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International

GAZANS RETURN HOME AS CEASEFIRE HOLDS IN FIRST PHASE OF ISRAEL–HAMAS DEAL

Ceasefire takes hold amid cautious optimism Thousands of Palestinians streamed back toward northern Gaza on Saturday as a U.S.-brokered ceasefire

SPAIN REBUFFS TRUMP’S NATO ‘LAGGARD’ JIBE, SAYS IT’S A LOYAL ALLY

Alliance spending dispute and Madrid’s message to Washington Spain pushed back after U.S. President Donald Trump labeled it a NATO

GOOGLE’S AI TIGHTROPE: SPEED, SAFETY AND A TRUST DEFICIT

What’s changing inside the world’s most watched AI lab–partner duo Google faces the same paradox across search, cloud, and Android:

U.S. THREATENS VISA BANS OVER UN SHIPPING EMISSIONS PUSH

Hardball diplomacy collides with climate policy at the IMO The United States has warned it could impose visa restrictions, sanctions

UAE President Meets OpenAI CEO to Discuss AI Collaboration

Strategic goals and research priorities The United Arab Emirates signaled another step in its push to become a global AI

Gaza Death Toll Rises as Diplomats Push for Ceasefire and Hostage Deal

Casualties and strained medical capacity Health officials in Gaza reported at least 59 people killed in fresh strikes and gunfire,

Iraq Restarts Kurdish Oil Exports to Turkey After 2.5-Year Halt

Pipeline restart and first cargo timelines Iraq has resumed crude exports from the Kurdistan region through Turkey’s Ceyhan terminal after

Breaking the Dairy Climate Chain: Nestlé’s Exit Tests Global Methane Goals

Why the world’s biggest food company is stepping back Nestlé has withdrawn from a high-profile international alliance to cut methane

SOFTBANK BUYS ABB’S ROBOTICS UNIT FOR $5.4B, BETTING ON A NEW WAVE OF FACTORY AUTOMATION

Deal logic, product map, and what Masayoshi Son is really buying SoftBank Group agreed to acquire ABB’s robotics business in

IEA TRIMS U.S. RENEWABLES OUTLOOK AS FEDERAL POLICIES SHIFT; GLOBAL SOLAR STILL SURGES

Forecast changes, bottlenecks, and where growth moves next The International Energy Agency (IEA) cut its outlook for U.S. renewable-capacity additions