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Critics fear catastrophic energy crisis as AI is outsourced to Latin America

By Gerry McGovern, Sue Branford “We walk for the water we need. If we don’t walk, who will give it to us?” asks Juan, a middle-aged man born in the Indigenous rural community of Maconí, Mexico. “It’s a four-hour journey each day to fetch water … Since last year, there hasn’t been rain, and this year it’s the same.” The bean crop has withered and there’s no corn […]

22 March, 2024

World

Indian opposition leader arrested over corruption claims a month before elections

Delhi government has called chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest a political conspiracy by Prime Minister Modi's government aimed to cripple the opposition's campaign ahead of the general elections next month. Mr Kejriwal, one of India's main opposition leaders, was arrested by India's financial crimes investigative agency over corruption charges in a liquor policy case that allegedly benefited private retailers. His party has called for a nationwide protest over his arrest. […]

22 March, 2024

World

UNSC to vote on Gaza Ceasefire Resolution

The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote later on a US-drafted resolution urging an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. It comes as US secretary of state Anthony Blinken continues to insist negotiators can still reach a deal for a truce between Hamas and Israel. EU leaders have also called for an 'immediate humanitarian pause' which they hope will lead to a 'sustainable ceasefire' in Gaza. World Affairs Editor of […]

22 March, 2024

World

UN migration chief warns about populist electioneering

With 2024 set to see more elections worldwide than any previous year, Amy Pope, who last year became the first woman to head the UN's International Organization for Migration, says increasing anti-migrant rhetoric from politicians seeking to score points is harming societies. Pointing out that the fear-mongering is rarely rooted in what is happening on the ground, Pope told the AFP news agency that some countries where anti-migrant rhetoric is […]

22 March, 2024

World

What Article 23 means for the future of Hong Kong and its once vibrant pro-democracy movement

By Michael C. Davis, O.P. Jindal Global University Lawmakers in Hong Kong passed new security legislation on March 19, 2024, handing authorities in the semi-autonomous city-state further power to clamp down on dissent. The law, under Article 23, has been decades in the making but was resisted for a long time by protesters who feared the legislation’s effect on civil liberties in Hong Kong, a special administrative […]

22 March, 2024

World

America’s pint-sized bank robbers nabbed

Three boys aged 11, 12 and 16 – dubbed the "Little Rascals" by the FBI – have been arrested for allegedly robbing a Texas bank. The AFP news agency reports that, while the boys have not been identified because they are juveniles, the FBI had released a photo of the pint-sized suspects following their 14 March bank robbery, and two of the boys – who don't appear to have tried […]

22 March, 2024

Science & Technology

UN adopts first global AI resolution

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted the first global resolution on artificial intelligence which aims to encourage the protection of personal data, monitoring AI for risks, and safeguarding human rights. While it is a nonbinding resolution, according to Linda Thomas Greenfield, the US' Ambassador to the UN, it is just the first step in ensuring AI technology is used and developed responsibly.

22 March, 2024

World

The United States has tabled a revised Gaza ceasefire resolution

The United States yesterday tabled a revised ceasefire resolution to be voted on by the UN Security Council. Jody Jacobs reports that with the document calling for an "immediate ceasefire" tied to the release of all hostages, and Washington having blocked previous attempts to pass such a ceasefire resolution, this could mark a significant change in its approach to the conflict, though a date for the vote has yet to […]

22 March, 2024

World

Portugal to establish coalition government

In Portugal, the leader of the centre-right Democratic Alliance party, Luis Montenegro, has been invited to try to form a government after inconclusive elections earlier this month. Giles Gibson reports though that he has already ruled out a coalition with the far-right Chega party, which now holds 50 seats in parliament.

22 March, 2024