Bletchley Park AI Safety Summit in 2023, which focused on fundamental discussions about AI  governance and safety, and…

Protesters blocked roads across Serbia on Sunday, marking 100 days since the collapse of a canopy at a train station in the northern city of Novi Sad. Hundreds of students blocked a major highway and bridge in the capital, Belgrade, for seven hours. The protest was accompanied by 15 minutes of silence for the victims, with protesters throwing 15 white roses that had been painted red into the Sava river that runs through Belgrade. Also on Sunday, demonstrators blocked three major roundabouts in Novi Sad and threw roses into the Danube. The protests are part of a campaign led by…