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The next UN secretary-general will take over the most prominent position in multilateral governance at a time when multilateralism is arguably at its nadir. Adapting to today’s multipolar reality will require instilling a renewed sense of purpose and demanding more of member states. BOGOTÁ—Leading the United Nations has always been a balancing act, but the breakdown of the postwar global order has added a new dimension of complexity to the role. The next secretary-general, who will take office in 2027, will fill the most prominent position in multilateral governance at a time when multilateralism is arguably at its nadir. To…

What was claimed A video shows the glacier that collapsed and caused the flood in Nepal last month. Our verdict False. This footage predates the flood in Nepal and was filmed in Alaska. Helicopter footage of a glacier in Alaska has been shared online with false claims it shows the glacier that caused last month’s deadly flood in Nepal.We traced the footage back to a clip posted on Instagram on 21 August, five days before flooding occurred in Nepal after a glacier collapsed. The original footage is captioned as showing the Columbia Glacier in Alaska. The video was posted by…

Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka is under investigation by Swiss prosecutors over allegations he obtained a forged Covid-19 vaccination certificate.The 33-year-old is alleged to have obtained the certificate in 2022, when it was a requirement in Switzerland for some travel abroad.The public prosecutor’s office of the city of Lucerne confirmed the investigation was under way to determine whether any criminal behaviour took place in obtaining a “false or forged” certificate.The Sunderland midfielder, who was playing for Arsenal at the time, posted a statement on social media on Monday saying he had a “mistrust” towards the vaccine and had been “influenced by…

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey has insisted he is not just aiming to be a junior partner in a coalition government, saying: “I am a candidate to be prime minister.”He also backed the controversial Jackdaw gas field, which the government is expected to green light later this month, saying it had “passed the climate test” and was compatible with a transition to renewables.Sir Ed has faced criticism from some in his party that he lacks ambition and the vision needed to cut through in a crowded political field.He acknowledged the “frustration” felt by some of his MPs that the…

iFixit, the company known for completely tearing apart just about every product and device it can, has fully disassembled a brand new iPhone 18 Pro. The goal is to understand how all the parts fit together and find ways to fix anything that might break.In the company’s post and teardown video, iFixit showed off how it took apart the latest iPhone, and what people who may someday need to fix theirs should look out for.It gave the iPhone 18 Pro a repair rating of 7/10, citing easy-to-remove camera and battery assemblies. This matches the rating it gave the iPhone 17…

A fake LastPass Authenticator distributed via GitHub has led to the discovery of a broad impersonation campaign delivering infostealer malware, LastPass reports. As part of the campaign, the attackers impersonated at least 40 organizations to push a Microsoft-attested kernel driver designed to terminate 145 security tools and open the door to information-stealing malware called Rapuncel. Discovered on August 13, the fake LastPass lure represents opportunistic brand spoofing — with no internal LastPass systems compromised — and forms part of a campaign active for several months. Using SEO optimization, the attackers’ GitHub page serving the fraudulent LastPass Authenticator was shown among…

The crypto industry spent much of the past two years preparing for regulatory clarity in Washington. This week, one of its biggest legislative priorities hit a major roadblock.The CLARITY Act failed to advance in the Senate on Tuesday, falling short of the 60 votes needed to bring the bill to the floor for debate. The setback significantly narrows the bill’s path this year, with the Senate calendar tightening ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections.Strategists say crypto exchanges such as Coinbase may have more at stake than most from the stalled legislation.Elsewhere, Standard Chartered is betting big on Arbitrum, Bitmine…

Brain imaging could reveal early changes linked to Alzheimer’s disease. MRI scans show that the thickness of the outermost layer of the brain changes before the onset of the disease, detectable up to seven years prior, researchers reported August 19 in Nature Neuroscience. Though the differences are too subtle to use as a diagnostic tool, they could help researchers understand the early stages of Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia and can cause memory loss, disorientation and behavior shifts. But changes in the brain can occur long before these cognitive symptoms appear. Sticky protein fragments called…

As large-scale production components stack up at the Kuldipsingh Port Facility (KPF), representatives of France’s energy giant TotalEnergies and Surinamese officials have met to discuss the progress on a multibillion-dollar deepwater oil project in Block 58 off the coast of Suriname, confirming that the offshore development remains firmly on track for its first oil production in 2028. TotalEnergies’ CEO visit Suriname to go over GranMorgu’s progress; Source: Staatsolie Accompanied by Nicolas Terraz, President of Exploration & Production, and Javier Rielo, Senior Vice President of Exploration & Production Americas, Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies, visited Suriname on September 19,…

A sobering new report from the United Nations Environment Programme warns that even if governments deliver on all their existing climate pledges, warming could reach 1.8°C later this century. That means humanity must pivot from simply containing global warming to finding ways to reverse it. LONDON—The world must now face up to the fact that the increase in average global temperatures will surpass 1.5° Celsius, the more ambitious of the 2015 Paris climate agreement’s targets. That means devising a plan for managing the consequences—by increasing our focus on adaptation, loss and damage, and geoengineering—while redoubling our efforts to cut greenhouse-gas…