On June 19th, imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny urged Russians to join a new anti-war campaign against Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Since his arrest in January 2021 upon returning to Moscow following his recuperation in Germany from nerve agent poisoning, which he blamed on the Kremlin, Navalny has been
The Canadian government has placed sanctions on Iranian judges, citing human rights violations. This includes claims of overuse of the death penalty, harsh prison terms, and unfair trials, along with systemic oppression of women. The sanctions’ aim is to prohibit the selected judges from holding assets in Canada and from
John Kerry and Xie Zhenhua are having talks in Beijing to increase international cooperation and ambition to tackle the climate crisis. They agreed to have regular meetings to share scientific and technological achievements, provide technological support to developing countries, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The first meeting is scheduled to
The UN Security Council held its first ever meeting about artificial intelligence on July 18th, 2023. The Security Council was briefed by experts in AI with Secretary General António Guterres warning that “Both military and non-military applications of AI could have very serious consequences for global peace and security.” Guterres
Thailand plans to re-engage military leaders of Myanmar by hosting talks discussing the ongoing crisis in Myanmar. The conference aims to engage the formerly-shunned military generals that have failed to comply with requests to end the violence and human rights violations. Critics say that the move is undermining unity between
