The people of 27 February

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei rejects a U.S. Department of Defense request to loosen security safeguards on the Claude large language model for potential use in mass surveillance and autonomous weapons systems.

Science & Tech · 27 Feb

Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi says that a potential deal between the United States and Iran is within reach.

World · 27 Feb

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says that all embassy staff members in Israel are permitted to leave and urges them do so quickly amidst fears of potential United States strikes against Iran.

Conflict · 27 Feb

Clashes break out on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, with Pakistan launching airstrikes on several locations in Afghanistan, including the capital of Kabul, targeting Taliban government forces directly, in what Pakistani defense minister Khawaja Asif describes as "open war".

Conflict · 27 Feb

A Tunisian court sentences former prime minister Ali Laarayedh, who has been detained since 2022, to 24 years in prison for facilitating the travel of Tunisian nationals to Syrian conflict zones during his premiership, while seven co-defendants, including former interior ministry officials, receive prison terms ranging from three to 24 years.

Crime & Justice · 27 Feb