<p>Russia-Ukraine war showed no signs of de-escalation on Friday (June 2) as air raid sirens were heard across the war-torn east European nation, including in the capital Kyiv. The officials in Kyiv claimed that they shot down 30 missiles and drones fired into the capital.</p>

<p>Moscow has launched dozens of separate missile and drone strikes against the Ukrainian cities since the start of May.</p>

<p>The Ukrainian military authorities wrote on Telegram that Russia had launched drones and cruise missiles at the same time.</p>

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<p>"According to preliminary information, more than 30 air targets of various types were detected and destroyed in the airspace over and around Kyiv by air defence forces," they said in an official statement.</p>

<p>There were no calls for rescue, Kyiv Mayor&nbsp;Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram.</p>

<p>"There were explosions in the city. The air defense is working. Another wave of UAVs is heading for Kyiv," Mayor Klitschko added.</p>

<h2><strong>Russia-Ukraine war: The present picture</strong></h2>

<p>The <span style="font-size: 15px;">Ukrainian side has claimed that&nbsp;Russia has lost about 208,000 troops since the beginning of the war, according to Serhii Cherevatyi, spokesman for the Eastern Grouping of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The Kremlin has not responded to the Ukrainian claim of Russian losses in the war.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size: 15px;"><strong>Also watch |&nbsp;Ukraine: Russia will simulate attack on Zaporizhzhia power plant | Russia-Ukraine War</strong></span></p>

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<p>One of the strategic places Russian forces have controlled since nearly the beginning of the invasion is the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Other than that, Moscow says that it has been able to establish its control over Bakhmut while Kyiv says that the battle is still ongoing.</p>

<h2><strong><span style="font-size: 15px;">Russia-Ukraine war: More international sanctions on Moscow</span></strong></h2>

<p>Russia’s deputy security council chair and former president, Dmitry Medvedev has said the conflict in Ukraine could last for decades and that negotiations with Ukraine were impossible as long as Volodymyr Zelenskiy was in power.</p>

<p>Adding to a spree of west-imposed sanctions on Russia after the beginning of war in Ukraine, Japan announced that it will place additional sanctions on Russia. The development comes after Tokyo&nbsp;hosted Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima city&nbsp;last week. The grouping had&nbsp;agreed to step up measures against Russia.</p>

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Russia-Ukraine war showed no signs of de-escalation on Friday (June 2) as air raid sirens were heard across the war-torn east European nation, including in the capital Kyiv. The officials in Kyiv claimed that they shot down 30 missiles and drones fired into the capital. Moscow has launched dozens of separate missile and drone strikes against the Ukrainian cities since the start of May. The Ukrainian military authorities wrote on Telegram that Russia had launched drones and cruise missiles at the same time. Also read | Russia claims it has destroyed Ukraine's last remaining warship "According to preliminary information, more than 30 air targets of various types were detected and destroyed in the airspace over and around Kyiv by air defence forces," they said in an official statement. There were no calls for rescue, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram. "There were explosions in the city. The air defense is working. Another wave of UAVs is heading for Kyiv," Mayor Klitschko added. Russia-Ukraine war: The present picture The Ukrainian side has claimed that Russia has lost about 208,000 troops since the beginning of the war, according to Serhii Cherevatyi, spokesman for the Eastern Grouping of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The Kremlin has not responded to the Ukrainian claim of Russian losses in the war. Also watch | Ukraine: Russia will simulate attack on Zaporizhzhia power plant | Russia-Ukraine War × One of the strategic places Russian forces have controlled since nearly the beginning of the invasion is the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Other than that, Moscow says that it has been able to establish its control over Bakhmut while Kyiv says that the battle is still ongoing. Russia-Ukraine war: More international sanctions on Moscow Russia’s deputy security council chair and former president, Dmitry Medvedev has said the conflict in Ukraine could last for decades and that negotiations with Ukraine were impossible as long as Volodymyr Zelenskiy was in power. Adding to a spree of west-imposed sanctions on Russia after the beginning of war in Ukraine, Japan announced that it will place additional sanctions on Russia. The development comes after Tokyo hosted Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima city last week. The grouping had agreed to step up measures against Russia. (With inputs from agencies) Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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<p>Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned his top national security officials about "worst case" scenarios and asked them to prepare for "stormy seas" in Communist Party's effort to counter internal and "external threats". He also called for a greater state oversight on&nbsp;artificial intelligence as the technology becomes increasingly sentient.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"The complexity and difficulty of the national security issues we now face have increased significantly," Xi said on Tuesday at a meeting of the party’s National Security Commission, Xinhua reported.</p>

<p>"We must adhere to bottom-line thinking and worst-case-scenario thinking, and get ready to undergo the major tests of high winds and rough waves, and even perilous, stormy seas," he added.</p>

<p>The developments come as Beijing faces a struggling economy and a perceived hostile international environment.</p>

<p><strong>ALSO WATCH |&nbsp;World leaders lining up to meet Xi Jinping</strong></p>

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<p>Xi said that in the face of a "complex and grave" situation Beijing must accelerate the modernisation of its national security system and capabilities for "actual combat and practical use".</p>

<p>He also called for a push to the construction of a national security risk monitoring and early warning system.</p>

<p>The Chinese leader has made national security a key issue which embeds into almost every aspect of China’s governance.</p>

<p>He has expanded the concept of national security to cover everything from politics, economy, defence, culture and ecology to cyberspace. It extends from the deep sea and the polar regions to space, as well as big data and artificial intelligence.</p>

<p>At Tuesday’s meeting, Xi said China must proactively shape a "secured external environment" to better maintain the security of the country’s "opening up" and "promote the deep integration of development and security."</p>

<p>China has been tightening national security measures and putting more scrutiny on technology like generative artificial intelligence services.</p>

<p>Xi said the country needs to improve the level of network data and artificial intelligence security governance.</p>

<p>China under Xi has seen the almost-total eradication of civil society, scores of activists have fled the country and opposition to the government has been all but snuffed out.</p>

