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Our correspondent Damien McGuinness is monitoring events from Berlin.

There are elections in Germany in, what, 10 days from now? And immigration is a key issue, isn't it?

There are elections in Germany in, what, 10 days from now? And immigration is a key issue, isn't it?

There are elections in Germany in, what, 10 days from now? And immigration is a key issue, isn't it?

Damien McGuinness. China is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, accounting for around 30% of the global total. But new research shows that the country's coal plant construction surged last year to its highest level in almost a decade. This appears to conflict with President Xi Jinping's promise that carbon emissions would peak before 2030. Here's our China correspondent, Laura Becker.

Damien McGuinness. China is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, accounting for around 30% of the global total. But new research shows that the country's coal plant construction surged last year to its highest level in almost a decade. This appears to conflict with President Xi Jinping's promise that carbon emissions would peak before 2030. Here's our China correspondent, Laura Becker.

Damien McGuinness. China is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, accounting for around 30% of the global total. But new research shows that the country's coal plant construction surged last year to its highest level in almost a decade. This appears to conflict with President Xi Jinping's promise that carbon emissions would peak before 2030. Here's our China correspondent, Laura Becker.

That was Laura Bicker. Still to come, a warning from the former chief executive of Google about artificial intelligence models being misused by terrorists and rogue states.

That was Laura Bicker. Still to come, a warning from the former chief executive of Google about artificial intelligence models being misused by terrorists and rogue states.

That was Laura Bicker. Still to come, a warning from the former chief executive of Google about artificial intelligence models being misused by terrorists and rogue states.

Hamas has said it will now release three Israeli hostages on Saturday and is committed to the ceasefire deal with Israel. The announcement follows mediated talks in Cairo. The group had said it would postpone the release, accusing Israel of breaching the terms of the ceasefire. Israel has said it will resume the war against Hamas if the hostages aren't released.

Hamas has said it will now release three Israeli hostages on Saturday and is committed to the ceasefire deal with Israel. The announcement follows mediated talks in Cairo. The group had said it would postpone the release, accusing Israel of breaching the terms of the ceasefire. Israel has said it will resume the war against Hamas if the hostages aren't released.

Hamas has said it will now release three Israeli hostages on Saturday and is committed to the ceasefire deal with Israel. The announcement follows mediated talks in Cairo. The group had said it would postpone the release, accusing Israel of breaching the terms of the ceasefire. Israel has said it will resume the war against Hamas if the hostages aren't released.

Our correspondent Yolan Nel is in Jerusalem and has been following the story.

Our correspondent Yolan Nel is in Jerusalem and has been following the story.

Our correspondent Yolan Nel is in Jerusalem and has been following the story.

So we've heard from Israeli media. Are we getting anything from the Israeli government about what's been coming out of Cairo?

So we've heard from Israeli media. Are we getting anything from the Israeli government about what's been coming out of Cairo?

So we've heard from Israeli media. Are we getting anything from the Israeli government about what's been coming out of Cairo?

That was Yolande Nell. Just how concerned should we be about the advent of artificial intelligence? Very, says the former chief executive of Google, Eric Schmidt. He's been speaking on the subject at the AI conference in Paris. He told my colleague Amol Rajan why the rapid development of the new tech is so groundbreaking and challenging for humanity.