UK citizens are among those who have been allowed to leave the Gaza Strip after being trapped in the region due to the recent conflict. According to reports, up to 7,500 people could be allowed out of Gaza in the coming weeks. However, this process has been plagued with “delays and confusion” due to careful vetting and diplomatic negotiations between Israel, Egypt, and Hamas. Israel is reportedly vetting all foreign nationals leaving the Strip for links to terrorism.
Meanwhile, several newspapers are leading with coverage of an AI summit taking place at Bletchley Park. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has reportedly said that AI is “one of the biggest threats” to humanity, while Nick Clegg, President of Global Affairs at Meta, has disclosed that he feels the risk of AI has been “overstated”. Speaking at the summit, King Charles said that AI has the “potential to completely transform life as we know it”.
The Financial Times reports that the US Federal Reserve announced it would hold interest rates at a 22-year high amid “optimism” that inflation is under control. However, the summit at Bletchley Park apparently created a bigger splash when the US announced it would set up its own institute to police AI. Finally, The Guardian leads with a study which suggests that the pandemic caused “sustained harm to the brain health of over-50s” regardless of whether they caught Covid or not. The study says that lifestyle changes and pandemic conditions led to an “acceleration in cognitive decline
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