<p>In the far-western region of Xinjiang, human rights groups say more than a million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities are detained in what the United States and lawmakers in some Western countries have said amounts to genocide.</p>

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned his top national security officials about "worst case" scenarios and asked them to prepare for "stormy seas" in Communist Party's effort to counter internal and "external threats". He also called for a greater state oversight on artificial intelligence as the technology becomes increasingly sentient. "The complexity and difficulty of the national security issues we now face have increased significantly," Xi said on Tuesday at a meeting of the party’s National Security Commission, Xinhua reported. "We must adhere to bottom-line thinking and worst-case-scenario thinking, and get ready to undergo the major tests of high winds and rough waves, and even perilous, stormy seas," he added. The developments come as Beijing faces a struggling economy and a perceived hostile international environment. ALSO WATCH | World leaders lining up to meet Xi Jinping × Xi said that in the face of a "complex and grave" situation Beijing must accelerate the modernisation of its national security system and capabilities for "actual combat and practical use". He also called for a push to the construction of a national security risk monitoring and early warning system. The Chinese leader has made national security a key issue which embeds into almost every aspect of China’s governance. He has expanded the concept of national security to cover everything from politics, economy, defence, culture and ecology to cyberspace. It extends from the deep sea and the polar regions to space, as well as big data and artificial intelligence. At Tuesday’s meeting, Xi said China must proactively shape a "secured external environment" to better maintain the security of the country’s "opening up" and "promote the deep integration of development and security." China has been tightening national security measures and putting more scrutiny on technology like generative artificial intelligence services. Xi said the country needs to improve the level of network data and artificial intelligence security governance. China under Xi has seen the almost-total eradication of civil society, scores of activists have fled the country and opposition to the government has been all but snuffed out. In the far-western region of Xinjiang, human rights groups say more than a million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities are detained in what the United States and lawmakers in some Western countries have said amounts to genocide. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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<p>A NASA panel investigating the "unidentified aerial phenomena" will soon hold its first public meeting on Wednesday, May 23. A report on such reported phenomena related to Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) is expected to be presented in the coming weeks.</p>

<h2><strong>NASA's 'UFO panel': Who are they?</strong></h2>

<p>It is a 16-member body consisting of experts from fields such as physics and astrobiology. It was formed in June 2022 to examine the unclassified UFO sightings and related data collected from the US federal government and commercial sectors.</p>

<p>The focus of Wednesday's four-hour public session "is to hold final deliberations before the agency's independent study team publishes a report this summer," NASA said while&nbsp;announcing the meeting.</p>

<h2><strong>NASA report on UFO sightings: What does it mean?</strong></h2>

<p>This is the first inquiry of its kind ever conducted by the US space agency on the subject that has stoked widespread curiosity worldwide.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The NASA study is separate from a newly formalised Pentagon-based investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAPs, documented in recent years by members of the US military.</p>

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<p>These efforts reflect a turning point for the government after decades of dodging the sightings of&nbsp;unidentified flying objects, or UFOs, dating back to the 1940s.</p>

<p>The term UFOs, long associated with notions of flying saucers and aliens, has been replaced in the US government's&nbsp;purview by the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP).</p>

<p><strong>ALSO WATCH |&nbsp;NASA forms team to study unexplained UFO sightings</strong></p>

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<p>"There is no evidence UAPs are extraterrestrial in origin," NASA had said while announcing the panel's formation in June 2022.</p>

<p>But while announcing Wednesday's meeting, NASA said that it defines the&nbsp;UAPs "as observations of events in the sky that cannot be identified as aircraft or known natural phenomena from a scientific perspective."</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Reuters reported the head of the Pentagon's newly formed All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) as saying that&nbsp;the existence of intelligent alien life has not been ruled out.</p>

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A NASA panel investigating the "unidentified aerial phenomena" will soon hold its first public meeting on Wednesday, May 23. A report on such reported phenomena related to Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) is expected to be presented in the coming weeks. NASA's 'UFO panel': Who are they? It is a 16-member body consisting of experts from fields such as physics and astrobiology. It was formed in June 2022 to examine the unclassified UFO sightings and related data collected from the US federal government and commercial sectors. The focus of Wednesday's four-hour public session "is to hold final deliberations before the agency's independent study team publishes a report this summer," NASA said while announcing the meeting. NASA report on UFO sightings: What does it mean? This is the first inquiry of its kind ever conducted by the US space agency on the subject that has stoked widespread curiosity worldwide. The NASA study is separate from a newly formalised Pentagon-based investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAPs, documented in recent years by members of the US military. ALSO READ | US Senate Committee to hold open hearing next week on UFO sightings These efforts reflect a turning point for the government after decades of dodging the sightings of unidentified flying objects, or UFOs, dating back to the 1940s. The term UFOs, long associated with notions of flying saucers and aliens, has been replaced in the US government's purview by the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). ALSO WATCH | NASA forms team to study unexplained UFO sightings × "There is no evidence UAPs are extraterrestrial in origin," NASA had said while announcing the panel's formation in June 2022. But while announcing Wednesday's meeting, NASA said that it defines the UAPs "as observations of events in the sky that cannot be identified as aircraft or known natural phenomena from a scientific perspective." Meanwhile, Reuters reported the head of the Pentagon's newly formed All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) as saying that the existence of intelligent alien life has not been ruled out. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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<p>An 11-month-old baby reportedly died in a hot car after her parents left her inside as they went to attend a church service. The incident took place at the Mount of Olives Evangelical Baptist Church in Palm Bay, about 900 km south of Washington D..</p>

<p>The baby was reportedly unresponsive when the police arrived. She was pronounced dead soon after reaching the hospital.</p>

<p>According to a police statement, the baby had been accidentally left in the car for around three hours while her parents attended church.</p>

<p>“This is an unfortunate incident, and our condolences and prayers go out to the family,” said Palm Bay Police Chief Mario Augello.</p>

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<p>The investigation into the incident is ongoing. Police did not say whether they expect to file charges.</p>

