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UN Security Council Targets AI, Drones and Encryption in New Counter-Terrorism Statement

The United Nations Security Council adopted its first presidential statement on terrorism in five years, setting out new international measures addressing the use of artificial intelligence, automated drones and encrypted communications by militant groups.
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India Plans Independent Space Station by 2035
Anthropic Restricts Access for Russian Cyber Actors and Chinese Technology Laboratories
UN Security Council Targets AI, Drones and Encryption in New Counter-Terrorism Statement
Xi Jinping Visits India for BRICS Summit as Putin Proposes UN Security Council Expansion
Chinese Companies Supplied Satellite Intelligence for Deadly Iranian Strike on US Base
Iraqi Drone Strikes Halt Saudi Oil Pipeline as Houthis Advance Near Bab al-Mandeb
US Women’s Basketball Team Beats Spain 76-66 to Reach World Cup Final
Republican Rivalry Emerges Between JD Vance and Marco Rubio
Justice Department Struggles to Win Felony Convictions in Protester Cases
US Approves $100 Million Africell Loan to Counter Huawei’s African Telecom Reach
US Treasury Welcomes Updated Global Minimum Tax Framework
US Treasury and IRS Issue New Rules on Foreign Tax Credits
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