Donald Trump’s newly launched “Board of Peace” faced a lukewarm reception from some of America’s key allies, with fewer than 20 countries attending the unveiling at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Notably, no Western European nations were present, contrary to the White House’s expectations of 35 attendees.
Undeterred by the low turnout, Trump expressed his camaraderie with those present, extolling his own goodwill and presenting his vision of “glorious peace.” Additionally, in another development, US immigration authorities allowed a suspect in a major jewelry heist to self-deport to South America, surprising prosecutors who sought to prosecute him in the US.
The suspect, Jeson Nelon Presilla Flores, accused of involvement in a $100 million theft, was potentially facing a 15-year prison sentence but instead was facilitated to leave the country. In a separate incident, a man in New York evaded authorities by leaving his court-ordered GPS ankle monitor on a stray dog after failing to appear for a weapons hearing.
Lululemon removed a line of leggings from its US website due to customer complaints about their sheerness, and a Waymo self-driving car in Phoenix caused a stir by mistakenly venturing onto light rail tracks, prompting an unexpected exit by its passenger to avoid an oncoming train.
Video footage captured the self-driving car pausing on the tracks before continuing on its path, highlighting the challenges and overconfidence associated with autonomous vehicles in such situations.