<p>In the United States, such incidents are referred to as hot car deaths. Across the nation, about 38 children are lost to hot car deaths every year.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“We know that a car can heat up 20 degrees above the outside temperature within 10 minutes,” Dr Kevin Campbell of Health First by KKTV News.</p>

<p><strong>ALSO WATCH |&nbsp;New York: A 20-year-old woman shot dead while pushing baby stroller in Manhattan</strong></p>

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<p>So, if it is 26.67 degree&nbsp;Celsius outside, after a little more than 10 minutes, children are already at risk.</p>

<p>“If a child gets close to 40 degree Celsius, that’s when their temperature can cause problems, and you start to see heat stroke. Above 41.67 degrees, we see death,” Campbell said.</p>

<p>Even cracking a window does not do much good, according to the Kids and Cars organisation.</p>

<p>“The most important thing for people to know is this can happen to absolutely anyone. There’s no norm to it,” Jeanne Fennell, the president and founder of Kids and Cars, was quoted as saying by KKTV news.</p>

<p>Across the United States, there remains a concern that after a dip in hot car deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, the numbers may rebound this summer.</p>

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<p>Almost 300 kilograms of marijuana was recovered from an aircraft owned by a Brazilian church last week. The single-engine plane was supposed to take off from a private hangar at the Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport in Brazil's Belém, nearly 3,200 km north of Rio de Janeiro.</p>

<p>One person was arrested at the scene after trying to escape.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to CNN Brasil, the suspect tried to run away after seeing the approaching authorities but did not get too far as the police soon caught hold of him.</p>

<p>"The drugs took up almost every seat. Apart from the shipment, only the pilot and the passenger could have fit on the plane," the police told the media.</p>

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<p>Footage released by the Brazilian Federal Police shows the drug seizure that took place on Saturday.</p>

<p>An investigation was launched to determine the crime, while the plane and the mobile phone of the detained man were seized.</p>

<p>However, the pilot was not detained because his involvement in the crime could not be proven, reports in the Brazilian media showed.</p>

<p>Earlier in March, in a significant victory for the war on drugs, law enforcement organisations involving Latin America and Europe took down Brazil’s most active drug trafficking group that had inundated Europe with multi-tonne shipments of cocaine.&nbsp;</p>

<p>During the course of the aforementioned investigation, over 17 tonnes of cocaine were seized, with an estimated street value of several billions of euros.</p>

<h2><strong>Brazilian cities and&nbsp;Cracolândia</strong></h2>

<p>Many Brazilian cities in the past have reported combating the onslaught of Cracolândia, the shady marketplaces where drugs are bought and sold.</p>

<p>Sao Paulo hosts the world's oldest and largest&nbsp;open-air drug markets, moving an estimated $37 million of product each year, according to Washington Post.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>Brazil and drug menace</strong></h2>

<p>Brazil has become one of the top suppliers of cocaine to Europe, transforming the country’s role in the trans-Atlantic drug trade at a speed that has stunned anti-narcotics authorities.</p>

<p>Long described as a cocaine-consuming nation, a market for the&nbsp;product manufactured in Colombia, Peru and Bolivia, Brazil in the recent past has turned into a critical launchpad to get it across the ocean to Europe.</p>

<p>Local syndicates in the past had&nbsp;infiltrated Brazil’s ports,&nbsp;sending record amounts of coke on container ships bound for Europe, where it fetches premium prices.</p>

<p>Brazilian gangs are now integral players feeding Europe’s cocaine market, valued at more than 9 billion euros ($10.15 billion), as of 2020, according to a Reuters analysis of customs data on cocaine seizures, confidential intelligence reports and research studies on illegal drugs.</p>

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Almost 300 kilograms of marijuana was recovered from an aircraft owned by a Brazilian church last week. The single-engine plane was supposed to take off from a private hangar at the Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport in Brazil's Belém, nearly 3,200 km north of Rio de Janeiro.

Almost 300 kilograms of marijuana was recovered from an aircraft owned by a Brazilian church last week. The single-engine plane was supposed to take off from a private hangar at the Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport in Brazil's Belém, nearly 3,200 km north of Rio de Janeiro. One person was arrested at the scene after trying to escape. According to CNN Brasil, the suspect tried to run away after seeing the approaching authorities but did not get too far as the police soon caught hold of him. "The drugs took up almost every seat. Apart from the shipment, only the pilot and the passenger could have fit on the plane," the police told the media. ALSO WATCH | Brazil military patrols northern Amazon border region to curb drugs and weapons trafficking × Footage released by the Brazilian Federal Police shows the drug seizure that took place on Saturday. An investigation was launched to determine the crime, while the plane and the mobile phone of the detained man were seized. However, the pilot was not detained because his involvement in the crime could not be proven, reports in the Brazilian media showed. Earlier in March, in a significant victory for the war on drugs, law enforcement organisations involving Latin America and Europe took down Brazil’s most active drug trafficking group that had inundated Europe with multi-tonne shipments of cocaine. During the course of the aforementioned investigation, over 17 tonnes of cocaine were seized, with an estimated street value of several billions of euros. Brazilian cities and Cracolândia Many Brazilian cities in the past have reported combating the onslaught of Cracolândia, the shady marketplaces where drugs are bought and sold. Sao Paulo hosts the world's oldest and largest open-air drug markets, moving an estimated $37 million of product each year, according to Washington Post. Brazil and drug menace Brazil has become one of the top suppliers of cocaine to Europe, transforming the country’s role in the trans-Atlantic drug trade at a speed that has stunned anti-narcotics authorities. Long described as a cocaine-consuming nation, a market for the product manufactured in Colombia, Peru and Bolivia, Brazil in the recent past has turned into a critical launchpad to get it across the ocean to Europe. Local syndicates in the past had infiltrated Brazil’s ports, sending record amounts of coke on container ships bound for Europe, where it fetches premium prices. Brazilian gangs are now integral players feeding Europe’s cocaine market, valued at more than 9 billion euros ($10.15 billion), as of 2020, according to a Reuters analysis of customs data on cocaine seizures, confidential intelligence reports and research studies on illegal drugs. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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<p>Russia says that it has destroyed Ukraine's last remaining warship. The warship&nbsp;Yury Olefirenko was reportedly destroyed by the Russian Aerospace Forces. It was the Ukrainian Navy's last standing warship on the Port of Odessa, the largest Ukrainian seaport and one of the largest ports in the Black Sea basin.</p>

