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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - February 2017

Feb 2017

Jun 10, 2023

UK to Host First Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence Safety

Britain will host the world's first summit on artificial intelligence later this year (2023), in a bid to broker a common approach by countries to limit the technology's potential doomsday risks while harnessing its potential.
As per reports, the summit is expected to take place in the autumn and will gather like-minded countries to shape a regulatory response.

Trump Charged over Classified Documents in First Federal Indictment of an Ex-president (10)

Donald Trump has said that he was indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal threats against the former President as he seeks to reclaim the White House.
The Justice Department did not immediately publicly confirm the indictment. But as per reports, the indictment included seven criminal counts. Trump's lawyers were contacted by prosecutors shortly before he announced on his Truth Social platform that he had been indicted.
The indictment enmeshes the Justice Department in the most politically explosive prosecution in its long history.

Jun 09, 2023

Five New Countries Elected as Non-permanent Members of the UNSC

Five countries were elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council following a vote in the General Assembly. Algeria, Guyana, Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia will join the premier body for maintaining international peace and security, starting in January 2024, serving for a two-year period. They were among six countries vying for five non-permanent seats around the Council's horseshoe-shaped table that will become vacant at the end of the year.
The five newly elected countries will join Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland as non-permanent members of the Council. They will take up seats currently occupied by Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates when their two-year terms end on December 31, 2023.

Jun 08, 2023

Ukraine's Nova Kakhovka Dam Disaster

The Nova Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine suffered a catastrophic blow, leading to concerns of devastating flooding. Ukraine's military command has accused Russia of causing the explosion, given the dam's strategic significance.
The Nova Kakhovka Dam is situated on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine. Constructed in 1956 as part of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, it holds back a massive reservoir of water, estimated to contain 18 cubic kilometres, similar in volume to Utah's Great Salt Lake. The dam's destruction has severe repercussions locally and affect Ukraine's broader war effort.
The immediate consequences of the dam's destruction include the potential flooding of settlements downstream, including Kherson, which Ukraine recaptured in 2022. Moreover, the water from the reservoir supplies the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia in 2014, and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Europe's largest. Additionally, the dam's destruction worsens Ukraine's energy problems and jeopardizes the canal system that irrigates southern Ukraine, including Crimea.

Top 10 World's most Expensive Cities for Expats in 2023

New York switched places with Hong Kong in the 2023 ranking, which stood at the second spot. They were followed by Geneva in Switzerland, London, and Singapore.
The list was dominated by cities in the US and China while Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the UAE also made a cut, among the total of 20 cities ranked in 2023.
In Asia, other than Chinese cities and Singapore, Japan's Tokyo, and Seoul, the capital city of South Korea also featured in the top 10 list.
The top ten cities most expensive cities for expats in 2023 are New York, Hong Kong, Geneva, London, Singapore, Zurich, San Francisco, Tel Aviv, Seoul and Tokyo.

Jun 07, 2023

Amid Tensions with US, Iran Unveils 'Hypersonic Missile'

Iran claimed that it had created a hypersonic missile capable of travelling at 15 times the speed of sound, adding a new weapon to its arsenal as tensions remain high with the US over Tehran's nuclear programme.
The new missile, called Fattah, or "conqueror" in Farsi, was unveiled even as Iran said that it reopened its diplomatic posts in Saudi Arabia after reaching a détente with Riyadh following years of conflict.

Zerodha's Nikhil Kamath Becomes Youngest Indian to Join 'The Giving Pledge'

Nikhil Kamath, co-founder of Zerodha, became the youngest and fourth Indian to join 'The Giving Pledge,' in which the world's wealthiest families and individuals vow to donate the majority of their income to charity organisations.
The initiative was founded in 2010 by Warren Buffett, Melinda Gates, and Bill Gates.
Kamath (35) is only the fourth Indian after Azim Premji, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, and Rohini and Nandan Nilekani to join the community.
Kamath founded Zerodha in 2010, as well as Gruhas for private investments, hedge fund True Beacon that manages wealth for ultra HNIs in India, fintech incubator Rainmatter, and Rainmatter Foundation, which supports climate-related non-profits.
The Giving Pledge invites billionaires worldwide to contribute a majority of their wealth to social causes like poverty alleviation, refugee aid, disaster relief, global health, education, women's and girls' empowerment, medical research, arts and culture, criminal justice reform, and environmental sustainability.
The Giving Pledge is a campaign to encourage wealthy people to contribute a majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes.

Jun 06, 2023

Tehran to Reopen its Embassy in Riyadh

Iran's foreign ministry announced it would reopen its diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia, restoring diplomatic ties after a seven-year rift.
In March, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to establish diplomatic ties, in a Chinese-brokered deal. Saudi Arabia broke ties with Iran in 2016 after protesters invaded Saudi diplomatic posts in Tehran and the north-eastern city of Mashhad.

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