International law designed to protect civilians during wartime is nearing collapse, according to a new study, while China criticized the Dalai Lama's Grammy win as "anti-China political manipulation." The study, which examined 23 armed conflicts over the past 18 months, found that over 100,000 civilians have been killed, with torture and rape occurring with near impunity, according to the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. Meanwhile, Beijing reacted angrily to the Dalai Lama's Grammy win in the audiobook category for "Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama," with a foreign ministry spokesman, Lin Jian, stating, "We firmly oppose relevant parties using art awards as a tool for anti-China political manipulation, and this position is consistent."
The Geneva Academy's report highlighted a breakdown in the international legal framework intended to limit the effects of war. The study indicated that war crimes are raging out of control across the conflicts examined.
In other news from the Grammy Awards, US President Donald Trump threatened to sue comedian Trevor Noah after Noah made a joke about Trump and Jeffrey Epstein while hosting the event. Noah quipped, "Song of the Year - that is a Grammy that every artist wants almost as much as Trump wants Greenland, which makes sense because Epstein's island is gone, he needs a new one to hang out with Bill Clinton." Trump, who has acknowledged being an associate of Epstein for years but claims to have had no knowledge of his crimes and that they fell out around 2004, has not been accused of any crime by Epstein.
Separately, the BBC reported on the rise of AI-generated content on social media and the growing backlash against it. One example cited was an AI-generated image of two emaciated South Asian children with beards, one missing limbs, begging for likes on Facebook. The image went viral, garnering nearly one million likes and heart emojis, prompting criticism of the spread of such content.
Finally, the BBC also issued a warning for sellers amid volatile gold and silver prices. After gold, silver, and platinum prices reached near all-time highs, the market experienced a slump last Friday. Experts cautioned potential sellers to be wary of being ripped off due to the volatility of commodities trading. Brian Leonard, who was selling a silver plate at a gold dealership in London, noted that he "did not expect to be queueing outside of Hatton Garden Metals last week, but he was happy to wait anyway."
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