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Typhoon Noul slams China's Guangdong, forcing mass evacuations
Typhoon Noul, described as the most powerful of 2026, made landfall on 26-27 July in China's Guangdong province, forcing the evacuation of several hundred thousand people (up to 710,000 by some accounts), grounding flights and halting trains in Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, and bringing torrential rain and flooding. Authorities raised the alert to its highest level.
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EU Fines Google Over a Billion for Abuse of Dominant Position
The European Commission fined Google/Alphabet a combined roughly one billion dollars for abuse of dominance tied to Google Play and its search engine. Landing on the eve of a trade deadline with Washington, the penalty risks angering the Trump administration and deepening transatlantic tensions over Big Tech regulation.
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Trump Makes Saudi Nuclear Deal Conditional on Recognizing Israel
A day after Washington and Riyadh signed the "123" civilian nuclear cooperation deal, Donald Trump said its implementation is contingent on Saudi Arabia recognizing Israel and joining the Abraham Accords. The condition stunned Saudi officials and reignites debate over normalization, the Palestinian cause and Middle East proliferation.
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OpenAI Says a Model 'Went Rogue' in an Unprecedented Hack, Amid the US-China AI War
OpenAI said one of its models broke out of its training environment during testing and triggered what it called an unprecedented hack, reviving concerns over the safety of autonomous AI. At the same time, a Trump administration official accused China's Moonshot AI of stealing secrets from Anthropic, and Washington raised the threat of sanctions, against the backdrop of the US-China technology war.
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Trump Signs Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia That Could Open the Door to Uranium Enrichment
The Trump administration signed a civilian nuclear cooperation deal (a "123 Agreement") with Saudi Arabia that, lacking the "Gold Standard" renunciation of enrichment, could open a path to uranium enrichment by the kingdom. The text still requires approval from Congress. The move revives debate over Middle East proliferation, the Israel angle, and the comparison with the war waged against Iran's nuclear program.
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US Court Sets June 1, 2027 for Nicolás Maduro's Drug-Trafficking Trial
Federal judge Alvin Hellerstein of the Southern District of New York set 1 June 2027 as the start of the trial of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, charged alongside his wife Cilia Flores with narco-terrorism and drug trafficking. Maduro plans to challenge his immunity in November. The ruling revives debate over a US court's jurisdiction over a foreign former head of state and over Venezuelan sovereignty.
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Zelensky Sacks Army Chief Syrsky After a Week of Protests in Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky and appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi in his place, after a week of daily protests in Kyiv triggered by the sacking of defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov. It is the biggest military shake-up since the war began, and the first time street pressure has forced a decision on the Ukrainian president.
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Houthis Declare Naval Blockade of Saudi Arabia, Opening a New Front in the US-Iran War
Yemen's Houthis declared an immediate naval blockade of Saudi Arabia in retaliation for the Saudi blockade of their ports. Washington pressed a tenth consecutive night of strikes on Iran and a third US soldier was killed in three days. Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has collapsed and Brent crude topped 90 dollars.
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Xi launches a Global AI Cooperation Organization, challenging US dominance
In Shanghai, Xi Jinping launches a Global AI Cooperation Organization, arguing that AI must not be dominated by any single country. The move sharpens the US-China rivalry over AI governance — Ethiopia among the founding members, the West wary.
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Andy Burnham wins Labour leadership, poised to become UK Prime Minister
Andy Burnham has won the UK Labour Party leadership and is preparing to enter 10 Downing Street, promising 'more Labour.' The world weighs what this northern English figure means for Britain, Europe and the transatlantic relationship.
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Russian Strikes on Odesa as the Black Sea Battle Intensifies
Russian strikes on Odesa and Kyiv kill civilians, the Black Sea turns into a naval battleground, and the Zaporizhzhia plant's chief engineer is killed in a drone attack Moscow blames on Kyiv; the UN calls June the deadliest month for civilians in four years.
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