
Russia’s battlefield casualties are rising, as signs grow of an impending economic crisis.
2An Anthropic safety researcher quit, warning that safety concerns about AI tools were being minimized in favor of profit.
3Argentina’s inflation rate accelerated for a fifth straight month, suggesting Javier Milei’s campaign to slash soaring prices may be faltering.
4The US and China are vying for influence in Pakistan, particularly in the mineral-rich but violence-prone Balochistan region.
5Mattel’s shares slumped 31% after it announced weak December sales, which the Barbie maker blamed on US tariffs.
6China’s annual inflation rate rose just 0.2% last month, feeding fears of deflation in the world’s second-largest economy.
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