Trump beats ‘America first’ drum at UN as allies tread carefully
Donald Trump insisted the US would not join global AI regulation and urged countries to abandon the International Criminal Court for prosecuting war crimes.
United Nations leaders delivered speeches urging cooperation and restraint on Tuesday, in contrast to President Donald Trump's militaristic vision for the United States. Trump argued the US would not join global regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) and called for abandoning the International Criminal Court, which prosecutes war crimes.
He boasted about US control over Venezuelan oil, saying to the victor belong the spoils. Trump's most alarming statement addressed the nearly seven-month-long war in Iran, where he claimed to have a big decision to make - either to make a deal or annihilate the Islamic Republic quickly.
Outgoing UN chief Antonio Guterres warned of the specter of ethnic cleansing in the ongoing Israeli settlements expansion in the occupied West Bank. He called for US-Chinese dialogue on the future of AI, akin to US-Soviet engagement during the Cold War, but Trump rejected international regulation of the technology. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva warned against foreign and domestic interference in Brazil's elections, referring to Trump's claims of rule over the Americas.
Cuban delegates left the room during Trump's speech, expressing outrage over falsehoods spread by the US president about Cuba's future.
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