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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Saturday called on artificial intelligence (AI) companies to slow down the development of the powerful technology, as concerns mount over the risks of “superintelligent” computer systems. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Superintelligence is the theoretical point when AI’s capabilities exceed human intelligence. His comments came a few days after AI researcher Jacob Coxon, who left OpenAI to join Anthropic, decided to leave the industry, accusing both US companies and industry giants of “gambling with our lives” in the race to develop models capable of self-improvement. “We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI…

Across Europe, financial insecurity is becoming a long-term feature of people’s living conditions, with energy poverty further aggravating their vulnerability. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Around 29% of Europeans say they are living in precarious circumstances, with 73% of Europeans fearing they will not be able to afford fuel costs, according to an annual survey by Ipsos and Secours populaire français. The research interviewed 10,000 people aged 18 and over in France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the United Kingdom and Serbia. Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Middle East conflict have aggravated rising energy and fuel prices in Europe. Amid…

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that a unified Ireland would be “fantastic,” wading into a complex and politically charged subject during a two-day visit to a major tournament at his private Irish golf course. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT At a meeting with Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin, Trump said he would love to see the reunification of the Republic of Ireland with the UK’s Northern Ireland. “I don’t want to cause any problems but I’d love to see it unified,” Trump offered when asked for his opinion on the issue by a reporter. “It’s going to happen eventually. It…

Previously undisclosed investigative files have emerged in connection with the attempted drone attack on a Ukrainian aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport, reports the newspaper Welt. The information is based not only on the documents themselves, but also on details from security circles. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In the course of the investigation, the identities of the two suspects and details of their journeys to and from Germany apparently became known. The findings compiled in the process are said to have been crucial in prompting Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (CDU) and Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) to publicly hold Russia responsible for the attack…

At least 11 people were killed and 96 injured across Ukraine in overnight Russian attacks between 11 and 12 September. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Odesa region was hit hardest, but strikes also targeted, among others, the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Kherson regions. According to Ukraine’s Air Force, Russia used 129 drones of various types, as well as Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, eight Kalibr cruise missiles and six guided Kh-59/69 missiles. Around half of the drones deployed were fitted with jet engines. Ukraine’s air defences destroyed or disrupted 110 aerial targets, including six Kalibr missiles, two Kh-59/69 missiles, one S-8000…

Published on 12/09/2026 – 12:19 GMT+2 The price of diesel is expected to rise slightly in Portugal at the start of next week, according to forecasts from the National Association of Fuel Retailers (ANAREC), while the price of petrol is set to fall. However, the increase is being offset by changes to the discount on the Petroleum Products Tax (ISP) announced by the Portuguese government on Friday evening. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The new rates unveiled on Friday effectively raise the tax on petrol by about one cent per litre, meaning the price of a litre of 95 unleaded petrol should fall…

I’m in Latvia for the two-day Rīga Conference, which started yesterday with security and defence very much at the top of the agenda. (And the timing is curious, with today serving as the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the Twin Towers). ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The big takeaway so far? There is perhaps no place or populace that understands the reality of Russian aggression quite like this pine-covered country. Latvia is a small but mighty nation that has endured centuries of foreign domination, from the swords of German crusaders to the boot of the Soviet Union. In lockstep: From…

Published on 12/09/2026 – 11:35 GMT+2 On the banks of the Danube near Kirchroth in the district of Straubing-Bogen, a 66-year-old woman out for a walk spotted a constrictor snake more than two metres long basking in the sun. She immediately realised that it was not a native species. “It was a longer snake than the ones we have here,” she told police. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Grass snakes and Aesculapian snakes are familiar sights in the region. These non-venomous species can also grow to considerable lengths, with Aesculapian snakes reaching nearly two metres. Police and firefighters arrived at the scene, accompanied…

Published on 12/09/2026 – 10:25 GMT+2•Updated 10:41 Dublin is bracing itself ahead of a meeting between the US President Donald Trump and Irish President Catherine Connolly Saturday morning. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Trump is landing in Dublin where he is due to take part in a bilateral meeting with Ireland’s Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin for around an hour. The visit coincides with the US president’s attendance at the Irish Open golf tournament – which is being held at his golf club – the Trump International Golf Links and Hotel Doonbeg in County Clare. Trump will spend the majority of his 48-hour…

Published on 12/09/2026 – 9:13 GMT+2 At least 44 people have been injured, one of them seriously, after a train which was carrying 186 people derailed in northern France on Friday, according to officials. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot wrote on social media X that the train was running between the Normandy region cities of Rouen and Caen. A mass-casualty response plan was activated, mobilising 130 firefighters, five medical teams and 80 vehicles. Local authorities said in a statement that the incident took place at around 7:45 pm. “Suddenly there were a few jolts, and then after about three…