The film, a drama directed by May el-Toukhy, follows a Danish servant in the uneasy years after World War II. Lee Chang-dong’s “Possible Love” won the runner-up award.

DOONBEG: Donald Trump on Sunday hit out at critics of artificial intelligence (AI) who have warned firms needed to slow down the development of the powerful technology, branding them “negative” forces.

“I think you have a lot of negative” forces “that are bringing it up that shouldn’t be bringing it up, and they’re bringing up things that won’t happen,” the US president told reporters during a visit to Ireland.

The comments came a few days after AI researcher Jacob Coxon decided to leave the industry, accusing his former employers OpenAI and Anthropic of “gambling with our lives” in the race to develop models capable of self-improvement.

“The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade,” Coxon wrote on X.

That prompted Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Saturday to urge firms to slow down its rapid development, amid mounting worries over the risks of “superintelligent” computer systems.

OpenAI boss Sam Altman and Elon Musk, who owns xAI, quickly chimed in to say they agreed with Amodei’s assessment, as pressure builds for improved oversight.

Altman also said in an interview released on Saturday that his company will not go public this year, citing safety concerns.

During a private fund-raiser, the former president warned that the technology could be “dangerous” if not managed urgently and with a clear plan.

The Democratic nominee for Senate faces strong headwinds in a decidedly Republican-leaning state. She has been a fighter, and an underdog, for years.

TEHRAN: Iran’s upcoming meeting with Gulf states in Oman on Monday to discuss the Strait of Hormuz will aim to strengthen cooperation on security in the Middle East, state media reported.

The talks in the Omani port city of Salalah come as Iran and the United States clash over the blockaded strait that is crucial for the global oil and gas trade.

The official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday that the meeting will be “the first step towards establishing a regional framework for security cooperation” in the Gulf.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said “it will serve as an essential cornerstone for ensuring stability and security”, in a statement carried by the ISNA news agency.

Iran has been at war since February 28, when US-Israeli strikes killed its supreme leader.

Iran retaliated with attacks across the region and blockaded the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of world oil supplies previously flowed.

Tehran has been pushing to formalise its control over the waterway, including potentially charging fees for passage, and has been in negotiations with Muscat, whose territorial waters also cover Hormuz.

The strait was free to use by all nations before the war.

Genta Koja was projected to become the Japanese archipelago’s next governor, a win for the country’s hawkish prime minister as she works to accelerate a military buildup.

Talks are expected tomorrow, officials said. Diplomacy to end the war with the United States has stalled and Iranian-allied forces have advanced in Yemen.

A secret archaeological dig inside a Dutch church has led to drama worthy of Alexandre Dumas. Did Wim Dijkman really find the bones of the fourth musketeer? We may never know.

CAIRO: An Israeli airstrike on Sunday killed at least two Palestinians in a vehicle and ​wounded 13 others in the Gaza Strip, medical staff ‌said.

The strike in the Tel Al-Hawa neighbourhood in western Gaza City, left the vehicle mangled, according to footage ​circulated on social media.

Local medical staff told ​Reuters that they urged people to provide ⁠information that could help identify the two people ​who were killed and whose bodies were dismembered by ​the explosion.

The Israeli military said the strike targeted two Hamas, without giving further information.

An October 2025, US-backed, ceasefire ​halted large-scale fighting in Gaza, but it has ​not ended Israeli strikes and there has been little progress on ‌steps ⁠towards permanent peace.

Hamas accuses Israel of violating the ceasefire and undermining efforts to implement U.S. President Donald Trump’s broader plan to end the Gaza conflict, ​which includes ​the Israeli ⁠withdrawal from the strip and the disarmament of Hamas.

Israel says Hamas has been ​violating the deal.

Israeli military says it strikes southern Lebanon after Hezbollah launched drones

More than 1,300 Palestinians, ​mostly civilians, ⁠have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect, according to the territory’s health officials, while ⁠the ​Israeli military says four Israeli soldiers ​have been killed.

Hamas does not usually disclose information about fatalities among ​its fighters.

Opponents derailed the agreement with a clandestine effort to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz, regime insiders say. Iran’s president was furious when he found out.