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Netanyahu in Washington; talks Gaza, Iran and more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with United States President Donald Trump, marking his fifth visit to the U.S. Palestine, Iran and Syria were just some of the “five major subjects” on the table during the private lunch meeting, which took place at Mar-a-Lago, Florida. Despite the significance of the topics, the two leaders emerged mostly with nothing but praise for one another, rather than any new major milestones for the Middle East or the U.S. “We’ve never had a friend like President Trump in the White House. It’s not even close,” Netanyahu said, after announcing that he would be awarding Trump the highest civilian excellence honour in Israel. The complimentary nature of the meeting was bolstered by Trump, calling his Israeli counterpart a “wartime leader” and the relationship between them as "extraordinary”. When discussing the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, Trump dismissed Israel's violations of the deal, instead focusing on Hamas and saying that there would be “hell to pay” if they did not disarm within “a very short period of time". “Israel has lived up to the plan, 100%,” he said, despite reports of concern and frustrations within his administration over Israel blocking the peace process.
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US, UK refuse to sign AI agreement at Paris summit
The United Kingdom and United States have declined to sign an international agreement on artificial intelligence. The statement was signed by dozens of other nations at the global AI Action summit in Paris, but the U.S. and U.K. refused, with the U.K citing concerns about national security and "global governance" and U.S. Vice President JD Vance saying that over-regulation of AI would “kill a transformative industry just as it's taking off”. A spokesperson for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was asked at the summit if they were strategically following the States lead by not signing, which was denied, stating they were “not aware of the U.S. reasons or position” on the declaration. Meanwhile, one day earlier on Monday, local time, the U.K government launched it's very first AI playbook for the public sector. Despite concerns the international agreement promised to ensure that "AI is open, inclusive, transparent, ethical, safe, secure and trustworthy, taking into account international frameworks for all”. French President Emmanuel Macron backed it, calling for further regulation. "We need these rules for AI to move forward," Macron said at the summit. There were 60 other signatories, including France, China,