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INTERNATIONAL

US House Moves to End Record Shutdown After 43 Days of Paralysis

House vote to reopen government after weeks of stalemate The United States House of Representatives has advanced a bill to

Japan’s ruling party moves to tackle surge in bear attacks

From rare encounters to regular headlines Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has proposed a package of emergency measures to reduce

Australia’s Liberal Party drops net-zero target, pivots to cheap energy

Opposition rewrites climate platform Australia’s conservative Liberal Party has abandoned its pledge to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050,

Cambodia and Thailand trade blame over new border clashes

Border truce under strain again Fresh tensions have flared along the Cambodia–Thailand frontier, with both governments accusing each other of

INDIA LAUNCHES ₹1 LAKH CRORE R&D FUND AS ESTIC 2025 OPENS

Innovation push for private-led growth India opened its Emerging Science & Technology Innovation Conclave (ESTIC 2025) in New Delhi with

BRAZIL KICKS OFF PRE-COP30 CLIMATE EVENTS AMID GLOBAL DISTRACTIONS

Private sector steps in as politics falters Brazil’s Belém has begun hosting a three-week run of events leading up to

TRUMP PRAISES SKYDANCE-PARAMOUNT DEAL, WEISS’S CBS ROLE

Media consolidation under spotlight In a “60 Minutes” interview, U.S. President Donald Trump hailed Skydance’s takeover of Paramount and journalist

U.S. LAB BEAGLE SUPPLIER TO HALT SALES AFTER CRUELTY CASE

Animal-testing pipeline disrupted Ridglan Farms, one of America’s main suppliers of beagles for laboratory use, will end dog sales by

EU CLIMATE CHIEF CALLS U.S. RETREAT A “WATERSHED MOMENT”

Belem summit faces headwinds EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said the U.S. pullback from key green commitments marks a “watershed

AFGHAN EARTHQUAKE KILLS AT LEAST 10 NEAR MAZAR-E-SHARIF

Rescue rush amid mounting toll A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif early Monday, killing at