Diplomats, dignitaries and tech experts gathered amid the United Nations General Assembly to debate how to address the threats and harness the potential of artificial intelligence.

A U.N. human rights investigator, like other experts, concluded that the Trump administration’s deadly attacks violate international law, and said the strikes could be crimes against humanity.

Ali al-Zaidi is a political neophyte hoping to succeed where previous leaders failed. In an interview, he laid out an ambitious timeline that could prove hard to meet.

A parliamentary vote demonstrated that President Vladimir V. Putin’s autocratic system was still able to deliver the results he wanted, analysts said.

The conflict has opened a second front in the Middle East after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, adding to global uncertainty and turmoil in energy markets.

Zhang Youxia, once the People’s Liberation Army’s top uniformed commander, and another general had taken “exceptionally large” bribes, investigators said.

The United Nations is also searching for a replacement for António Guterres, who has served two terms as the secretary general and is stepping down.

The populist emphasis on national identity and pride, rather than the sins of the past, finds a deep response in voters adrift in a world they no longer understand.

The poet and lyricist Gulzar has profoundly shaped the idea of tender romance in India through his verse and songs in more than 150 musicals.

Patients and workers in one of the country’s largest hospitals sweltered in a heat wave last month. Experts say the whole country must urgently adapt.