<p>"On May 29, a high-precision strike by the Russian Air Force on a ship anchorage site in the port of Odesa destroyed the last warship of the Ukrainian Navy, the 'Yuri Olefirenko'," the Russian army said in its daily briefing.</p>

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<p>Kyiv has not reacted to the Russian assertion related to the incapacitation of the Soviet-era naval ship first commissioned in the 1970s.</p>

<h2><strong>Yuri Olefirenko: Ukraine's naval deterrence no more</strong></h2>

<p>The ship was named in memory of a Ukrainian marine who perished in the War in Donbas, which began in 2014 in Eastern Ukraine when separatists allegedly backed by Moscow seized government buildings in the region.</p>

<p>Since 2014 to February 2022, Yuri Olefirenko was widely described as Ukraine's defendant in the Black Sea.</p>

<p><strong>ALSO WATCH |&nbsp;Gravitas | Ukraine, Russia war: The next big offensive. Here's who benefits from the war</strong></p>

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<p>Earlier on Monday, Ukraine’s military said&nbsp;that heavy air strikes had led to a fire and damaged infrastructure at the port of Odesa.</p>

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<p>The port of Odesa also has a naval base, which at the time of filing this report, remains under Russian control.</p>

<p>The Ukrainian military’s southern command said on Monday it was determining the extent of the damage at the time.</p>

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Russia says that it has destroyed Ukraine's last remaining warship. The warship Yury Olefirenko was reportedly destroyed by the Russian Aerospace Forces. It was the Ukrainian Navy's last standing warship on the Port of Odessa, the largest Ukrainian seaport and one of the largest ports in the Black Sea basin.

Russia says that it has destroyed Ukraine's last remaining warship. The warship Yury Olefirenko was reportedly destroyed by the Russian Aerospace Forces. It was the Ukrainian Navy's last standing warship on the Port of Odessa, the largest Ukrainian seaport and one of the largest ports in the Black Sea basin. "On May 29, a high-precision strike by the Russian Air Force on a ship anchorage site in the port of Odesa destroyed the last warship of the Ukrainian Navy, the 'Yuri Olefirenko'," the Russian army said in its daily briefing. ALSO READ | Ukrainian port city of Odessa wins UNESCO status despite Russian resistance Kyiv has not reacted to the Russian assertion related to the incapacitation of the Soviet-era naval ship first commissioned in the 1970s. Yuri Olefirenko: Ukraine's naval deterrence no more The ship was named in memory of a Ukrainian marine who perished in the War in Donbas, which began in 2014 in Eastern Ukraine when separatists allegedly backed by Moscow seized government buildings in the region. Since 2014 to February 2022, Yuri Olefirenko was widely described as Ukraine's defendant in the Black Sea. ALSO WATCH | Gravitas | Ukraine, Russia war: The next big offensive. Here's who benefits from the war × Earlier on Monday, Ukraine’s military said that heavy air strikes had led to a fire and damaged infrastructure at the port of Odesa. The port of Odesa is a key grain export hub, and a crucial element of Turkey and the UN-brokered grain deal between Russia and Ukraine. The port of Odesa also has a naval base, which at the time of filing this report, remains under Russian control. The Ukrainian military’s southern command said on Monday it was determining the extent of the damage at the time. Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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<p>Astronomers have discovered a jet of X-rays coming out of the heart of a black hole which is 60,000 times hotter than the sun's surface.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The team's research was <a href="https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/522/4/5217/7100972?login=false">published</a> in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>Where is it located?</strong></h2>

<p>Located around 9.6 billion light-years away from Earth, it is seen in the sky between the constellations of Centaurus and Hydra.</p>

<p>This quasar is&nbsp;around 100,000 billion times brighter than the sun.</p>

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<p>Quasars are the black holes with huge, energetic jets of electromagnetic radiation beaming out of the two sides. They feed on gases at the centre of galaxies.</p>

<p>Studying a quasar offers the astronomers a detailed insight into these powerful cosmic events and the effect they have on the surroundings.</p>

<h2><strong>How powerful are quasars?</strong></h2>

<p>Quasars emit energies of millions, billions, or even trillions of electron volts. This energy exceeds the total of the light of all the stars within a galaxy. The brightest objects in the universe, they shine anywhere from 10 to 100,000 times brighter than the Milky Way.</p>

<p>"Quasars are capable of emitting hundreds or even thousands of times the entire energy output of our galaxy, making them some of the most luminous and energetic objects in the entire universe," according to NASA.</p>

<h2><strong>What do quasars tell about early universe?</strong></h2>

<p>According to Space.com, quasars are found in the early universe because galaxies formed after the Big Bang were richer in gas and dust in their initial phase.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>ALSO WATCH |&nbsp;Black hole at centre of Milky Way: Key details about Sagittarius A</strong></p>

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<p>This meant they possessed enough fuel to allow their central black holes to power bright emissions across almost the entire electromagnetic spectrum, including low-energy radio, infrared, visible, ultraviolet wavelengths, and high-energy X-ray wavelengths, the report said.</p>

<h2><strong>What next?</strong></h2>

<p>Researchers involved in the aforementioned study said that they&nbsp;were surprised that no prior X-ray observatory ever observed this source [of energy] despite its extreme power.</p>

