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US lifts export controls on Anthropic’s top AI models following security review
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1 — Anthropic will soon begin restoring access globally to its most powerful AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, after the US government lifted a restriction […]
More money, same problems: Nato struggling to translate cash into firepower
BRUSSELS, July 1 — A year on from their historic pledge to ramp up defence spending, Nato leaders gathering in Ankara next week will reckon with another challenge: getting industry […]
Gold charts and marble palaces: Nato’s plan to keeping Trump happy in Ankara
BRUSSELS, July 1 — US President Donald Trump will join fellow Nato leaders for a summit in Ankara next week after lashing out over their response to his war with […]
India’s bullet train hits the tracks in 2027 — five years after it was supposed to
NEW DELHI, June 30 — India is finally on track to open a section of its long-delayed first high-speed bullet train line in 2027, railway ministry officials say, almost a […]
Peace prospects: Promise of Iran-US deal still tentative with unconfirmed Doha talks
DOHA, June 30 — US envoys were meeting with Qatari mediators today in Doha to discuss negotiations with Iran, the Gulf state said, after Tehran and Washington agreed a memorandum […]
Hellish climate: Over 95 million people in Europe could see temperatures over 35°C today
PARIS, June 30 — Europe’s most severe heatwave on record is losing ground, although more than 95 million people on the continent are set to face temperatures of at least […]
Suspected bear mauling adds to rising death toll in northern Japan
TOKYO, June 30 — Japanese police are investigating another suspected fatal bear attack, a local official told AFP today, as the number of such deaths remains unusually high. Bear attacks […]
Vietnam introduces hefty fines for fake and defamatory social media posts from July 1
HANOI, June 30 — Vietnam will impose fines ranging from 20 million to 30 million Vietnamese dong (about US$794 to US$1,190) on individuals who provide or share fake, false, distorted […]
Lightning protest by powerful Philippine sect backing Duterte ally paralyses parts of Manila
MANILA, June 30 — Thousands of members of a powerful Philippine religious sect rallied in Manila today, snarling traffic as they protested the expected arrest of a senator and church […]
Gojek co-founder and former Indonesian minister Nadiem Makarim gets 10-year sentence for graft
JAKARTA, June 30 — An Indonesian court convicted former education minister Nadiem Makarim, the co-founder of a multibillion-dollar tech startup, of corruption today, sentencing him to 10 years in prison. […]