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An AI expert said he's consulting with United Nations and UNESCO officials about how to create an international agency to regulate artificial intelligence technologies. "I think the UN, UNESCO, places like that have been thinking about this for a long time, and I'm consulting with some people in those organizations," said Gary Marcus, who hosts the AI-focused podcast, "Humans vs Machines with Gary Marcus."

Judge Jeanine Pirro breaks down former President Donald Trump’s performance during CNN town hall on ‘Jesse Watters Primetime.’ Historian and Hoover Institution senior fellow Niall Ferguson argued that former President Donald Trump is not only a strong candidate for reelection in 2024, but the most likely person to win and take back the White House. "A second Trump act is not just possible. It’s fast becoming my base case," Ferguson wrote in an op-ed for The Spectator. Ferguson explained that even a sustained "campaign of lawfare" against the former president by his political enemies is not enough to stop him from coming back into the White House. In fact, "the prospect of him performing the perp walk attracts media coverage, and media coverage is the free publicity on which Trump has always thrived," he said.

Conservative Twitter users ripped President Joe Biden for claiming that White supremacy is the "most dangerous terrorist threat" in America during a commencement address at Howard University this weekend. Critics accused Biden of using the opportunity to inflame racial tension in the United States. The 46th president addressed the graduates from the historical Black college at Washington D.C.’s Capital One Arena Saturday, speaking to them about the threats they face from the division among their own country.

From a solar flare to nuclear war, MailOnline looks at ways the world could end A wandering black hole and reversal of Earth's magnetic field may also trigger it From Armageddon to the Day After Tomorrow, there have been plenty of Hollywood movies about how our world might end. But if there is to be a global apocalypse, what might be to blame for wiping out all life on Earth?

Ukrainian city of Khmelnytskyi rocked by huge explosion after Russia sends 21 drones to army missile silo causing enormous fireball which 'injured 30 people'

For now, a rerun of the 2020 race looks almost certain. With months to go till the first primaries, who is best placed to win? Republican and Democratic voters have to wait nearly a year to decide on their candidates, but the US's 2024 presidential election campaign is already well underway. So far, the odds are in favour of a head-to-head race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the first election since 1892 to pit a former president against a sitting one. So what can we expect, and who might come out on top? Biden officially launched his reelection bid last month, rallying Americans to join him with a new slogan: "let’s finish the job". Meanwhile, on the other side, polls, fundraising numbers and endorsements all seem to point one way: while he already faces primary challengers as well as serious legal problems, Trump is set to win the Republican nomination.

A powerful cyclone is hitting the coastlines of Bangladesh and Myanmar after intensifying into the equivalent of a category-five storm. Cyclone Mocha is bringing heavy rain and winds of up to 195kph (120mph), which could see dangerous flooding on land around the Bay of Bengal. Storm surges of up to four metres could swamp villages in low-lying areas. There were fears of damage to the world's largest refugee camp, Cox's Bazar, home to nearly a million people. Forecasters warned Cyclone Mocha could be the most powerful storm seen in Bangladesh in nearly two decades. About 500,000 people have been evacuated to safer areas. Heavy rain and driving winds battered the region as the storm system moved to the coast, with reports of increasing disruption near the city of Sittwe, in Myanmar, from about 13:00 (07:00 GMT).

The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that it will be difficult to feed the world if Russia pulls out of the Ukraine grain deal. Cindy McCain told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme that the deal, which is due to expire on 18 May, must be renewed. The export agreement has allowed Ukraine to transport millions of tonnes of food despite the ongoing conflict. The deal was brokered by the UN and Turkey last July. It was agreed to help tackle a global food crisis after access to Ukraine's ports in the Black Sea was blocked by Russian warships following the invasion in February 2022. Ukraine is a major global exporter of sunflower, maize, wheat and barley, and more than half of the wheat grain procured by the WFP last year came from there. At the same time, the UN also agreed to help Moscow facilitate its own agricultural shipments.

Summary Officials are bracing for an influx of migrants at the US-Mexico border as the coronavirus restrictions on asylum expire at midnight (local time) The Trump-era policy, Title 42, allowed authorities to swiftly expel migrants in order to slow the spread of coronavirus Up to 13,000 migrants a day are expected to arrive at the US-Mexico border as soon as Title 42 ends When the policy ends, migrants will be screened and only deported if they do not qualify for asylum Immigration is a key issue in the 2024 presidential election - and Biden's decision to remove Title 42 has brought scrutiny

World Health Organization declares global Monkeypox emergency over Monkeypox is no longer a global public health emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, almost a year after the threat was raised. The virus is still around and further waves and outbreaks could continue, but the highest level of alert is over, the WHO added. The global health body's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on countries to "remain vigilant". It can be passed on by close contact with someone who is infected

The US Food and Drug Administration has formally ended its rule barring gay and bisexual men from giving blood. The long-standing ban has been in effect since the early 1980s when fear and misinformation about the spread of HIV/AIDS crisis was widespread. The FDA's revised policy evaluates all prospective donors by the same set of criteria but screens for recent, high-risk sexual activity. The revised approach takes its cue from the UK and Canada. Both countries moved, in 2021 and 2022 respectively, to allow donations from men who have had sex with other men in the past three months. But the rule change only applies to those who have had the same sexual partner during the period. Those who have had new or multiple partners, and anal sex, in the past three months are not eligible to give blood.

SHAREMay 12, 2023, 12:05 AM +07 By Steve Benen For those who keep an eye on Donald Trump’s rhetoric, much of last night’s ridiculous town hall event seemed awfully familiar. The former president lied about his election defeat, but he’d done that before. He blamed former Vice President Mike Pence for being in danger on Jan. 6, but also he’d done that before. He voiced support for pardoning Jan. 6 rioters, but he’d done that before, too. The Republican praised Russia’s Vladimir Putin, said deeply offensive things about sexual assault, avoided direct answers on abortion policy, and peddled an avalanche of brazen lies. But again, none of this was especially unusual for Trump.

Google plans to infuse its search engine with artificial intelligence (AI) as it faces fierce competition from Microsoft and ChatGPT. Google has announced how it will infuse its search engine with artificial intelligence (AI) technology, as the AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT gains momentum and challenges the tech giant’s position as the primary gateway to the Internet. Google had already announced in mid-March plans to integrate AI into home office software - Gmail, Meet, Docs - but the company is now ready to test the AI waters with its search engine. Google’s Bard vs OpenAI’s ChatGPT: Which of the rival AI chatbots is better? Google vs Microsoft: What you can expect from their newly-launched AI office tools