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AI leaders urge caution at UN, with Anthropic chief pledging to slow down

23 September 2026 at 22:46
Leaders of some of the world's biggest AI companies urged caution at the United Nations on Wednesday, warning that increasingly autonomous systems could outpace human oversight. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei pledged to slow development to ensure new AI systems are safe, while OpenAI chief Sam Altman called for "extreme care".

No, this video doesn't disprove the 9/11 attack on the south tower of the World Trade Center

23 September 2026 at 20:01
A former British member of parliament implied that a video filmed from a helicopter on September 11, 2001 shows that no planes actually hit the World Trade Center's south tower, but this claim would be unfounded. The plane that hit the south tower hit the other side of the building, which isn’t visible in the video.

AI leaders warn UN Security Council of risk to ‘humanity as a whole’ without regulation

23 September 2026 at 11:13
The current moment in artificial intelligence development "calls for extreme care", OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told an emergency session of the UN Security Council on Wednesday following weeks of global headlines about the risk of uncontrollable AI. Read our live blog to see how the day's events unfolded.

L'Azerbaïdjan gracie le Français Martin Ryan après la levée de sanctions contre un oligarque russe

23 September 2026 at 09:04
L'Azerbaïdjan a gracié le Français emprisonné Martin Ryan, selon un décret présidentiel publié mercredi. Cet homme d'affaires âgé de 38 ans avait été condamné en mars à dix ans de prison pour "espionnage", dans un contexte de tensions entre Bakou et Paris.

Guterres pleads for 'world built on interdependence' in final General Assembly address

22 September 2026 at 22:02
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleaded for “a world built on interdependence” Tuesday as he made his final address to the annual gathering of world leaders convening to face a formidable menu of challenges, from climate change and war to inequality and the rise of artificial intelligence. 

Iran, AI and the ICC: Trump makes threats, touts policies at UN General Assembly

22 September 2026 at 18:09
US President Donald Trump launched a full-throated defence of the deeply unpopular US-Israeli war against Iran before the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, claiming that Washington would reach a deal with Tehran after the upcoming US midterm elections. Trump also rejected the idea of global regulation of artificial intelligence, said the government of Cuba would soon "fall", and urged member countries of the International Criminal Court to "resign". 

Top TV networks – including Fox – revolt in solidarity with media banned by Trump

22 September 2026 at 11:59
The top five US television networks staged a revolt on Monday when they effectively boycotted coverage of President Donald Trump to protest his decision to ban three news outlets from the White House. "No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting," ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox and NBC said in a joint statement.

'No peace without justice,' Macron tells UN General Assembly

22 September 2026 at 11:09
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the General Assembly in New York on Tuesday for the last time before his term ends on December 31. Guterres was followed at the podium by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron. Read our liveblog for highlights and replays of their addresses. 

World leaders gather at UN amid wars, AI fears and global divisions

22 September 2026 at 04:49
World leaders are gathering at the United Nations this week against a backdrop of wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, rising fears over artificial intelligence and mounting economic and climate pressures. The annual General Assembly will test whether the 193-member body can still bring countries together to tackle crises that increasingly transcend borders.

L'UE renouvelle in extremis ses sanctions contre la Russie, deux oligarques exemptés

22 September 2026 at 02:16
L’UE a renouvelé ses sanctions contre près de 3 000 individus et entités, accusés de soutenir l'effort de guerre russe contre l'Ukraine, mais deux oligarques, Alicher Ousmanov et Mikhaïl Fridman, ont été retirés de la liste noire, au grand dam de Kiev.

CNN, MS NOW, Politico to sue Trump administration after White House ban

21 September 2026 at 15:34
US media outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico announced Monday they were filing suit after US President Donald Trump banned their journalists from the White House last week. The ban on the three outlets marks an escalation in the Trump administration's years-long assault on the country's press freedoms.

Manifestations en Syrie, feux de forêt à Quito, Céline Dion sur scène : la semaine en images

20 September 2026 at 11:50
Retour sur les temps forts de l'actualité de la semaine écoulée et ses images les plus marquantes : l'opération séduction de Mark Carney en Europe, la première liste de Zidane à la tête des Bleus, Quito sous la fumée des incendies, le retour sur scène de Céline Dion et des manifestations en Syrie contre la hausse des prix du carburant.

Ursula von der Leyen suggère que le Canada devienne "membre associé" de l'UE

16 September 2026 at 17:45
La présidente ⁠de la Commission européenne ​Ursula von der Leyen a émis mercredi l'hypothèse que le Canada devienne le premier "membre associé" de l'UE, ​dans un contexte de détérioration marquée des relations entre Ottawa et Washington. En réaction, Donald Trump a menacé de rompre les échanges commerciaux avec l'UE.

Climat, IA, Ukraine... ce qu'il faut retenir du discours sur l'état de l'UE de Von der Leyen

16 September 2026 at 06:19
Ursula von der Leyen a prononcé mercredi matin son discours annuel sur l’état de l’UE devant le Parlement de Strasbourg. La présidente de la Commission européenne a balayé pendant une heure une multitude de sujets, dont les menaces sécuritaires qui pèsent sur l'Europe, le réchauffement climatique, l'IA ou encore les dangers des réseaux sociaux pour les mineurs.

Climat, IA, Ukraine... ce qu'il faut retenir du discours sur l'état de l'UE de Von der Leyen

16 September 2026 at 06:19
Ursula von der Leyen a prononcé mercredi matin son discours annuel sur l’état de l’UE devant le Parlement de Strasbourg. La présidente de la Commission européenne a balayé pendant une heure une multitude de sujets, dont les menaces sécuritaires qui pèsent sur l'Europe, le réchauffement climatique, l'IA ou encore les dangers des réseaux sociaux pour les mineurs.

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