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People participate in an AI red-teaming exercise at the DEF CON hacking conference in Las Vegas.
People participate in an AI red-teaming exercise at the DEF CON hacking conference in Las Vegas.

What an Effort to Hack Chatbots Says About AI Safety

The White House backed an AI red-teaming exercise last year. The results are in.

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid make their way along a street in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 10.
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid make their way along a street in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 10.

How to Get More Aid Into Gaza

A joint international task force could quickly mobilize an emergency system to clear shipments through the Rafah border crossing.

Bassirou Diomaye Faye (L) is sworn in as Senegal's president at an exhibition centre in the new town of Diamniadio near the capital Dakar on April 2.
Bassirou Diomaye Faye (L) is sworn in as Senegal's president at an exhibition centre in the new town of Diamniadio near the capital Dakar on April 2.

How Will Senegal’s New President Govern?

Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s agenda has spooked some investors, but power could temper his more radical proposals.

Philippine Coast Guard personnel are seen aboard an inflatable boat speeding past a Chinese Coast Guard ship after conducting a survey at the Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed South China Sea.
Philippine Coast Guard personnel are seen aboard an inflatable boat speeding past a Chinese Coast Guard ship after conducting a survey at the Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed South China Sea.

China-Philippines Tensions Heat Up

Saber-rattling in the South China Sea comes as Manila builds alliances in Washington and beyond.

People gather around a destroyed car used by World Central Kitchen in central Gaza.
People gather around a destroyed car used by World Central Kitchen in central Gaza.

U.S. ‘Outraged’ Over Deadly Israeli Strike on World Central Kitchen Convoy in Gaza

Nearly 200 aid workers have been killed in Gaza since the Israel-Hamas war began.

Police officers extinguish a fire during a protest against the Israeli Prime  Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government on March 16, in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Police officers extinguish a fire during a protest against the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government on March 16, in Tel Aviv, Israel.

The Problem Isn’t Just Netanyahu. It’s Israeli Society.

Despite blaming the prime minister, a large majority of Jewish Israeli citizens support his destructive policies in Gaza and beyond.

Law enforcement officers are seen deployed outside the burning Crocus City Hall concert hall following the shooting incident in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, on March 22.
Law enforcement officers are seen deployed outside the burning Crocus City Hall concert hall following the shooting incident in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, on March 22.

The Moscow Attack Showed Terrorism Is Asia’s Problem Now

Increased geopolitical rivalry is allowing extremist groups to thrive—and threaten everyone.

A French Army military vehicle belonging to a convoy of French troops crosses the Lazaret suburb of Niamey.
A French Army military vehicle belonging to a convoy of French troops crosses the Lazaret suburb of Niamey.

How the United States Lost Niger

Growing Russian, Chinese, and Iranian influence in the Sahel is testing Washington’s clout in an increasingly strategic continent.

An illustration shows the laurel leaves of the United Nations logo tied in a knot.
An illustration shows the laurel leaves of the United Nations logo tied in a knot.

The U.N. Security Council’s Default Is Deadlock

Countries have used the body’s impasse over conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine to advance their own interests.

A Ukrainian serviceman holds a MANPADS (Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems) "Stinger" anti-aircraft weapon as they scan for possible air targets, onboard a Maritime Guard of the State Border Service of Ukraine boat as it patrols in the northwestern part of the Black Sea on December 18, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
A Ukrainian serviceman holds a MANPADS (Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems) "Stinger" anti-aircraft weapon as they scan for possible air targets, onboard a Maritime Guard of the State Border Service of Ukraine boat as it patrols in the northwestern part of the Black Sea on December 18, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine Is Winning the War’s Other Front

Against all odds, Ukrainians have been dominating Russia in the Black Sea.

Employees work in a textile factory in Karachi, Pakistan.
Employees work in a textile factory in Karachi, Pakistan.

New Hope for Pakistan’s Mistreated Workers

Germany’s new Supply Chain Act could help curb some of the world’s worst labor injustices.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks on the phone in his office in Saint Petersburg.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks on the phone in his office in Saint Petersburg.

Nobody Actually Knows What Russia Does Next

The West’s warnings about Vladimir Putin’s future plans are getting louder—but not any more convincing.

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu makes a speech in Istanbul.
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu makes a speech in Istanbul.

Turkey’s Opposition Wins ‘Historic Victory’ in Local Elections

Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party suffers worst electoral defeat in more than two decades of power.

Emergency and security personnel search rubble following an airstrike that hit a building next to the Iranian Embassy.
Emergency and security personnel search rubble following an airstrike that hit a building next to the Iranian Embassy.

Israel Escalates Shadow War Against Iran

An airstrike in Damascus kills a top Iranian IRGC commander.

Security gates surround Moscow's Red Square.
Security gates surround Moscow's Red Square.
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