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Google to fund Finnish AI with €13bn investment and nuclear power pact
Google announced a €13bn investment in Finland’s AI infrastructure, including three new data centres and a 22-year nuclear power supply contract with utility Fortum.
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia could activate defence pact, Pakistan says
Pakistan’s defence minister said attacks on Saudi Arabia could trigger a collective defence pact signed recently by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, following Houthi missile strikes on the kingdom.
Zelenskyy’s plane ‘almost hit’ by drone on way to Oslo, Norwegian PM says
Norwegian PM says a drone nearly hit Zelenskyy’s aircraft departing Moldova en route to Oslo for King Harald V’s funeral. The Ukrainian leader discussed European air defense initiatives during his visit.
US records hottest summer in 132 years
The United States experienced its hottest summer in 132 years of record-keeping, with average temperatures 1.7 degrees Celsius above the 20th-century average and severe drought affecting much of the country.
China slams US claims of ‘industrial-scale’ AI theft
China’s Commerce Ministry rejected US accusations that Chinese AI companies engaged in industrial-scale theft of American AI models, calling the claims a pretense to monopolize the AI industry.
Why Nepal is demanding climate justice and compensation after deadly floods
Nepal is demanding $20 million in compensation and climate justice following catastrophic flooding that killed over 1,300 people and left thousands missing on August 26, citing its minimal greenhouse gas emissions despite vulnerability to climate impacts.
Medicine shortages grow in Iran as US tightens sanctions, blockade
Iran faces critical medicine shortages as US sanctions and a naval blockade disrupt pharmaceutical imports, with about 800 drugs in short supply including 90 considered essential and life-saving.
In maps and charts: Russian and Ukrainian attacks on civilian targets
Russia and Ukraine have increasingly targeted civilian infrastructure during their ongoing conflict, with both sides relying more heavily on drone and air strikes rather than artillery as the war continues.
Pakistan faces new frontier against attacks: Balochistan’s Pashtun areas
Violence has surged across Balochistan’s Pashtun-majority districts since June, marking a significant shift as attacks by Pakistani Taliban and separatist groups expand into areas previously outside the conflict.
Medicine shortages grow in Iran as US tightens sanctions, blockade
Iran faces critical medicine shortages as US sanctions and a naval blockade disrupt pharmaceutical imports, with about 800 drugs in short supply including 90 considered essential and life-saving.
In maps and charts: Russian and Ukrainian attacks on civilian targets
Russia and Ukraine have increasingly targeted civilian infrastructure during their ongoing conflict, with both sides relying more heavily on drone and air strikes rather than artillery as the war continues.
Pakistan faces new frontier against attacks: Balochistan’s Pashtun areas
Violence has surged across Balochistan’s Pashtun-majority districts since June, marking a significant shift as attacks by Pakistani Taliban and separatist groups expand into areas previously outside the conflict.
Investigators begin work on why cargo plane overran Miami runway
A Boeing 767 cargo plane operated by 21 Air overshot a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing five people and injuring five others in a crash that crossed onto a nearby road.
‘Rhetoric differs’: How the UK’s relationship with Israel took a downturn
The UK is set to announce trade restrictions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, marking another shift in British-Israeli relations under the new Labour government.
Kosovo signs up to US-led Gaza stabilisation force
Kosovo has agreed to join a US-led International Stabilization Force in Gaza, signing a formal agreement Monday as part of efforts to implement a Trump administration peace plan for the region.
Serbian government sets up snap vote with call to dissolve parliament
Serbia’s government has proposed dissolving parliament to hold snap elections in late October, a move aimed at consolidating President Aleksandar Vucic’s control amid years of anti-government protests.
Russia shutters German consulate as diplomatic freeze deepens
Russia ordered the closure of Germany’s St. Petersburg consulate by September 18, escalating tensions following Berlin’s accusation that Moscow orchestrated a failed drone attack on a German airport.
Trump threatens to block Canada’s Bombardier sales unless planes made in US
President Trump threatened to block Bombardier aircraft sales in the US unless the Canadian manufacturer shifts production to American facilities, escalating tensions between the nations.
Syria detains Assad-era general accused of bloody crackdown on protests
Syrian authorities have detained a former general accused of involvement in a 1982 massacre and directing troops to fire on unarmed protesters in 2011.
The domestic armed threat facing Iran
Iranian authorities have arrested members of alleged anti-revolutionary groups and are monitoring pro-monarchy sentiment and ethnic armed groups along its borders amid ongoing conflict and economic unrest.
Dozens feared trapped in collapsed building in Delhi
A five-storey residential building housing students collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan neighbourhood, with dozens feared trapped and at least three confirmed dead.
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