Diplomats examine AI risks to peace and potential for global oversight
British diplomats are leading a push at the U.N. that could be a starting point for a multilateral approach to regulating AI.
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British diplomats are leading a push at the U.N. that could be a starting point for a multilateral approach to regulating AI.
Deadlock stymied a third East Antarctica protection plan. Only twice before has the panel created marine protected areas.
Speakers blamed major economies for a system that puts profits over fighting poverty and caring for the planet.
A new organization to supervise artificial intelligence could be modeled after the U.N. atomic watchdog agency, created in response to nuclear technology.
The summit ended with support for creating a "zero draft" treaty ahead of the next negotiations at Nairobi in November.
As the only G-7 member to have joined Beijing's sprawling global pact, Italy had indicated it would leave. But now Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says the decision is still up in the air.
The 46-nation council reaffirmed support for Ukraine and initiated a register to account for damages by former member Russia so human rights victims can be compensated.
The Group of Seven's nonproliferation directors expressed alarm that Russia, China and North Korea have all been pushing to expand their nuclear-armed capabilities.
The Financial Stability Board designated Switzerland's two biggest banks as so huge and critical to the world's global financial architecture that they must not be allowed to fail.
The agreement emerged from high-level political talks among 85 countries on the sidelines of an international summit.
It is a fight that spans the continent and entangles international organizations, border security and others.
Building on two previous joint declarations between the organizations signed in 2016 and 2018, leaders said they would strengthen cooperation on a broad range of issues.
Climate-induced devastating floods submerged a third of Pakistan last year, affecting 33 million people and leaving 1,739 dead, and could force 9 million people into poverty.
WHO is seeking more information from Beijing about the COVID-19 surge in China while many nations impose travel restrictions. The E.U. is offering China free vaccinations.
Journalists, lawyers, activists, fact checkers, regulators and others have been using a new tool to fight disinformation.
The shock within institutions sidesteps the root problem: widely accepted shadow lobbying in the European Union.