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Anthropic’s CEO says he ‘didn’t appreciate’ the speed with which AI’s growth would underpin the global economy. His call to slow down AI development sent shockwaves in global stock markets, but was supported by other tech leaders who believe better safeguards are needed.

Houthi-run TV has aired drone video of Yemen’s Mocha International Airport, empty and abandoned after the Iran-backed group took control of the city. The Houthi capture of the Red Sea coast puts a key global trade route at risk.

Israeli strikes across Gaza have killed at least one person and injured several. Residents say they were targeted outside tents in a Gaza City displacement camp.

China called for international cooperation on artificial intelligence, warning that “threat narratives” could disrupt global AI governance. The comments follow Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s call for AI firms to slow model development over safety and national security concerns.

Voting is under way in Sweden in a closely fought election that could see the far-right Sweden Democrats enter government for the first time, or centre-left leader Magdalena Andersson return to power.

A child has been killed after an explosive object detonated when he touched it near Damascus. Relatives identified him as Khaled al-Ajeelah. Explosive remnants of war continue to endanger civilians across Syria. Warning: Contains distressing images.

France Televisions has removed the replay of the France 5 programme La Grande Librairie after actress Adèle Haenel used a live segment to denounce what she called a genocide in Gaza. The broadcaster says it acted as a precaution while awaiting a review by media regulator Arcom.

BRICS leaders gathered in New Delhi for the final day of the summit amid divisions over the wars in Iran and Ukraine, as the group seeks to project unity, strengthen the voice of the Global South and push for a more multipolar world order.

Escalating fighting along Yemen’s western coast has driven more than 2,000 Yemenis across the Red Sea to Djibouti. Inside Yemen, internal displacement has surpassed 85,000 as Houthi forces expand their control along the strategic Red Sea coastline.

Fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and internationally recognised government forces have worsened an already dire humanitarian and displacement crisis. The International Organization for Migration tells Al Jazeera tens of thousands of people are in urgent need of help.

Saudi Arabia has released video showing the damage caused by a projectile it says was fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis. A mosque and several buildings sustained damage, although the Houthis say they were targeting a Saudi military base.

Yemen’s Houthis have seized the strategic Mayun Island (also known as Perim Island) as they cement control over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. The rebels also now control millions of dollars worth of seized US-made military hardware.

Croatian authorities have issued an emergency alert as a wildfire rages on Brac Island, off the Dalmatian coast. Strong winds have hampered efforts to stop the blaze near the island village of Milna.

The first naval battle between two Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) has taken place in the Black Sea. The Ukrainian Navy said on Saturday that one of its naval drones sank a Russian vessel.

Ebola has reached a seventh province in the Democratic Republic of Congo after an infected man travelled across the country and through Rwanda and Uganda. Virologist Placide Mbala said the government is seeing signs of declining transmission but remains cautious about the outbreak.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has met Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan at the BRICS summit for their highest-level talks since the conflict began. Both backed calls for restraint, despite Iranian attacks on the UAE. Bahrain refused to meet Pezeshkian.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for an overhaul of global governance, saying Global South countries are impacted by decisions they are unable to shape. Opening the BRICS summit in New Delhi, he urged leaders to replace the ‘pyramid of privilege’ with a more equal system.

Protesters and police have clashed in Chile, as the country marked 53 years since Augusto Pinochet overthrew President Salvador Allende in a US-backed coup. Many Chileans say the current far-right government is trying to rehabilitate Pinochet’s image.

US President Donald Trump remembered the victims of the September 11 attacks at a ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary at the Pentagon.

“Communists.” “Islamists.” Republican speakers portrayed Democrats as a threat to America on night two of their midterm convention in Dallas. Al Jazeera’s Emma Withrow reports on how they’re turning questions of national identity and events in the Middle East into campaign ammunition.

Hundreds of people fled a massive fire that destroyed dozens of migrant shelters in Ceuta, Spain. Authorities reported no casualties and are investigating whether the blaze was deliberately set.

Twenty-five years after 9/11, negative perceptions of Islam persist even as Muslim political representation grows. Al Jazeera’s Noor Wazwaz looks at what has and hasn’t changed for Muslims in the US.