Artificial intelligence is making drones faster and more capable. Russia and Ukraine both use AI-powered drones, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that AI could lead decisions on the battlefield as soon as next year.
How AI drones are influencing the course of the Ukraine war
Source: NPR
Original reporting
NPR: read the full reportRelated stories
Al Jazeera
Why Michigan could decide the future of Trump’s presidency
Michigan has swung between Republicans and Democrats in the past three presidential elections.
Al Jazeera
Israeli settler take-over
How Israeli settlers use outposts and violence to seize Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank.
BBC News2 outlets
'I live with a ghost' - inside the haunted homes attracting bargain hunters
Properties where someone has died in tragic circumstances can have big reductions in price.
The Guardian
Spain begins mourning period after train crash as search continues for victims in wreckage
Emergency services, drones and dog unit continue to comb carriages as Civil Guard sets up clinics for relatives to provide DNA samples Spain has begun three days of mourning to commemorate the 68 people who died in a high-speed rail collision as hospitals continue to treat scores of injured passengers and rescuers scour the wreckage of the two trains for victims. The trains – one from Spain’s state-owned Renfe and the other from the private rail company Iryo – were heading from Madrid on Wednesday to the southern region of Andalucía on the same line when they collided just before 9am. After the Iryo train came to a halt, the other slammed into its rear, knocking several carriages off the track near the town of Urda in the central region of Castilla-La Mancha. Continue reading...
Al Jazeera
Argentina farmers evacuate cattle by boat as El Nino escalates
Argentina’s farmers are evacuating their cattle by boat to higher ground as El Nino raises water levels.
Al Jazeera
Infantino criticism lands Jordan FA chief judicial review with AFC
AFC orders judicial reviews for allegation FIFA President Gianni Infantino used AFC Congress for political purposes.