Your window to world news: Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of deadly strikes, Araghchi meets Witkoff in New York, Zelenskyy offers an energy-site ceasefire,— here’s your roundup for the day
Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia: The Iran-backed Houthis accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out a series of lethal air strikes that left civilians and prison inmates dead. The allegation comes as Riyadh works to repel an offensive that has allowed the group to capture strategically important territory.
Araghchi meets Trump envoy Witkoff: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in New York on Tuesday, in a rare direct encounter between the two officials as both sides looked to explore a possible path toward resolving the ongoing US-Iran conflict.
Zelenskyy says ready to halt energy site strikes: Ukraine is willing to halt strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, only if Russia agrees to call off its own strikes in return. Zelenskyy added that both Kyiv and Washington share a common goal of bringing the war to an end before winter sets in. "We are ready for any kind of format of energy ceasefire" if Russia agrees to "not attack our energy system," Zelenskyy said on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
Anthropic, OpenAI roll out cheaper AI: Anthropic and OpenAI released new, more affordable AI models within hours of one another, a launch that came just days after both companies' chief executives had called for the pace of AI development to be slowed, a move that has deepened existing concerns.
UK's G20 Presidency: Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told the United Nations that Britain, in its upcoming G20 presidency, will advance international AI safety standards, positioning AI governance as a central plank of the UK's leadership. "I can announce today that I am going to put AI at the heart of the UK's G20 presidency next year. We will work towards agreeing a single set of global principles and standards to ensure the transparency and access we need to increase our preparedness and to ensure that AI development is safe,” he said.
Sri Lanka jails 15 men: Sri Lanka's High Court has sentenced 15 men to 220 years in prison, after finding them directly involved in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which claimed 279 lives.
Turkey urges to rebuild Gaza : Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Tuesday, urged the world to immediately start the reconstruction of the devastated Gaza Strip. He told world leaders to "exert greater pressure on Israel,” addressing the United Nations General Assembly.
Quote of the day: "My message is to stand firm. Do not yield to the situation which is developing... The rhetoric of defeat that is giving way to abuse of power by empires, threatening the sovereignty of some nations."
This day in history: This day in 1846, Neptune was observed for the first time at the Berlin Observatory by Johann Galle, based on mathematical predictions.
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