Category: World

“Guided by science, we can transform AI from a source of uncertainty into a reliable engine for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),” he said.  He urged the international community to build a future “where policy is as smart as the technology it seeks to guide.”  New expert panel  The Secretary-General noted that “AI innovation is moving at the speed […]

UK to cohost major international conference to reshape response to global challenges. The Conference will bring together partners from around the world to underscore need for more diverse forms of finance, cutting-edge technology and a focus on local leadership to drive solutions. It will establish new partnerships for international cooperation based on modern and diverse […]

IRKUTSK, RUSSIA — A winter excursion turned into a recovery mission on Friday when a tour vehicle carrying nine people crashed through the frozen surface of Lake Baikal in Siberia. Russian emergency officials have confirmed that seven Chinese tourists and a local driver are dead following the incident, which occurred near the northern tip of […]

KABUL — A powerful earthquake struck the rugged Hindu Kush mountain range on Friday afternoon, sending tremors through the Afghan capital and across the border into neighboring Pakistan. The GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences recorded the seismic event at a magnitude of 5.7, striking at 5:39 p.m. local time (13:09 GMT). The timing was […]

Freshly back from a visit to the country UN Women’s Chief of Humanitarian Action Sofia Calltorp told reporters in Geneva of the suffering inflicted upon families left without heating, electricity and reliable shelter amid brutal winter conditions. Sixty-five per cent of Ukraine’s energy generation capacity has been destroyed by deliberate attacks. “Those energy blackouts, they […]

WASHINGTON — In a momentous decision for global trade and the limits of executive power, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Friday that President Donald Trump overstepped his authority by unilaterally imposing sweeping tariffs under a 1977 emergency powers law. The ruling effectively dismantles the “reciprocal” tariff framework that has been the hallmark of […]

The big picture The Caribbean nation is in the grip of a deepening security, humanitarian and governance crisis. Armed gangs control large swathes of the capital Port-au-Prince and beyond, displacing families and restricting access to schools, healthcare and basic services. Poverty is worsening for the most vulnerable families, and children are increasingly susceptible to gang […]

PATTAYA, THAILAND — Quentin Griffiths, the millionaire co-founder of global fashion behemoth ASOS, has died under “mysterious” circumstances after plunging from the 17th floor of a high-rise condominium in Pattaya. He was 58. Local police were alerted to the tragedy on Monday night, February 16, 2026, after emergency services discovered Griffiths’ body on the ground […]

GENEVA — In a development that has sent tremors through the Guatemalan political establishment, United Nations human rights experts have called for an urgent independent investigation into allegations of a massive, state-linked illegal adoption network. The alarm, raised on February 16, 2026, centers on the “enforced disappearance” and illicit trafficking of at least 80 Indigenous […]