<p>It was revealed that a&nbsp;new monitoring campaign of this source will start in June this year, which may reveal more surprises from this unique source.<br />
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Astronomers have discovered a jet of X-rays coming out of the heart of a black hole which is 60,000 times hotter than the sun's surface. The team's research was published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Astronomers have discovered a jet of X-rays coming out of the heart of a black hole which is 60,000 times hotter than the sun's surface. The team's research was published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Where is it located? Located around 9.6 billion light-years away from Earth, it is seen in the sky between the constellations of Centaurus and Hydra. This quasar is around 100,000 billion times brighter than the sun. ALSO READ | Images of black hole show fast-moving jet leaving from edge Quasars are the black holes with huge, energetic jets of electromagnetic radiation beaming out of the two sides. They feed on gases at the centre of galaxies. Studying a quasar offers the astronomers a detailed insight into these powerful cosmic events and the effect they have on the surroundings. How powerful are quasars? Quasars emit energies of millions, billions, or even trillions of electron volts. This energy exceeds the total of the light of all the stars within a galaxy. The brightest objects in the universe, they shine anywhere from 10 to 100,000 times brighter than the Milky Way. "Quasars are capable of emitting hundreds or even thousands of times the entire energy output of our galaxy, making them some of the most luminous and energetic objects in the entire universe," according to NASA. What do quasars tell about early universe? According to Space.com, quasars are found in the early universe because galaxies formed after the Big Bang were richer in gas and dust in their initial phase. ALSO WATCH | Black hole at centre of Milky Way: Key details about Sagittarius A × This meant they possessed enough fuel to allow their central black holes to power bright emissions across almost the entire electromagnetic spectrum, including low-energy radio, infrared, visible, ultraviolet wavelengths, and high-energy X-ray wavelengths, the report said. What next? Researchers involved in the aforementioned study said that they were surprised that no prior X-ray observatory ever observed this source [of energy] despite its extreme power. It was revealed that a new monitoring campaign of this source will start in June this year, which may reveal more surprises from this unique source. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Elon Musk, 51, has founded and owns several multi-billion companies. As one of the world's richest persons, these companies owned by Musk raise his financial profile across sectors in our rapidly changing world.


Founded by Elon Musk in 2002, SpaceX aims to reduce transportation cost to space travel and expedition to Mars. It is valued $137 bn as of Jan 2023.


Elon Musk acquired Twitter at a total cost of roughly $44 billion in October 2022.

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<p>Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan will be tried in military court&nbsp;for planning and executing attacks on military installations after he was arrested on May 9 in an alleged corruption case by military-affiliated Punjab Rangers, said Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday.</p>

<p>Sanaullah made the comments on a news show with Dawn News.</p>

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<p>The interior minister accused Imran of personally carrying out the "planning of the attacks" before his arrest on May 9. "There is evidence to prove [this claim]," Sanaullah was quoted as saying by Dawn.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>Imran Khan calls for 'true freedom'</strong></h2>

<p>In an address to his party supporters, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman said that sacrifices will have to be "rendered for freedom."</p>

<p>"This is the time for us to struggle for our Haqeeqi Azadi (true freedom)," Khan said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"A strong government is not the one that has the establishment’s support, but the one that has the people’s support," he added while referring to the civilian-military nexus of mutual dependence dubbed as an establishment in Pakistan.</p>

<p>"Only a government that comes with the public mandate can make big decisions, bring reforms and reinstate the rule of law," Khan said.</p>

<p>Earlier on Tuesday, Imran Khan appeared at an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore city in connection with cases related to the violent demonstrations that erupted across the South Asian country following his arrest by military-affiliated Punjab Rangers on May 9.</p>

<p><strong>ALSO WATCH |&nbsp;Pakistan: Imran Khan and his wife put on no-fly list</strong></p>

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<p>The powerful visuals of Imran Khan's supporters carrying out violent demonstrations inside the premises that hosted the country's military installations continue to haunt the cricket star-turned-ousted prime minister.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The fallout within Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party has seen top leaders abandoning the PTI ship while citing the May 9 attacks on military installations.</p>

<h2><strong>Imran Khan should be held responsible for his ‘militant acts’: PM Shehbaz Sharif</strong></h2>

<p>Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated that dialogue [between the PTI and government] is "deeply embedded in the political process", adding that it helped democracy to "mature and evolve".</p>

<p>"Many political and constitutional breakthroughs occurred when political leaders sat across the table to craft a consensus," he said.</p>

<p>"However, there is a major difference here, the anarchists and arsonists who wear the garb of politicians and attack the symbols of the state do not qualify for a dialogue. They should rather be held to account for their militant actions. This is the prevalent practice even in developed democracies," he said.</p>

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Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan will be tried in military court for planning and executing attacks on military installations after he was arrested on May 9 in an alleged corruption case by military-affiliated Punjab Rangers, said Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday.

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan will be tried in military court for planning and executing attacks on military installations after he was arrested on May 9 in an alleged corruption case by military-affiliated Punjab Rangers, said Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday. Sanaullah made the comments on a news show with Dawn News. ALSO READ | Pakistan May 9 faultlines highlights | Former PM Imran Khan granted bail by Anti-Terrorism Court The interior minister accused Imran of personally carrying out the "planning of the attacks" before his arrest on May 9. "There is evidence to prove [this claim]," Sanaullah was quoted as saying by Dawn. Imran Khan calls for 'true freedom' In an address to his party supporters, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman said that sacrifices will have to be "rendered for freedom." "This is the time for us to struggle for our Haqeeqi Azadi (true freedom)," Khan said. "A strong government is not the one that has the establishment’s support, but the one that has the people’s support," he added while referring to the civilian-military nexus of mutual dependence dubbed as an establishment in Pakistan. "Only a government that comes with the public mandate can make big decisions, bring reforms and reinstate the rule of law," Khan said. Earlier on Tuesday, Imran Khan appeared at an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore city in connection with cases related to the violent demonstrations that erupted across the South Asian country following his arrest by military-affiliated Punjab Rangers on May 9. ALSO WATCH | Pakistan: Imran Khan and his wife put on no-fly list × The powerful visuals of Imran Khan's supporters carrying out violent demonstrations inside the premises that hosted the country's military installations continue to haunt the cricket star-turned-ousted prime minister. The fallout within Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party has seen top leaders abandoning the PTI ship while citing the May 9 attacks on military installations. Imran Khan should be held responsible for his ‘militant acts’: PM Shehbaz Sharif Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated that dialogue [between the PTI and government] is "deeply embedded in the political process", adding that it helped democracy to "mature and evolve". "Many political and constitutional breakthroughs occurred when political leaders sat across the table to craft a consensus," he said. "However, there is a major difference here, the anarchists and arsonists who wear the garb of politicians and attack the symbols of the state do not qualify for a dialogue. They should rather be held to account for their militant actions. This is the prevalent practice even in developed democracies," he said. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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<p>Nvidia is now one of the five trillion dollar companies in the world. The Santa Clara, California-headquartered chipmaker became the first in the sector to achieve a $1 trillion market capitalisation on Tuesday.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The trillion-dollar market cap in recent days has been powered by enormous growth potential powered by artificial intelligence.</p>

