Tens of thousands of diplomats are descending on United Nations headquarters in New York City this week. But while the annual U.N. General Assembly high-level gathering is supposed to center on diplomacy, espionage and security considerations also loom large.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed strengthening trade and infrastructure relations between their countries during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders Summit. Modi highlighted the potential for further cooperation between India and Turkey, particularly in the field of economy. Erdogan expressed confidence in tapping the vast potential of cooperation between the two countries and proposed a rotational mechanism for membership in the UN Security Council, allowing all 195 countries to potentially become members.
The G20 Summit Declaration called on states to uphold international law and prioritize peaceful resolutions to conflicts. It emphasized the need for diplomacy and dialogue, particularly in the context of the war in Ukraine. The declaration also called for refraining from the threat or use of force and stated that the use of nuclear weapons is inadmissible. The G20 leaders recognized that geopolitical and security issues can have significant consequences for the global economy.
Artificial Intelligence: The seven companies - Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI - formally announced their commitment to new standards in the areas of safety, security and trust at a meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday afternoon.