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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
VOX: ELON MUSK’S “GROKIPEDIA” LAUNCHES—AND IT’S ALREADY A MISINFO MAGNET
A Wikipedia rival with partisan guardrails Elon Musk unveiled “Grokipedia,” an xAI-powered encyclopedia that promises real-time knowledge with Grok as
RUSSIA BATTERS UKRAINE’S POWER GRID AGAIN, TRIGGERING NATIONWIDE OUTAGES
Fresh barrage and cascading blackouts Russia launched another wave of drones and missiles at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, forcing rolling blackouts
ISRAEL HITS GAZA TARGETS HOURS AFTER REASSERTING CEASEFIRE COMMITMENT
Ceasefire rhetoric, kinetic reality Israel carried out new strikes across Gaza within hours of reiterating its commitment to a ceasefire
TRUMP SAYS U.S. WILL BEGIN TESTING NUCLEAR WEAPONS; ARMS CONTROL DEBATE REIGNITES
What the president announced and immediate reactions President Donald Trump said he has instructed the Pentagon to resume nuclear weapons
