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Tech leaders warn UN Security Council of AI safety risks as White House resists global regulation

Tech leaders warn UN Security Council of AI safety risks as White House resists global regulation

Chief executives from major artificial intelligence firms, including OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei, urged the UN Security Council to establish global oversight for frontier AI models, warning of loss-of-control risks even as the White House rejected international regulatory constraints

Asia
Iranian children back to school after war closures

Iranian children back to school after war closures

Iranian children returned to school after war closures, with families arriving for the new term months after a deadly school strike

Europe
Trump signs Arctic security pact with Denmark and Greenland

Trump signs Arctic security pact with Denmark and Greenland

US President Donald Trump signed historic 10-page security agreement granting Washington permission to build two new military bases and incorporate the Arctic territory into its "Golden Dome" missile defense system while formally reaffirming Danish sovereignty

Middle East
US-Iran talks resume at UN General Assembly as Tehran outlines conditions to reopen Strait of Hormuz

US-Iran talks resume at UN General Assembly as Tehran outlines conditions to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, presenting Tehran's conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz

North America
Weinstein resentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sex assault

Weinstein resentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sex assault

Harvey Weinstein was resentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting Miriam Haley in 2006, capping a years-long legal saga.