TIVAT, Montenegro — More than two decades after the European Union first promised a future within the bloc for the Western Balkans, European leaders gathered in Montenegro this week to deliver a renewed message: enlargement is back on the agenda. At a high-level summit in the coastal city of Tivat,
Artificial intelligence is often described as a digital revolution. But a major new report released this week by the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) argues that AI is increasingly becoming a physical one—with profound implications for energy systems, water resources, land use, and climate goals
Scientists Warn That U.S. Government Cuts to Ocean Monitoring Could Blind the World to Climate Change The world’s ability to monitor the health of the oceans—and understand some of the most profound changes occurring on the planet—may be entering a period of uncertainty. According to reporting by The New York
As cases rise in Central Africa, the world is racing to develop vaccines and treatments for a strain of Ebola that has none. A growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighboring Uganda is exposing a critical vulnerability in the world’s pandemic defense system: despite
With an 80% chance of developing by September and a 90% likelihood of persisting through November, a new El Niño event is raising concerns about intensifying heatwaves, droughts, floods, and food insecurity around the world. The United Nations is warning that the world may be on the verge of another
The release of the UN80 Initiative Progress Report has transformed what began as an internal reform process into a larger global debate about the future of multilateralism — and the mandate of the next Secretary-General. The future of the United Nations is no longer being discussed in theory. It is
Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has surpassed OpenAI in valuation, marking a major shift in the rapidly evolving race to build the world’s most powerful AI systems. According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal, Anthropic has reached a post-money valuation of approximately $965 billion following a massive new funding round,
U.S. President Donald Trump escalated tensions in the Gulf on Tuesday after reportedly threatening military action against Oman amid disputes over the future control and governance of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most strategically important shipping corridors. The remarks came as Washington and Tehran remain locked in
Canada and Germany have signed a landmark long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) agreement, marking a major geopolitical and economic milestone as Europe continues its push to diversify energy supplies away from Russia and both countries seek greater strategic resilience amid growing global instability. Under the agreement, Germany’s state-owned energy company
Magnifica Humanitas: Pope Leo XIV Confronts the Age of Artificial Intelligence In his first encyclical, Pope Leo XIV warns that artificial intelligence is not merely a technological revolution, but a moral test for humanity, democracy, labor, peace, and the future of the common good. The Vatican has entered the global
