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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic waves to citizens outside the Presidency of Serbia moments before formally submitting his resignation, ending his second and final five-year term in office, in Belgrade, Serbia.
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Serbian president resigns but will run for PM, Swiss voters reject even more neutrality, Terror plot stopped at airbase in UK

Vučić and his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) have faced over two years of student-led protests over alleged corruption and democratic backsliding.

The UN at a crossroads, with Secretary-General António Guterres
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The UN at a crossroads, with Secretary-General António Guterres

This year’s UN General Assembly took place against a backdrop of escalating conflict, fears of runaway AI, and deep divisions over international cooperation. UN Secretary-General António Guterres reflects on the UN’s role at a moment of great global uncertainty.

A group of people standing in the lobby of the Microsoft office in front of a wooden wall
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Microsoft's Middle East Digital Commitment

Last week at UNGA, Microsoft announced its Middle East Digital Commitment, a long-term framework focused on advancing technology, strengthening digital resilience, and expanding workforce readiness across the region. With an initial focus on Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, the commitment includes investments in AI and cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, connectivity, and skills development to support economic growth and prepare more people to participate in the AI economy. Read the full article here.

Iran and Ukraine address the UN today, Philippines moves closer to impeaching VP Duterte, Ethiopia on the brink of new conflict
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Iran and Ukraine address the UN today, Philippines moves closer to impeaching VP Duterte, Ethiopia on the brink of new conflict

The presidents of two different countries currently at war with nuclear superpowers are at the mic today.

Can the UN survive what comes next?
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Can the UN survive what comes next?

In January, Trump ordered the US to stop participating in or funding 31 UN entities, along with moves to disengage from the World Health Organization, the UN Human Rights Council, UNRWA, and UNESCO.

António Guterres: Superpowers can't always get what they want
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António Guterres: Superpowers can't always get what they want

The world’s most powerful countries are learning that influence has its limits. On GZERO World, UN Secretary-General António Guterres tells Ian Bremmer the wars in Ukraine and Iran show why superpowers cannot rely on force alone to achieve their goals.

Followers of the Shi'ite Houthi group ride on a truck at a gathering near the Yemeni capital Sanaa August 20, 2014.
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Saudis play telephone to stop the Houthis, South Africans protest against data centers, Australia hopes rugby can stop China in the Pacific

“Hi, China, it’s Saudi Arabia, could you tell Iran to ask the Houthis to chill out?”

The enduring legacy of 9/11, with former Defense Secretary Mark Esper
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

The enduring legacy of 9/11, with former Defense Secretary Mark Esper

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper reflects on 25 years since 9/11, the lessons of America’s forever wars, and the biggest threats to US national security today

How 9/11 reshaped America and the world
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

How 9/11 reshaped America and the world

25 years after 9/11, has America learned the lessons of the war on terror—or is it repeating the same mistakes? Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper reflects on the post-9/11 era, the war with Iran, and why China is the biggest existential threat to the United States.

Members of the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine
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European leaders head to Ukraine, US and Canada butt heads over trade, US threatens “economic D-Day” on Iran

The gathering today, which falls on the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence from the Soviet Union, brings together nearly three dozen European countries supporting Ukraine with financial and military aid against Russia.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after a bilateral meeting.
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China calls Trump’s bluff over new Iran sanctions, Botswana saves citizens from shady Russian military recruitment, Brazil tries to cash in on rare earth reserves

China has defied Western sanctions for years and buys as much as 90% of Iran’s oil exports.