Syria’s 50-year Assad dynasty abruptly ended this weekend when a lightning 10-day rebel offensive overran government-held territory and seized Damascus with little resistance. Bashar al-Assad, who ruled for nearly 25 years, fled by plane to an unknown destination as rebels took the capital.
A United Nations committee has agreed to tackle “hate speech” and “misinformation” globally through Artificial Intelligence (AI) and media, despite worries the approach may “stifle pluralistic debate.”
A United Nations General Assembly committee has adopted the U.N.’s first-ever resolution on the “responsible” military use of artificial intelligence (AI), Dutch and South Korean officials confirmed Monday.
Islamophobia may make headlines in mainstream media, but it’s “Christianophobia” that is spreading like wildfire, with hundreds of churches being attacked across Europe and North America.
Chinese espionage activities are on the rise, with the Communist regime systematically targeting overseas dissidents in the U.S. and increasing cases of sensitive information theft and intelligence gathering, according to a House subcommittee report.
Israel has concluded its most extensive military operation against Iran to date, code-named “Days of Repentance.” The operation involved over 100 combat aircraft, spanned more than 1,200 miles (2,000 km) and targeted around 20 military sites, including missile, drone, and radar installations.
Vladimir Putin closed out the BRICS summit in Russia by calling for the emergence of a “multipolar world,” intensifying his challenge to the Western-led, U.S.-dominated global order.
Russia has launched an international payments platform for BRICS countries that is immune to Western sanctions and ends the need for dollar transactions.
The US has deployed the THAAD missile defense system along with a 100-member crew to bolster Israel’s defense against a possible third direct strike from Iran, as Tehran declares it has no red lines in its conflict with its adversaries.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Russia, Iran and Syria to unite in protecting “Syria’s territorial integrity” against Israel, which he called “the most concrete threat to regional and global peace.”
France’s President Emmanuel Macron has called for a “new international order” that would replace the current “unjust order” and include the reorganization of Europe and a potentially new approach to Russia, Newsweek reports. Macron made his remarks during a speech at the Sant’Egidio International Meeting for Peace in Paris on September 22.
China’s military is preparing for a potential war with the United States by rapidly building up its space capabilities, including more than 970 recently deployed satellites that would support attacks on U.S. aircraft carriers, several sources say.
A summit was underway in New York this weekend that critics say will give the United Nations even more powers to create a new world order through a Pact for the Future.
The UK and the US are reported to be concerned that Russia shared nuclear secrets with Iran in exchange for ballistic missiles to use against Ukraine in the ongoing invasion, the Independent UK reports. During a summit in Washington on Friday (September 13), Britain’s Prime minister Keir Starmer and US president Joe Biden specifically discussed the increased military cooperation between Iran and Russia.
Reports are emerging of an apparent Israeli Special Forces operation targeting an Iranian missile production facility in Syria that was involved in manufacturing weapons for Hezbollah according to various media sources.
Switzerland will likely implement a digital identity document (ID) by 2026 after both chambers of parliament approved the necessary steps despite voters rejecting a previous law enabling the scheme.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to convene an emergency summit to discuss the Gaza war and Israel’s actions in Jerusalem. He also called for Islamic nations to unite against what he described as Israel’s “expansionism.”
Europe’s leading human rights watchdog says Britain, the European Union, the United States, and others an artificial intelligence (AI) treaty amid concerns the technology threatens fundamental freedoms and human rights.
Over the past month, there has been a notable assault on free speech, evidenced by the detention of Telegram’s head in France, the banning of the platform X in Brazil, heavy fines imposed in Germany, and revelations of active censorship by the Biden administration on Facebook and Instagram.
The Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, David Lau, said he would like to see the Jewish temple rebuilt on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.