May 4, 2023: Ukraine on Putin, Atlanta shooting suspect, Kenya cult, Debt-ceiling, AI worries in US

Five stories to know today: Zelenskiy wants Putin brought before ICC, Atlanta shooting suspect arrested, more details on Kenya's starvation cult, US debt-ceiling, White House concerns on AI


1. Russian President Vladimir Putin must be brought to justice for his war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday in The Hague, calling for the creation of a special tribunal dedicated to judging Russia's invasion.

2. Police have arrested a former U.S. Coast Guardsman suspected of killing one person and wounding four, all of them women, in a shooting on Wednesday at a medical building in Atlanta, then carjacking a vehicle to flee the scene, authorities said.

3. Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie lived with hundreds of followers in makeshift homes of polythene sheeting and thatch in a remote forest camp that he divided into areas with biblical names like Jerusalem and Judea, relatives of his adherents say.

4. A Republican plan to cut federal spending in exchange for lifting the federal government's debt ceiling will come under the microscope Thursday in the U.S. Senate, where President Joe Biden's Democrats are expected to frame it as a damaging to the economy.

5. The White House will host CEOs of top artificial intelligence companies, including Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft, on Thursday to discuss risks and safeguards as the technology catches the attention of governments and lawmakers globally.

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