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Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors mark 9/11 with counter-terrorism push on AI and drones

A wide view of voting at the United Nations Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security, where the council unanimously renewed the mandate of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) for an additional 3 years.
UN Photo/Evan Schneider The UN Security Council votes on renewing the mandate of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED).

Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors mark 9/11 with counter-terrorism push on AI and drones

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The Security Council met to mark 25 years since the 9/11 attacks with a briefing on counter-terrorism as ambassadors take stock of a threat that has morphed dramatically since resolution 1373 built the council's counter-terrorism machinery in 2001. Briefers highlighted militants' growing use of artificial intelligence, drones and encrypted platforms for recruitment and attack planning.