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Russia
Putin offered an unusually positive assessment of peace prospects while Zelenskiy announced imminent US visits, but both sides paired the opening with accusations over deep strikes and risks to civilian aviation.
Middle East
The three governments held their first strategic committee meeting, established a permanent secretariat in Riyadh and defined the pact as defensive and potentially open to future members.
United States
Washington will partially restaff missions evacuated after the Iran war began, signaling lower immediate risk while retaining strict personnel caps across the region.
Oceania
A rotating force of US and British nuclear-powered submarines will grow near Perth from 2027, prompting debate over permanence, weapons and strategic exposure.
Africa
Eleven opposition officials were detained after an election-night raid involving gunfire, while the defeated candidate rejected the result and prepared a court challenge.
United States
Manufacturers would have to disclose their safety rationale before using new ingredients, but the proposal would not require every additive to receive an independent FDA safety review.
China
Twenty-nine countries signed an agreement in Shanghai to establish the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization, an intergovernmental body headquartered in the city and framed around AI cooperation, governance, safety and shared benefit.
Middle East
Peacekeepers counted 113 Israeli projectiles on Wednesday and 120 within 16 hours on Thursday, alongside airstrikes, displacement and new casualties around Al-Mansuri and other parts of southern Lebanon.
China
More than 80 papers and patents show defense-linked researchers using model distillation to transfer capabilities from OpenAI and Anthropic systems into smaller domestic tools that can operate inside military networks and on edge devices.
India
New Delhi condemned the strike on the MV Omorfi that killed an Indian seafarer, while Kyiv requested ministerial talks and argued that Black Sea shipping faces threats from Russia's actions.
India
India has formally rejected Russia's claim that the MV Golden Leo was carrying military cargo when it was struck off Ukraine's Odesa port, stating that the vessel had loaded grain before departing. The attack killed ten people, including four Indian seafarers, and prompted New Delhi to summon the Russian envoy over what it called an "unacceptable" targeting of civilian shipping.
Asia
Southeast Asian foreign ministers have gathered in Manila for annual talks overshadowed by the US-Iran war, with concerns that Washington's military focus on the Middle East could divert attention from China's aggressive actions in the South China Sea. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi are among the key attendees.
