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Global Leaders Convene in Oslo for Historic Climate Accord Summit

Heads of state from 80 nations gathered Monday for what analysts are calling the most ambitious climate conference since Paris, with binding emissions targets on the table for the first time in a decade.

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Technology

AI Regulation Framework Adopted Across 40 Nations

BBC News3 hrs ago
Business

Central Banks Signal Coordinated Rate Strategy for Q2

Financial Times5 hrs ago
Science

Fusion Energy Breakthrough Sets New Endurance Record

Nature6 hrs ago
Health

WHO Publishes Revised Global Nutrition Guidelines

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How Democracy Fared in 2025 — A Global Assessment

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Politics

Europe

Parliament Debates New Press Freedom Protections

A cross-party coalition tables legislation to shield journalists from surveillance and strategic lawsuits.

The Guardian1 hr ago
United States

US Senate Passes Landmark Infrastructure Bill

A bipartisan majority approves $1.2 trillion covering rail, broadband, and water infrastructure.

AP News4 hrs ago
Asia

China Unveils New Five-Year Economic Blueprint

Beijing pivots toward domestic consumption and green technology in its latest long-range plan.

Reuters7 hrs ago

Business & Economy

Nordic

Nordic Tech Startups Attract Record Investment

Record-breaking deep-tech deal flow across Oslo, Stockholm, and Copenhagen in Q1 2026.

FT
Energy

Oil Markets Stabilise as OPEC+ Extends Output Deal

Crude steadies near $74/barrel after producers unanimously extend existing quotas.

BBC
Global Economy

IMF Upgrades Global Growth Outlook to 3.4%

Emerging market strength and a resilient US labour market drive the upward revision.

IMF
Markets

Euro Hits Nine-Month High as ECB Holds Rates

ECB holds rates; Lagarde signals confidence the inflation target is within reach.

Reuters

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Marked improvements in reasoning, long-context tasks, and multi-step planning across all tested domains.

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James Webb Finds Possible Biosignature Signal

A compound in an exoplanet's atmosphere is on Earth produced exclusively by living organisms.

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