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Key events That’s it from today’s news blog. The countdown to the World Cup’s final two quarter-finals is well and truly on. Who will meet in Wednesday’s semi-final in Atlanta? We’ll have fun finding out (maybe). Ståle Solbakken took a moment to pass on his best wishes to Kevin Keegan…

A list of global space launches designed to calm cold war tensions and promote transparency has been missing from the UN's website for months...Read More

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In an era of growing uncertainty, the Australian Army is transforming at pace to ensure it can contribute to the defence of Australia and its interests. Geopolitical tensions and instability have broadened and intensified to levels not seen since the Cold War, according to the 2026 National Defence Strategy. Guided…

By Ben Blanchard and Ann Wang TAIPEI, June 30 (Reuters) - Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te warned military cadets on Tuesday not to succumb to China's spying activities and to defend freedom and democracy, speaking at a Cold War-era college originally set up to teach against the perils of communism. Taiwan…

TL;DR Lagarde warned AI could trigger financial crises worse than job losses. She wants global AI governance like nuclear non-proliferation treaties. 109 banks stress-tested. ECB President Christine Lagarde warned on Wednesday that artificial intelligence could trigger dangerous financial crises and called for global AI governance modelled on the Cold War-era…

No amount of continuous improvement can save legacy ERP systems that rely on humans acting as middleware to shuffle data and spreadsheets. As a country, we are grappling with a paradox that we are designing and delivering sixth-generation fighters and hypersonic missiles using administrative systems that still mirror the paper-shuffling…

Top Hungary news stories: former prime minister Viktor Orbán named 10 reasons why Fidesz lost this year’s election after 16 years of being in charge. Later, he was re-elected as head of his party, while current Prime Minister Péter Magyar showed documents that reveal the plans of a migrant camp…

The US Department of Energy selected Oklo Inc. as one of five companies to negotiate under its Surplus Plutonium Utilization Program, a initiative aimed at converting Cold War-era plutonium stockpiles into usable fuel for next-generation reactors. The other four companies selected alongside Oklo are Exodys Energy, SHINE Technologies, Standard Nuclear,…

Trump gov’t plans to make about 20 metric tonnes of plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads available to US power firms The United States government has chosen five companies, including nuclear energy company Oklo, to enter advanced talks over potentially using its Cold War-era plutonium as a nuclear reactor fuel. The…