International community to lay foundations for urgently needed AI governance
Investment, optimism and anxiety: these are three of the big drivers of interest in artificial intelligence and its implications. Because…
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UNGA hosts first ever development finance summit to boost SDGs
“This Biennial Summit is not just another meeting,” said UN Secretary General António Guterres. “It is the first of its…
Sinking islands, vanishing forests: World leaders call for urgent climate action
Their appeals, sharpened by rising seas, failed harvests and disappearing ecosystems, echoed Secretary-General António Guterres’s warning at a climate summit…
‘Iran has never sought and will never seek to build a nuclear bomb,’ President tells General Assembly
Masoud Pezeshkian began his remarks by upholding the importance of equality and mutual respect among all peoples. “The bedrock of…
General Debate LIVE: Day Two
Follow our live coverage here of the second day of the General Debate in New York, featuring leaders from Spain, Ukraine,…
World News in Brief: WHO reaffirms safety of vaccines, appeal for Sudanese civilians trapped in El Fasher, DR Congo Ebola outbreak update
“Extensive research, including large-scale studies over the past decade, has found no consistent association,” the agency said in a statement, urging…
Shipping faces ‘stormy seas’ as trade slows and costs rise
After firm expansion last year, seaborne trade volumes are forecast to rise by just 0.5 per cent in 2025, the…
Uphold founding principles and ‘be better together’: General Assembly President
The anniversary should have been a moment of celebration, she noted, but this is not an ordinary year, with conflict…
‘Our democracy is non-negotiable’, President Lula of Brazil tells General Assembly
“Multilateralism is at a new crossroads”, he warned, and the world is “witnessing the consolidation of an international order marked…
US President Trump criticizes UN, NATO and climate ‘hoax’
“What is the purpose of the United Nations?” he asked, adding “all they seem to do is write a really…