<p>Nvidia joins Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. in the elusive trillion-dollar club.</p>

<p>Only nine companies globally have ever achieved this level.</p>

<h2><strong>What led to Nvidia's $1 billion rise: The AI factor</strong></h2>

<p>In the last three months, Nvidia reported $2 billion in profit in its quarterly earnings.</p>

<p>Nvidia’s business got a boost after the demand for PC gaming and cryptocurrency mining went up during the Covid pandemic.</p>

<p>Artificial Intelligence powered Nvidia's rise, as CEO Jensen Huang showed an elevated potential for the company's data-centric growth.</p>

<h2><strong>Nvidia Computex 2023</strong></h2>

<p>Last weekend,&nbsp;Nvidia’s Computex 2023 keynote was full of Artificial Intelligence announcements. This included a demo of games using&nbsp;Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE) for Games to support natural language.</p>

<p><strong>ALSO WATCH |&nbsp;Nvidia CEO on the AI revolution</strong></p>

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<p>Nvidia Computex 2023 also included an announcement related to a&nbsp;new DGX GH200 supercomputer built around its latest Grace Hopper Superchip that is reported to be&nbsp;collectively capable of an exaflop of AI performance.</p>

<h2><strong>The $1 trillion group</strong></h2>

<p>Nvidia's&nbsp;valuation pushed past the trillion-dollar benchmark as trading opened on Tuesday&nbsp;at over $400 per share. The development has put the chipmaker&nbsp;into an exclusive club occupied by companies such as Apple and Microsoft.</p>

<p>The two&nbsp;surpassed the significant mark in August 2018 and August 2019, respectively. Amazon and Google are the other big tech&nbsp;stocks in the club.</p>

<p>Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is a former member.</p>

<p>Reuters reported Nvidia’s shares jumped around 25 per cent last week.</p>

<p>The premarket trading on Tuesday morning had the stock hitting up to $404.91, a gain of about four&nbsp;per cent, Bloomberg reported.</p>

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Nvidia is now one of the five trillion dollar companies in the world. The Santa Clara, California-headquartered chipmaker became the first in the sector to achieve a $1 trillion market capitalisation on Tuesday.

Nvidia is now one of the five trillion dollar companies in the world. The Santa Clara, California-headquartered chipmaker became the first in the sector to achieve a $1 trillion market capitalisation on Tuesday. The trillion-dollar market cap in recent days has been powered by enormous growth potential powered by artificial intelligence. Nvidia joins Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. in the elusive trillion-dollar club. Only nine companies globally have ever achieved this level. What led to Nvidia's $1 billion rise: The AI factor In the last three months, Nvidia reported $2 billion in profit in its quarterly earnings. Nvidia’s business got a boost after the demand for PC gaming and cryptocurrency mining went up during the Covid pandemic. Artificial Intelligence powered Nvidia's rise, as CEO Jensen Huang showed an elevated potential for the company's data-centric growth. Nvidia Computex 2023 Last weekend, Nvidia’s Computex 2023 keynote was full of Artificial Intelligence announcements. This included a demo of games using Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE) for Games to support natural language. ALSO WATCH | Nvidia CEO on the AI revolution × Nvidia Computex 2023 also included an announcement related to a new DGX GH200 supercomputer built around its latest Grace Hopper Superchip that is reported to be collectively capable of an exaflop of AI performance. The $1 trillion group Nvidia's valuation pushed past the trillion-dollar benchmark as trading opened on Tuesday at over $400 per share. The development has put the chipmaker into an exclusive club occupied by companies such as Apple and Microsoft. The two surpassed the significant mark in August 2018 and August 2019, respectively. Amazon and Google are the other big tech stocks in the club. Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is a former member. Reuters reported Nvidia’s shares jumped around 25 per cent last week. The premarket trading on Tuesday morning had the stock hitting up to $404.91, a gain of about four per cent, Bloomberg reported. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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<p>In Pakistan's 75 years of existence, a sentence on state broadcaster Pakistan TV or PTV has remained a near-constant to orally draft country's profound moments of reckoning: "Pakistan at this point of time is going through a critical phase in its history (<em>Pakistan iss waqt ek nazuk daur se guzar raha hai</em>)."</p>

<p>Hours after former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested inside Islamabad High Court on May 9, a mass of protesters pushed through the gates of the national army headquarters in Rawalpindi, whose stamp of governance continues to thump over capital Islamabad's corridors of power almost since Pakistan came into being in 1947.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The state broadcaster then repeated the aforementioned standard phrase of crisis before tuning to the popular Turkish drama Ertuğrul.</p>

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<p>Protesters, mostly Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters, made it a point to attack the symbols of Pakistani army's assertiveness on their country of over 230 million.</p>

<p><strong>ALSO WATCH |&nbsp;Pakistan: Protests erupt after Imran Khan's arrest</strong></p>

