Antonio Guterres

India’s A.I. Summit Disaster Features Snubs, Billionaire Bails, and Chinese Robot Cheating

India sought to make a splash in the world’s fastest-growing tech industry this week by hosting an A.I. Impact Summit in New Delhi, with a who’s-who of industry leaders and artificial intelligence visionaries on the guest list. The summit was a public-relations disaster, because the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi evidently underestimated how much rivalry and personal animosity exists in the A.I. world.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) takes a group photo with AI company leaders

U.N. Grants Iran Vice-Chairmanship on Body for Democracy and Women’s Rights

The latest uproar at the embattled United Nations exploded on Thursday, as Iran — a country that brutally oppresses women and just murdered thousands of its own citizens to thwart a popular uprising — was named vice-chair of the U.N. Commission for Social Development (CSocD), an agency whose purview includes women’s rights and democracy.

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Iran Claims U.N. Chief Congratulated It on Anniversary of Islamist Revolution

The Iranian government held rallies on Wednesday to commemorate the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, in an obvious effort to demonstrate strength after massive protests threatened to topple the oppressive government last month. Controversy erupted when U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres allegedly wrote a letter to the president of Iran to congratulate him for the revolution that created the murderous regime in Tehran.

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Rwanda Marks 31 Years Since Genocide

The United Nations marked Monday, April 7 as the 31st anniversary of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, in which a million men, women, and children from the Tutsi tribe were slaughtered, along with members of the rival Hutu tribe who spoke out against the bloodbath. 

People light candles during a night vigil at Nyanza Genocide Memorial Center as part of th

Jihadi Offensive Spreads Chaos in Syria, Roping in U.S.-Backed Forces

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a U.S.-backed Syrian militia group led by Syrian Kurdish forces, said on Tuesday that its fighters clashed with Syrian government troops and took control of seven villages near Deir al-Zor, potentially opening a new front against the regime of dictator Bashar Assad.

Fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stand atop a roof next to their unfurled fl