UN Chief's Final Address: 'World's Cracks Have Become Chasms'

UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered his final address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, warning that the world's "cracks have become chasms" and declaring that "killer robots have no place in our future" as AI emerges as a global threat. Guterres condemned human rights violations, ignored international law, and described the situation in Palestinian territories as "devastating," citing the International Court of Justice's genocide case against Israel. He called for compliance with international law and warned against Israeli settlement expansion threatening the two-state solution. The address marked the opening of the first General Assembly treating AI as a global threat. Guterres advocated for a "networked multipolarity" and multilateral AI safeguards. His successor race remains open, with Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan and Guyana's Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett as leading candidates.