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<p>The military has directly ruled Pakistan for over 30 years in the last 75 years. Even under the civilian governments, military leaders have kept an iron grip on power. To Islamabad's prime minister's office, the military has pushed in the politicians of its choosing and pulled out those who stepped out of line.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Few who dared any open defiance were either politically decimated or literally eliminated.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Imran Khan, Pakistan's only world cup winning cricket captain-turned-political phenomenon, elevated this rare defiance soon after he was ousted as prime minister in a parliamentary no-confidence vote in April 2022.&nbsp;</p>

<p>For months, Khan accused Major-General Faisal Naseer, a Pakistani military intelligence officer of planning an alleged assassination attempt that wounded him in November 2022.&nbsp;</p>

<p>After falling out of favour with the ‘establishment’ – country’s powerful military-intelligence complex – a web of corruption charges made way to Khan,&nbsp;like they had to his predecessors, none of whom ever completed their five-year tenures.&nbsp;</p>

<p>But unlike his immediate predecessors, such as Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Nawaz Sharif, Khan skipped court appearances and often took to grand political gatherings to rally against the army generals —&nbsp;a nearly blasphemous act within Pakistan's purported democratic structure cemented by the 'establishment'.</p>

<p>On May 9, the ‘establishment’&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/vikrantkumar/status/1655874467753758720?s=20">broke through the glass barriers</a> inside an Islamabad courtroom where Khan was attending a corruption hearing. Moments later, while being pushed and shoved by the Pakistan Rangers,&nbsp;Imran Khan was seen following the jailed suit of many of his predecessors.</p>

<p>While the arrest warrant against Khan was issued by Pakistan’s National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the actual arrest was made by Pakistan Rangers.</p>

<p>“Nobody has any doubt in Pakistan that the military supports whatever is being done to Imran Khan,” TCA Raghavan, India’s former high commissioner to Pakistan and adviser to New Delhi-based Global Counter Terrorism Council, told WION.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On Wednesday, an accountability court authorised Khan to be detained for eight days in connection with a corruption case, dubbed <a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/al-qadir-trust-case-everything-about-the-case-that-led-to-former-pak-pm-imran-khans-arrest-590646">Al-Qadir trust case</a>, which reportedly involves the transfer of real estate. Khan has denied the corruption&nbsp;charges while expressing concerns for his safety.</p>

<p>At least five people have been killed in protests since May 9. More than 1,000 people have been arrested in the Punjab province alone. The protests, however, continue despite a sharp crackdown by the military, putting the country's real power centre at a cliff-edge spot.&nbsp;</p>

<p>This is because like many populist leaders of the country, for years Khan cultivated support within the military which paved the way for his prime ministerial elevation in 2018. An escalated crackdown on Khan’s supporters could create cracks within the military facing the challenge to reign supreme in a country which is facing one of its worst economic crises since 2007, the last time Rawalpindi’s military-intelligence complex had a formal claim to power with General Pervez Musharraf at the helm.&nbsp;</p>

<p>This time, the army has painted Imran Khan’s supporters as “the very group that wants to push Pakistan into a civil war.” Meanwhile, Khan’s supporters and skeptics within the current coalition federal government in Islamabad have pointed to history when such a similar sequence of events led to formal military coups.</p>

<p>“The military is not inclined towards directly taking power in Pakistan. They would rather be behind-the-scenes,” Raghavan added. They want to keep the pretense of democracy, he emphasised.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“Also they understand that Pakistan now is a very complex and a difficult society to govern. It is not like the early days when the generals would usurp power after the coup.”</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Khan’s supporters across Pakistan continue to be on the streets, vowing that they won’t budge until their leader is released.&nbsp;<br />
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<p>“Imran Khan has gone to an extent which other political personalities of Pakistan have not,” said Raghavan, while pointing to the PTI leader’s opposition to the army. “His options seem to have narrowed. But they are bolstered by the fact that he has public&nbsp;support.”</p>

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In Pakistan's 75 years of existence, a sentence on state broadcaster Pakistan TV or PTV has remained a near-constant to orally draft country's profound moments of reckoning: "Pakistan at this point of time is going through a critical phase in its history (Pakistan iss waqt ek nazuk daur se guzar raha hai).

