🌍 Trump Rejects AI Controls as UN Warns of Killer Robots
World leaders clashed over artificial intelligence governance at the UN General Assembly, with Donald Trump rejecting international efforts to regulate the technology while UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned against handing life-and-death decisions to machines.
Trump promoted AI as a path to "super intelligence," opposing coordinated global controls, as other heads of state called for binding international frameworks to manage the technology's risks.
The debate follows incidents of AI systems operating beyond human control and warnings from industry insiders, pushing AI governance to the centre of global diplomatic discussions.
The United States plans to re-establish a Cold War-era military base in southern Greenland and open a second installation on the island's east coast, according to sources familiar with the plans.
The move would significantly expand the U.S. military footprint on the strategically vital Arctic island, which Washington has repeatedly sought to acquire or control. No official announcement has been made and further details on timeline or cost were not provided in available reporting.
The development comes amid sustained U.S. pressure on Greenland, which Denmark administers but which enjoys broad autonomy — and which President Trump has publicly stated he wants the U.S. to take over.
🇨🇳 Xi to Press Trump on Taiwan Arms — Offering Iran Pressure in Return
Xi Jinping is expected to press Donald Trump this week to halt US arms sales to Taiwan under a 1982 joint statement, sources briefed on the matter say. The meeting may take place at the US National Archives in Washington.
In exchange, Beijing is offering to help apply pressure on Iran as the US-led conflict in the Middle East continues. The proposed trade links two of Washington's most consequential foreign policy files — Taiwan's security and Iran — in what would mark a significant shift in US-China diplomacy if agreed.
🏛 UK Files First Rwanda Genocide Charges — 31 Years On
A British man has become the first person to face charges in the UK over the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in a landmark prosecution.
Dr Vincent Brown, formerly known as Dr Vincent Bajinya, 65, is charged with seven offences and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
The case marks a significant moment for accountability — the genocide, in which an estimated 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu were killed over roughly 100 days, has seen prosecutions in Rwanda and at international tribunals, but this is the first time charges have been brought under UK jurisdiction.
🇨🇳 China Purges Two Top Generals for Disloyalty and Corruption
China has expelled two of its most senior military officers — Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli — from the Communist Party and the armed forces following a Politburo meeting Monday, state media reported.
Zhang, formerly vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and the highest-ranking uniformed officer below Xi Jinping, was accused of factionalism and disloyalty alongside Liu. Both had been removed from the CMC in late August. The party cited "serious violations of discipline and law."
The purge marks one of the most significant military disciplinary actions under Xi, targeting the very apex of China's command structure.
🇨🇳 Xi Jinping to Visit US This Week in First State Visit Since 2015
Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to the United States from September 23–25, Beijing's Foreign Ministry confirmed Monday, at the invitation of President Donald Trump.
It marks Xi's first state visit to the US in a decade and his second face-to-face meeting with Trump this year, following a May summit in Beijing that ended with a pledge to stabilise relations. The two leaders are expected to address disputes over trade, technology and national security between the world's two largest economies.