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Pope Leo XIV Brings Moral Imperative to AI for Good Summit: ‘Dialogue Is Essential to the Common Good’
GENEVA — As global leaders, researchers, governments and technology companies gather at the AI for Good Global Summit, one of the summit’s most consequential interventions came not from a laboratory or boardroom, but from the Vatican. In a message delivered on behalf of Pope Leo XIV, the pontiff urged participants to place human dignity at […] The post Pope
U.S. Launches New Strikes on Iran as Fragile Ceasefire Collapses
The latest American strikes mark a sharp escalation in the renewed fight over the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran responding by targeting U.S.-aligned Gulf states. A New Round of U.S. Strikes The United States carried out a new wave of strikes inside Iran this week, deepening a military confrontation that has already strained energy markets, […] The post U.S. La
In Memoriam: Wally Funk, Who Refused to Let the Sky Be the Limit
Wally Funk, the pioneering American aviator who broke barriers for women in flight and, six decades after being denied a path to NASA’s astronaut corps, finally reached space at age 82, has died at 87. Her life was one of the great American stories of perseverance: a woman who passed the tests, challenged the rules, […] The post In Memoriam: Wally Funk, Who
NATO Unveils More Than $50 Billion in Defense Contracts as Alliance Accelerates Rearmament
Ankara summit shifts from spending pledges to concrete capability investments, signaling a new phase in NATO’s military modernization ANKARA — NATO leaders opened their summit in Ankara by unveiling approximately $50 billion (€43 billion) in new multinational defense procurement contracts, marking one of the alliance’s largest coordinated capability investme
AI ‘Killer Robots’ Move to Center Stage as UN Pushes for Global Rules at Geneva Summit
Secretary-General António Guterres warns that AI governance can no longer remain theoretical as military applications accelerate, calling for international safeguards that keep pace with rapidly advancing technology. GENEVA — As the AI for Good Global Summit continues in Geneva, one of its most consequential messages has emerged not from a discussion of inno
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 […]
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
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
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
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, reflec
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 […] The post Tan
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
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, […] The post Glo
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 […] The post Trump Sa
NATO Leaves Ankara More United on Defense, But More Fragile on Politics
Alliance agrees on historic defense commitments as renewed disputes over Greenland and Iran underscore the growing challenge of maintaining transatlantic cohesion. The 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara concluded with a paradox that is increasingly defining the transatlantic alliance: NATO emerged stronger militarily, yet politically more exposed. On paper, the summ