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"Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman.

President Trump is in Dublin, where he met Saturday with Prime Minister Micho Martin,

who's also known as the T-Shuck, and Irish President Catherine Connelly.

Trump caused outrage when he suggested that Ireland and Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK, should be United. Ms. Empire's Franco or Donas tells us." "He really did set off a bit of a political crisis here when he said that. This idea would be a terrifying one for Northern Ireland, and that was quickly apparent because

we heard almost immediately from Northern Ireland leaders, really rejecting this idea. Now Trump boasted that the T-Shuck was the guy, actually, who could solve this issue. And that remark itself made the T-Shuck Martin seem to be very uncomfortable and Martin quickly sought to change the subject."

"That's MPR's Franco or Donas.

Open AI's leader says his company will not rush when it comes to developing AI that comes after a warning from anthropic leaders that AI could destroy humans if it's not controlled. MPR's Shandley Stuster reports."

"Open AI's CEO, Sam Altman, says his company will slow down AI advancement after a

warning that a rush can make the technology uncontrollable. During an interview with Fortune Magazine, Altman also said the company would delay its public offering until at least 2027 because of safety concerns." "We're not rushing into an IPO. I actually think that given everything happening with safety, this would be right now

be an ill-advised moment to go public and we don't feel pressure on that." Altman said company officials have discussed pausing runs on the technology to make progress and making it safer. Shandley's Duster and PR news. "Jibudi says 1400 people have arrived in that country from Yemen in just 24 hours because

of fighting between Yemeni government forces and Houthi militias. Ian McWilliams, a McBilliam, rather, has more on that story."

The rebel Houthi movement controls a large part of northern Yemen, including the capital

Sanna. In recent days, its fighters, allied with Iran, have seized control of Yemen's entire Red Sea coast, capturing the historic coffee port of Mocha on Thursday. Jibudi says the fighting is displacing Yemeni civilians and some, including women in children, are now crossing the barb on Mandib's straight to seek safety.

The economy minister, Elias Musa Dewale, said several vessels had to be rescued after running out of fuel. The Houthi's advance has tightened their grip on the vital waterway, which controls shipping access to the Red Sea and Suez Canal, and they say they'll now blockage Saudi shipping through it.

"That was Ian McWilliam with our report." Leaders of the BRICS nations, which include Russia, China, India, and Brazil are expressing concern this weekend over rising tensions in the Middle East. The leaders say they're working toward a greater voice for developing countries. In a statement, he indirectly criticizing the U.S., the member nations also voice concern

over attacks on civilian infrastructure and peaceful nuclear facilities. You're listening to NPR news. Eight people have been killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine over night dozens of others who were wounded in the Black Sea Port of Odessa, as well as the surrounding areas 35 people were injured in what local officials are describing as a massive attack.

The upper floors of a residential high rise were destroyed, and three people were killed when cars were hit by drones in the next region. South Africa is extradited six Nigerian nationals to the U.S., this follows an operation by Nigerian authorities earlier this year to disrupt activities linked to a criminal organization, involved in romance scams and other cyber fraud, Michael Colokiasmore.

In a statement today, South African police say the Nigerian nationals, who are handed over to FBI agents at the South African airport, are alleged to be members of the Black Ax organized criminal network. According to police, the extradited suspects are alleged to have targeted scores of women in

the U.S., and defrauded them of more than six million dollars through online scams.

Black Ax grew out of a student fraternity in Nigeria, evolving into a violent criminal organization. In July this year, Nigerian authorities said they arrested several suspects in Nigeria, after foiling what they described as a celebration to mark a Black Ax anniversary for NPR News on Michael Colokie. On this American life, we tell stories about when things change, like for this guy David,

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