Global news (21 october 2026)

Afghanistan Following extreme hunger warnings, a bitter reality is unfolding across Afghanistan: food is available, but remains inaccessible for millions of people. That’s according to UN aid coordination office spokesperson Olga Cherevko, who has just...

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Beholden to the Party: CCP Control in the Transplant Sector

Chinese Communist Party (CCP) control is embedded throughout the Chinese medical establishment and organ transplant sector and has tightened since 2018, raising serious doubts...

Yerevan Wants to Swap Territories with Azerbaijan to Resolve Exclave Problem

The fate of exclaves—territories the Soviets made part of Armenia and Azerbaijan but that are surrounded by land belonging to the other—is slowing the...

Le infrastrutture sostenute dall’UE rafforzano la connettività tra Azerbaigian e Asia centrale

Il secondo incontro nazionale sul Corridoio Transcaspico, tenutosi il 30 settembre a Tashkent, segna un passaggio di fase che l'Unione Europea ha voluto rendere...
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WHO scales up Ebola readiness in 22 countries across three continents

The World Health Organization (WHO) is strengthening Ebola preparedness amid conflict and displacement affecting millions of lives in a...

Geopolitica della mente. L’era dell’intelligenza integrata e il nuovo ordine epistemico

Nel 2026 ricorrono settant’anni dalla conferenza di Dartmouth, l’incontro che nell’estate del 1956 diede forma all’espressione “intelligenza artificiale” e...

Mexico signs decree requiring digital platforms to protect minors

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum signed a federal decree on 14 October 2026 requiring digital platforms to strengthen protections for children and adolescents online. The...

La battaglia europea sui social ai minori è anche una prova di sovranità digitale

La proposta di Ursula von der Leyen di limitare l'accesso dei minori ai social network apre un nuovo fronte nella politica tecnologica europea. L'impianto...

New UN system platform puts millions of data points at users’ fingertips, says Guterres

How do you make sense of a world facing interconnected crises, from poverty and hunger to climate change, if the facts are scattered across...

Guterres calls for action as hate speech spreads across new platforms online

The UN Secretary-General has called for concerted action by governments, technology companies and civil society to stamp out hate speech, emphasizing that “its toxic...

EU closes consultation on data sovereignty and cross-border flows

The European Commission’s targeted consultation on safeguarding the EU’s data sovereignty closed on 15 September 2026. Launched on 8 July, the consultation sought views...

UN report warns of reprisals against those who collaborate in defence of human rights

Activists, lawyers and others who cooperate with the United Nations on human rights continue to face intimidation and reprisals, according to a new report...

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Beholden to the Party: CCP Control in the Transplant Sector

Chinese Communist Party (CCP) control is embedded throughout the Chinese medical establishment and organ transplant sector and has tightened since 2018, raising serious doubts...

Yerevan Wants to Swap Territories with Azerbaijan to Resolve Exclave Problem

The fate of exclaves—territories the Soviets made part of Armenia and Azerbaijan but that are surrounded by land belonging to the other—is slowing the...

Le infrastrutture sostenute dall’UE rafforzano la connettività tra Azerbaigian e Asia centrale

Il secondo incontro nazionale sul Corridoio Transcaspico, tenutosi il 30 settembre a Tashkent, segna un passaggio di fase che l'Unione Europea ha voluto rendere...

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L’ONU mette in luce l’uso dell’IA da parte dei terroristi durante un seminario a Tangeri dedicato alle donne

Dal 7 al 9 ottobre 2026 Tangeri ha ospitato il workshop regionale "Women at the heart of the fight against terrorism: Addressing emerging terrorism...

Women and girls pay high price in DR Congo Ebola outbreak

The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has taken a disproportionate toll on women and girls, many of whom...

Gender equality woefully off track, new UN report reveals

At the current rate of progress, gender equality would take 171 years to achieve, a new UN report finds as institutions built to advance...

UN Women: tagli agli aiuti, un milione di donne e bambine senza assistenza

(Maria Eva Pedrerol) Le donne e le bambine sono le prime vittime dei tagli agli aiuti internazionali. Circa un milione di loro hanno perso l’accesso...

L’UNIDIR pubblica linee guida sulla sicurezza informatica sensibile alle questioni di genere

(ME) DigWatch scrive che l'Istituto delle Nazioni Unite per la ricerca sul disarmo (UNIDIR) ha pubblicato una raccolta di buone pratiche per aiutare i governi...

UN experts call for gender-responsive AI governance

(DigWatch) UN human rights experts have warned that AI and related digital technologies could deepen gender inequalities if they are developed and deployed without...

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Secondo quanto riferito, Sam Altman delinea tre “endgame scenarios’ per l’intelligenza artificiale

Secondo ricostruzioni giornalistiche riportate il 21 ottobre 2026 da Digital Watch Observatory, Sam Altman avrebbe illustrato ai dipendenti OpenAI tre possibili scenari finali per...

Nel suo nuovo framework di sicurezza, Microsoft considera gli agenti di intelligenza artificiale come minacce interne

Il 19 ottobre 2026 Microsoft ha pubblicato un post in cui gli agenti AI non sono più trattati come una categoria di software da...

The Emerging Need to Protect Critical Infrastructure and VIPs from Weaponized AI Drone Threats

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GEN-AI), when used for malicious and criminal purposes, is predominately recognized for its analytical, mission planning, and propaganda value. GEN-AI now also...

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