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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expresses serious concern over reports that Israel is using artificial intelligence to identify targets in Gaza. Guterres tells reporters that he is "deeply troubled by reports that the Israeli military's bombing campaign includes Artificial Intelligence as a tool in the identification of targets, particularly in densely populated residential areas, resulting in a high level of civilian casualties." "No part of life and death decisions which impact entire families should be delegated to the cold calculation of algorithms," he adds. SOUNDBITE
"We're still working with the coroner's office in order to identify who the fatal victims are so that we can notify the family members," Omar Watson, chief of the California Highway Patrol's Border Division, says following a collision between an SUV and a truck in Southern California that officials said killed at least 13 people. SOUNDBITE
Smoke billows on the horizon as New Caledonia announces a night-time curfew and a ban on public gatherings after protests against proposed voting reforms in the French Pacific territory erupted into overnight riots. IMAGES
Thousands of young Georgians march through the streets of the capital Tbilisi for a third straight night of protests against a controversial "foreign influence" bill criticised for mirroring repressive Russian legislation. Despite mass protests and international condemnation, Georgia's prime minister Irakli Kobakhidze has vowed to ram the contentious bill through parliament. IMAGES
Huge clouds of smoke rises over buildings after Israeli air strikes hit Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, where heavy fighting raged between Israeli troops and Hamas fighters. IMAGES
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