Global Coalition Accelerates AI Governance Framework as 2026 Safety Report Warns of Emerging Risks
GENEVA/NEW YORK — In a landmark move to establish robust guardrails for rapidly advancing artificial intelligence, a broad coalition of…
Global Perspective: UN High-Level Political Forum Opens, Climate Crisis and AI Governance Take Center Stage
NEW YORK/GENEVA — The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) 2026 High-level Political Forum (HLPF) ministerial segment officially opened at…
China Battles Multiple Typhoons as Super Storm Bavi Makes Landfall
BEIJING/SHANGHAI — China is confronting an intense typhoon season as Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall in the eastern province of…
China Catches Orbital Rocket in Net at Sea: Long March 10B Joins Reuse Club with World-First Capture
BEIJING, July 12 — China’s Long March 10B lifted off from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site in Hainan province…
Spain’s Deadliest Wildfire in Decades: Death Toll Rises to 12 as Investigators Probe Power Line Ignition
ALMERÍA, July 12 — The catastrophic wildfire that tore through southern Spain’s Almería province has claimed at least 12 lives,…
Germany Reaches Deal With Washington to Purchase Long-Range Tomahawk Cruise Missiles, Merz Tells Bundestag
BERLIN — Germany has finalized an agreement with the United States to purchase American-made Tomahawk long-range cruise missiles and station…
South Korea’s Supreme Court Finalizes Seven-Year Prison Sentence for Former President Yoon Suk Yeol in First Top-Court Ruling Tied to Martial Law Case
SEOUL — South Korea’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a seven-year prison sentence for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on…
NATO’s First Defense Industry Forum in Ankara Unveils Multi-Billion-Dollar Procurement Package as Trump-Erdogan Talks Reopen F-35 Question
The 36th North Atlantic Treaty Organization leaders’ summit opened in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Tuesday, July 7, with…
Tianwen-2 Arrives at Earth’s “Quasi-Moon” Asteroid, Kickstarting China’s First Small-Body Sample Return Mission
BEIJING, July 7 — China has completed the outbound leg of its first dedicated small-body mission, with the Tianwen-2 spacecraft…
World Cup Inflection Point: Spain Ousts Portugal as Belgium Ends U.S. Host Dream; Argentina Looms
DALLAS / SEATTLE, July 7 — Two very different Round of 16 matches on Monday at the 2026 FIFA World…