Ethiopia and Tigray accuse each of launching offensives, fuelling fears of new war
The local authorities reportedly seize Tigray's airports following reports of recent drone strikes.
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UN General Assembly to discuss war, climate and AI
World leaders are heading to New York for the world's biggest diplomatic gathering: the UN General Assembly. Throughout the week, attention will turn to the war in Iran, climate change and the race to rein in AI. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis and Theresa Squatrito from the London School of Economics discuss what to expect.
World leaders weigh AI worries, regulations
AI leaders are due to brief the UN Security Council at an emergency session later today. The meeting comes after weeks of warnings about the potentially uncontrollable risks posed by artificial intelligence. Delano D’Souza reports.
U.S., Iran hold first talks since June as Trump threatens annihilation
U.S. and Iranian delegations met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, rekindling diplomacy amid Trump's threat to "annihilate" the regime.
Beluga whale rescued from closed Canadian marine park dies in US
Osiris, one of 30 belugas removed from Ontario’s shuttered Marineland, struggled to acclimate to her Illinois home An Illinois aquarium has said that a third beluga whale it rescued from a closed marine park in Canada this summer has died after it struggled to acclimate to its new environment. Osiris, a 26-year-old female, was one of 30 belugas removed from…