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Daily Wrap 22 April 2026

Time to apply the brakes to runaway AI, says pioneer If AI is “a very fast car with no steering wheel” then regulation must provide one, insists Nobel laureate and Artificial Intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton, the visionary scientist widely known as the “godfather” of the self-learning tech.  Read more Economic Development World News in Brief: Insecurity in the Darfurs, 100 million live with landmine threats, Singapore execution moratorium The United Nations is deeply alarmed by continued insecurity in the Darfur region of Sudan and the heavy toll it is having on civilians, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Wednesday.  Read more Humanitarian Aid SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Regional war threatens Syria’s fragile transition The Security Council is meeting now at a critical juncture for Syria’s fragile transition. While the Iran-US ceasefire has temporarily eased regional spillover from Lebanon and elsewhere, conditions remain volatile in Syria. The reported US military withdrawal now completed, marks a milestone, yet the chamber faces a country grappling with deep internal fissures and external pressures. Follow full meetings coverage below and UN News app users should click here.  Read more Peace and Security Libya: UN mission chief laments lack of progress towards national renewal Libya’s political leaders continue to lag in implementing a roadmap that leads to national elections and unified institutions, the UN Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Wednesday. Read more Peace and Security Long hours, stress and harassment are causing hundreds of thousands of early deaths, says UN labour agency More than 840,000 people die each year from health conditions linked to risks such as long working hours, job insecurity, workplace harassment and bullying, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO).  Read more Health Ceasefire extension offers diplomatic opening, but tensions persist in Strait of Hormuz The United States’ decision to extend a fragile ceasefire with Iran has kept a narrow window open for diplomacy, but fresh security incidents in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday underscore the volatility of the situation and the risks to global shipping and regional stability. Read more Peace and Security Earth Day: The battle to save a drowning Pacific island nation As the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu battles rising sea levels that threaten to put large parts of the island entirely underwater by the end of this century, its citizens are making efforts to safeguard their future while preparing for the worst impacts of climate change.  Read more Climate and Environment Extreme heat pushing global food systems to the brink, UN agencies warn Extreme heat is pushing global food and farming systems to the brink, threatening the livelihoods of over a billion people as rising temperatures and more frequent heatwaves redefine how food is produced worldwide, a new UN report warns. Read more Climate and Environment

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