Keywords: Legislation


Anthropic Proposes AI Safety Bill That Could Block Models Posing Catastrophic Risks

Anthropic is seeking to strengthen safeguards against the most dangerous potential applications of artificial intelligence through a proposed U.S. legislative framework that could delay the release of AI models deemed capable of triggering catastrophic harm. The draft would establish a formal process......

Anthropic Proposes AI Safety Law Giving Judges Final Say on Government Bans

Anthropic has proposed a federal framework for regulating the United States’ most powerful artificial intelligence models, seeking to balance government intervention against judicial oversight as Washington debates how to address emerging AI risks. The proposal would allow federal authorities......

Namibia’s suicide rate exceeds the African average, prompting calls for urgent action

Namibia is facing growing concerns over mental health after recording a suicide rate significantly higher than the African regional average, prompting renewed calls for stronger prevention programmes, earlier intervention and wider access to care. Namibia’s Vice President, Lucia Witbooi, said......

UK parliament rejects assisted dying bill for England and Wales

British lawmakers have rejected legislation that would have introduced assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales, bringing a two-year parliamentary debate over the controversial issue to an end, at least for now. The bill, formally known as the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life)......

Philippines: After a School Shooting, the Debate Shifts to Social Media and Gun Control

A shooting at a school in Zamboanga, in southern Philippines, has reignited the debate over gun safety and minors' exposure to violent content on social media. The alleged shooter, an eighth-grade student described as academically successful, livestreamed the attack before taking his own life, according......

Protests over private property bill spark clashes outside Argentina's Senate

Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside Argentina's Senate in Buenos Aires on Thursday to oppose a controversial private property bill, with the protest ending in violent clashes between police and groups of protesters as lawmakers debated the legislation inside the chamber. The confrontation......

Chile's President José Antonio Kast unveils sweeping anti-organized crime reform agenda

Chilean President José Antonio Kast has announced an ambitious legislative package aimed at strengthening the country's response to organized crime, placing public security at the center of his administration's early political agenda. In a nationally televised address, Kast introduced......

US Congress advances bipartisan bill to review Polisario Front’s terrorist designation status

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the United States Congress has introduced new legislation that could pave the way for an official review of whether the Polisario Front meets the legal criteria to be designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under US law. The proposed bill calls for a formal......

Trump calls for end to Senate filibuster to secure Republican future

U.S. President Donald Trump has renewed his call for Republican senators to abolish the Senate filibuster, arguing that ending the procedural rule is essential to preserving the Republican Party's political strength and advancing its legislative agenda. In a post on Truth Social, Trump urged Republican......