Trump Says Iran Accord Is ‘Over’ as U.S. and Iran Exchange New Strikes
Renewed fighting shatters fragile pause after tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz WASHINGTON / ANKARA — President Donald Trump declared that an interim agreement aimed at ending the war with Iran was “over” on Wednesday, after a new round of U.S. strikes on Iranian targets and retaliatory Iranian attacks on American military sites in […]
Global AI Dialogue Puts Safety, Inclusion and Oversight at Center of UN Governance Push
As AI For Good opens in Geneva, governments and experts warn that the world’s AI divide is becoming a governance divide. GENEVA — The United Nations’ first Global Dialogue on AI Governance has put a sharper focus on one of the defining questions facing the international system: whether artificial intelligence will be governed broadly enough, […]
Foreign Investment Rebounds, but Developing Countries Risk Being Left Behind in the AI Boom
UNCTAD says global FDI rose to $1.6 trillion in 2025, but the recovery is increasingly concentrated in advanced economies and strategic sectors such as AI, semiconductors, clean energy and critical minerals. Global foreign direct investment returned to growth in 2025, offering a tentative sign of resilience in an economy still shaped by geopolitical tensions, trade […]
Tanker Strike Near Strait of Hormuz Tests Fragile U.S.-Iran Talks
The attack near Oman came as Tehran warned it could abandon negotiations with Washington, adding new uncertainty to efforts to contain maritime escalation. A commercial tanker was struck by an unknown projectile near the Strait of Hormuz, setting off a fire and sharpening concerns over the stability of U.S.-Iran talks at a critical moment in […]
African Governments Question Terms of New U.S. Health Aid Deals
A new U.S. approach to global health assistance is drawing scrutiny from several African governments over data access, domestic spending commitments, and links to broader strategic interests. A New Model for U.S. Health Assistance Several African governments are raising concerns over new U.S. health aid agreements advanced by the Trump administration, reflecting a broader debate […]
Europe Draws a Climate Red Line as World Bank Retreat Sparks Battle Over the Future of Development Finance
European Investment Bank reaffirms climate leadership after World Bank abandons financing target, exposing widening divisions across the multilateral system The world’s largest multilateral development banks are entering a defining moment over climate finance. Just days after the World Bank announced it was abandoning its long-standing target that 45 percent of its financing generate climate-related benefits, […]
Bank of England Warns Climate Change Is Now a Direct Threat to Financial Stability
New assessment signals that climate risk has shifted from a long-term environmental concern to an immediate financial and economic challenge The Bank of England has issued one of its clearest warnings yet that climate change now poses an increasingly immediate threat to financial stability, cautioning that banks, insurers and investors remain insufficiently prepared for the […]
The World Learned to Build Artificial Intelligence. Now It Must Learn to Govern It.
GENEVA — For much of the past decade, the story of artificial intelligence has been defined by technological acceleration. Each year brought more capable models, greater computing power and new predictions about how AI would reshape economies, transform public services and redefine geopolitical competition. Governments raced to invest. Companies competed to build. Researchers pushed the […]
Trump’s Clean Energy Tax Credit Rollback Sparks Last-Minute Investment Rush
Developers race to lock in federal incentives as renewable energy enters a more expensive era driven by AI-powered electricity demand The scramble is on. Across the United States, renewable energy developers have spent recent weeks rushing to qualify projects before the expiration of federal clean energy tax credits, setting off one of the largest waves […]
H.E. Annalena Baerbock – AI For Good Global Leaders Spotlight
The Diplomat Bringing AI to the Heart of Global Governance Artificial intelligence is no longer simply a technological revolution. It has become a defining test of international cooperation. As President of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Annalena Baerbock is helping ensure that AI is addressed at the highest level. The […]