In Pakistan's 75 years of existence, a sentence on state broadcaster Pakistan TV or PTV has remained a near-constant to orally draft country's profound moments of reckoning: "Pakistan at this point of time is going through a critical phase in its history (Pakistan iss waqt ek nazuk daur se guzar raha hai)." Hours after former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested inside Islamabad High Court on May 9, a mass of protesters pushed through the gates of the national army headquarters in Rawalpindi, whose stamp of governance continues to thump over capital Islamabad's corridors of power almost since Pakistan came into being in 1947. The state broadcaster then repeated the aforementioned standard phrase of crisis before tuning to the popular Turkish drama Ertuğrul. ALSO READ | Imran Khan arrest: How ISI 'angels' rule Pakistan Protesters, mostly Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters, made it a point to attack the symbols of Pakistani army's assertiveness on their country of over 230 million. ALSO WATCH | Pakistan: Protests erupt after Imran Khan's arrest × The military has directly ruled Pakistan for over 30 years in the last 75 years. Even under the civilian governments, military leaders have kept an iron grip on power. To Islamabad's prime minister's office, the military has pushed in the politicians of its choosing and pulled out those who stepped out of line. Few who dared any open defiance were either politically decimated or literally eliminated. Imran Khan, Pakistan's only world cup winning cricket captain-turned-political phenomenon, elevated this rare defiance soon after he was ousted as prime minister in a parliamentary no-confidence vote in April 2022. For months, Khan accused Major-General Faisal Naseer, a Pakistani military intelligence officer of planning an alleged assassination attempt that wounded him in November 2022. After falling out of favour with the ‘establishment’ – country’s powerful military-intelligence complex – a web of corruption charges made way to Khan, like they had to his predecessors, none of whom ever completed their five-year tenures. But unlike his immediate predecessors, such as Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Nawaz Sharif, Khan skipped court appearances and often took to grand political gatherings to rally against the army generals — a nearly blasphemous act within Pakistan's purported democratic structure cemented by the 'establishment'. On May 9, the ‘establishment’ broke through the glass barriers inside an Islamabad courtroom where Khan was attending a corruption hearing. Moments later, while being pushed and shoved by the Pakistan Rangers, Imran Khan was seen following the jailed suit of many of his predecessors. While the arrest warrant against Khan was issued by Pakistan’s National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the actual arrest was made by Pakistan Rangers. “Nobody has any doubt in Pakistan that the military supports whatever is being done to Imran Khan,” TCA Raghavan, India’s former high commissioner to Pakistan and adviser to New Delhi-based Global Counter Terrorism Council, told WION. On Wednesday, an accountability court authorised Khan to be detained for eight days in connection with a corruption case, dubbed Al-Qadir trust case, which reportedly involves the transfer of real estate. Khan has denied the corruption charges while expressing concerns for his safety. At least five people have been killed in protests since May 9. More than 1,000 people have been arrested in the Punjab province alone. The protests, however, continue despite a sharp crackdown by the military, putting the country's real power centre at a cliff-edge spot. This is because like many populist leaders of the country, for years Khan cultivated support within the military which paved the way for his prime ministerial elevation in 2018. An escalated crackdown on Khan’s supporters could create cracks within the military facing the challenge to reign supreme in a country which is facing one of its worst economic crises since 2007, the last time Rawalpindi’s military-intelligence complex had a formal claim to power with General Pervez Musharraf at the helm. This time, the army has painted Imran Khan’s supporters as “the very group that wants to push Pakistan into a civil war.” Meanwhile, Khan’s supporters and skeptics within the current coalition federal government in Islamabad have pointed to history when such a similar sequence of events led to formal military coups. “The military is not inclined towards directly taking power in Pakistan. They would rather be behind-the-scenes,” Raghavan added. They want to keep the pretense of democracy, he emphasised. “Also they understand that Pakistan now is a very complex and a difficult society to govern. It is not like the early days when the generals would usurp power after the coup.” Meanwhile, Khan’s supporters across Pakistan continue to be on the streets, vowing that they won’t budge until their leader is released. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party activists and supporters of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan place a skip along a road during a protest against the arrest of their leader, in Peshawar on May 10, 2023 | AFP “Imran Khan has gone to an extent which other political personalities of Pakistan have not,” said Raghavan, while pointing to the PTI leader’s opposition to the army. “His options seem to have narrowed. But they are bolstered by the fact that he has public support.” WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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<p>World's top AI researchers and industry leaders have reinforced the techie community's warnings about existential threat they say AI poses to humanity.</p>

<p>The succinct statement, issued by San Francisco-based Center for AI Safety's portal, has been issued with the aim to create common knowledge of the growing number of experts and public figures who also take some of advanced AI's most severe risks seriously.</p>

<h2><strong>How AI poses existential threat to humanity: The big statement</strong></h2>

<p>The statement has been co-signed by big names,&nbsp;including Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, as well as Geoffrey Hinton and Youshua Bengio; the two researchers who won the 2018 Turing Award.</p>

<p><strong>ALSO READ |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/technology/godfather-of-ai-quits-google-warns-about-dangers-of-the-technology-he-help-create-587968">'Godfather of AI' quits Google, says chatbots may become 'more intelligent than us'</a></strong></p>

<p>"Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war," the statement signed by some of the world's top AI functionaries said.</p>

<p>The statement, comprising just 22 words, has been trimmed, in order to overcome the obstacles related to developing discourse of a broad spectrum of important and urgent risks from Artificial Intelligence.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>ALSO WATCH |&nbsp;Gravitas: Is AI going to replace your brain?</strong></p>

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<p>The statement is deemed the latest intervention in the ongoing&nbsp;debate over AI safety.</p>

<p>Earlier this year, an open letter&nbsp;signed by some of the same individuals backing the 22-word warning called for a six-month "pause" to AI development. The letter, however,&nbsp;was criticised on multiple levels. Some experts thought it overstated the risk posed by Artificial Intelligence. However, others agreed with the risk but said that a "pause" in the development of AI-related products&nbsp;was unnecessary.</p>

<p>The big statement on Tuesday has equated the risks posed by evolving realms of Artificial Intelligence to that of nuclear disasters and pandemics, both capable of stoking an extinction-level event.</p>

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World's top AI researchers and industry leaders have reinforced the techie community's warnings about existential threat they say AI poses to humanity. The succinct statement, issued by San Francisco-based Center for AI Safety's portal, has been issued with the aim to create common knowledge of the growing number of experts and public figures who also take some of advanced AI's most severe risks seriously.

World's top AI researchers and industry leaders have reinforced the techie community's warnings about existential threat they say AI poses to humanity. The succinct statement, issued by San Francisco-based Center for AI Safety's portal, has been issued with the aim to create common knowledge of the growing number of experts and public figures who also take some of advanced AI's most severe risks seriously. How AI poses existential threat to humanity: The big statement The statement has been co-signed by big names, including Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, as well as Geoffrey Hinton and Youshua Bengio; the two researchers who won the 2018 Turing Award. ALSO READ | 'Godfather of AI' quits Google, says chatbots may become 'more intelligent than us' "Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war," the statement signed by some of the world's top AI functionaries said. The statement, comprising just 22 words, has been trimmed, in order to overcome the obstacles related to developing discourse of a broad spectrum of important and urgent risks from Artificial Intelligence. ALSO WATCH | Gravitas: Is AI going to replace your brain? × The statement is deemed the latest intervention in the ongoing debate over AI safety. Earlier this year, an open letter signed by some of the same individuals backing the 22-word warning called for a six-month "pause" to AI development. The letter, however, was criticised on multiple levels. Some experts thought it overstated the risk posed by Artificial Intelligence. However, others agreed with the risk but said that a "pause" in the development of AI-related products was unnecessary. The big statement on Tuesday has equated the risks posed by evolving realms of Artificial Intelligence to that of nuclear disasters and pandemics, both capable of stoking an extinction-level event. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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