22% chance that 10,000 people in Gaza will die of hunger between now and the end of 2025.

Executive summary

Top items:

• Famine: The UN declared a famine in Gaza.

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• Tech and AI: DeepSeek released its V3.1 model, a more capable open-source model.

• Biorisk: The American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendations for Covid vaccines for children now differ from those of the CDC; recommendations that diverge from the CDC's official list are not shielded from liability.

Forecaster estimates:

• What is the chance that 10,000 people in Gaza will die of hunger between [...]

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Outline:

(00:31) Executive summary

(02:07) Geopolitics

(02:09) Europe

(05:08) Middle East

(05:11) Gaza

(08:06) Iran

(08:29) Yemen

(08:40) United States

(12:00) The Rest of the Americas

(13:58) Asia

(14:00) South Asia

(14:29) East Asia

(16:52) Africa

(17:46) Artificial Intelligence

(20:34) Economy

(21:46) Other technology

(22:15) Biorisks

(22:57) Climate and Nature

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First published:
August 25th, 2025

Source:
https://blog.sentinel-team.org/p/un-famine-declaration-us-moving-22k

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