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In a statement issued on Tuesday, a group of leading AI experts issued stark warnings about the technology, comparing the risks with pandemics and nuclear war. Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT creator OpenAI, was among the signatories. He proposes the establishment of an international authority analogous to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Commentators are mostly dubious.

Several residential buildings in Moscow were damaged by drone attacks on Tuesday, although no one was injured. Russian President Putin accused Ukraine and spoke of an act of terrorism. Ukraine, however, has denied direct involvement. Commentators discuss the consequences.

In Spain, the conservative Popular Party (PP) has won local and regional elections with 31.5 percent of the vote. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialists came second with 28.2 percent, with the far-right Vox landing third place. In view of the heavy losses of left-wing parties, Sánchez has announced that the country's parliamentary elections will be brought forward from December to 23 July. The press assesses the results, also in the European context.