To Understand Pope Leo’s Efforts on A.I., Look at the Man 3 Seats Away

The co-founder of a prominent A.I. company was nearby as the pope implored A.I. leaders to slow down and consider the technology’s possible perils.

Train Hits School Minibus in Belgium, Leaving at Least 4 Dead

A Belgian government minister said two young teenagers and two adults were killed in the crash on Tuesday, in a small town outside Brussels.

Iran War Live Updates: Khamenei Says U.S. Military Bases in Middle East No Longer Safe

Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, said that after the war Gulf nations would no longer be “shields” for U.S. bases.

Rescuers in Laos Scramble to Reach 7 People Trapped in Flooded Cave

The group, which was searching for gold, has been trapped for almost a week. Divers who were involved in the 2018 rescue of a Thai youth soccer team have joined the operation.

At Chelsea Flower Show, a Gnome Controversy and Some ‘Good British Madness’

At the prestigious garden show, attendees jockeyed to buy prizewinning blooms and debated the role of whimsy as a ban on garden gnomes was temporarily lifted.

To Understand Pope Leo’s Efforts on A.I., Look at the Man 3 Seats Away

The co-founder of a prominent A.I. company was nearby as the pope implored A.I. leaders to slow down and consider the technology’s possible perils.

Threat of Deportations Leads to Risky Childbirth for Haitian Mothers

Haitian women are having babies in squalid, unsupervised settings after the Dominican Republic started sending immigration agents to detain migrants at hospitals.

A Powerful H.I.V. Drug Lands in Zambia. But Will It Reach Those Who Need It?

Lenacapavir, which protects people from H.I.V. infection with twice-yearly shots, is arriving in a country where the health system has been hollowed out by American aid cuts.

Russians Are Thriving on This Thai Island, but the Scene Feels Fleeting

Thousands who fled Russia after the invasion of Ukraine have built an enclave in Phuket. An air of impermanence hangs over their community.

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