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Britain's foreign secretary has warned that artificial intelligence poses the greatest security challenge of the next decade, calling for urgent international cooperation to establish safeguards against emerging risks.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has expressed alarm over mounting power disruptions at Europe's largest nuclear facility, the Zaporizhzhia plant in Ukraine, which has now suffered 21 off-site power losses since the conflict began.
France and Italy have announced plans for a multinational coalition to maintain international presence in Lebanon following the scheduled December 2024 withdrawal of the UN peacekeeping force UNIFIL.
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The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog has stressed the importance of diplomatic engagement as American and Iranian representatives prepare for direct talks in Switzerland, signalling cautious optimism about nuclear negotiations.