Robert Kabera, a former Rwandan army sergeant major, YouTuber and singer who had sought asylum in Uganda, was found beheaded.
Kabera was a vocal critic of Rwandan President Paul Kagame. No suspect or official explanation is provided in available reporting. The killing follows a pattern of Rwandan dissidents and exiled critics dying violently abroad in recent years.
🇺🇸 Ex-Treasury Chief Urges US-China AI Arms Control Talks
Former US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin has called on Washington and Beijing to set aside mutual distrust and cooperate on artificial intelligence risks, drawing a direct parallel to Cold War-era nuclear arms control.
Rubin, who served under President Clinton from 1995 to 1999, cited the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks between the US and Soviet Union as a model for how rival superpowers can negotiate even amid deep hostility.
With AI advancing rapidly and US-China relations strained, Rubin's call reflects growing concern among former officials that the two powers lack any framework to manage AI-related risks comparable to Cold War-era nuclear treaties.
🌍 UN Aid Chief Warns of "Atrocities Lab" in Sudan and Gaza
UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher has issued a stark warning over worsening conditions in conflict zones, describing Sudan and Gaza as an "atrocities lab" where new weapons are being developed and tested amid mass civilian suffering.
Fletcher said he holds "children who will probably not survive because of the cuts I'm forced to make" — a direct reference to funding reductions hitting UN humanitarian operations. He described the scale of suffering in both conflicts as a systemic crisis, not isolated emergencies.
The warning highlights the compounding impact of reduced international aid budgets on frontline humanitarian response in active war zones.
🇪🇺 EU Condemns Settler Attack on European Diplomats
The European Union has strongly condemned attacks by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, including assaults targeting European diplomats and a French mayor during the Palestinian olive harvest season.
Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said settlers attacked Palestinian civilians, European diplomats and the French mayor. The EU's foreign policy spokesperson issued the condemnation on Sunday, calling for "full accountability as well as effective measures to prevent continued acts of violence and violent harassment against Palestinians." The bloc also urged Israel to comply fully with international humanitarian and human rights law.
The EU acknowledged condemnations by several Israeli representatives but said concrete action was needed to prevent further violence.
📊 AI Boom Set To Lift Global Economy, Economists Say
A survey of 94 economists conducted by the Financial Times points to an AI-driven surge in global economic growth, with benefits expected to extend well beyond the US and China.
The majority of respondents forecast that productivity gains from artificial intelligence will materially boost output across multiple regions, though the timeline and distribution of those gains remain subjects of debate among those polled.
The findings suggest growing consensus among professional economists that AI's macroeconomic impact will be broad-based — a shift from earlier assessments that concentrated expected gains in leading tech economies.