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An illustration of an autonomous weapons targeting system identifying human targets

Trump Orders the Pentagon to Loosen Its Rules on Autonomous Weapons

Trump has signed a memorandum ordering the military to go 'AI-first,' stripping AI guardrails and giving the Pentagon 90 days to rewrite the rulebook on weapons that can kill without a human

June 10, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

An industrial nickel processing facility in Indonesia

Indonesia Seizes Control of Its Commodity Exports as Buyers Scramble

Indonesia is forcing exports of its coal, palm oil and nickel through a single new state entity and slashing nickel quotas, a resource-nationalism push that hands Jakarta leverage over the US, China

June 10, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Rivian Stakes Its Future on the R2 as Cheaper Chinese EVs Circle

Rivian has begun deliveries of the R2, the make-or-break electric SUV it needs to reach scale, starting near $58,000. The launch lands in a US market walled off by tariffs from the

June 10, 2026

Business·News·Technology

Shipping containers stacked at Qingdao port in China

China’s Exports Surge 19% as Trump’s Tariff War Backfires

China's exports surged 19.4 percent in May to a record, and shipments to the United States soared 35 percent despite Washington's tariffs. With imports climbing and the surplus widening past 105 billion

June 10, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Emergency workers at the site of a strike in Kyiv, Ukraine

Wars Hit Highest Level Since 1945 as the Western Order Frays

The world recorded 65 armed conflicts in 2025 and the most wars between states since 1946, with battle deaths at their highest since the Rwandan genocide. New Uppsala data shows the bloodshed

June 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Supporters of Strong Armenia party at campaign rally Yerevan ahead of parliamentary election June 2026

Armenia’s Investigative Committee Arrests Two More Strong Armenia Candidates After Election

Two more parliamentary candidates from Samvel Karapetyan's opposition Strong Armenia party have been arrested post-election, bringing total detentions to six as Armenia's Investigative Committee presses a bribery and money laundering probe against

June 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Advanced nuclear reactor at Idaho National Laboratory achieves criticality under DOE Reactor Pilot Program

US Races to Critical: Four Advanced Nuclear Reactors Set to Go Online Before July 4 Deadline

Energy Secretary Chris Wright confirmed a second advanced non-light-water reactor reached criticality last week and said two more are expected before July 4, compressing a four-decade gap in US nuclear development into

June 15, 2026

Business·News·Technology

US Army AH-64 Apache helicopter patrolling near the Strait of Hormuz during Iran war operations 2026

Trump Says Iran Shot Down US Apache Helicopter, Vows Response — but Admits Bombing Could Seal the Strait for Months

Trump confirmed on Tuesday that Iran shot down a US Army AH-64 Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz and that the United States must respond — yet his own words make

June 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

US President Donald Trump, whose global tariffs were ruled illegal by the Supreme Court

US Must Refund $175 Billion in Trump Tariffs, and His Team Is Fighting It

After the Supreme Court ruled Donald Trump's global tariffs illegal, the US faces refunding some $175 billion collected from importers. But the administration is fighting to pay back as little as possible,

June 9, 2026

Business·Economy·News

FCAS next-generation fighter jet mock-up with swarm of drones, Germany post-FCAS Airbus proposal

Germany Already Had a Plan B: Airbus and Eight Defense Firms Submit Fighter Jet Proposal as Berlin Weighs Post-FCAS Path

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius revealed on Tuesday that Berlin had been holding secret talks with Airbus for months about a successor to the canceled FCAS fighter program, as an eight-company consortium

June 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

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Trump Orders the Pentagon to Loosen Its Rules on Autonomous Weapons

Indonesia Seizes Control of Its Commodity Exports as Buyers Scramble

Rivian Stakes Its Future on the R2 as Cheaper Chinese EVs Circle

China’s Exports Surge 19% as Trump’s Tariff War Backfires

Wars Hit Highest Level Since 1945 as the Western Order Frays

Armenia’s Investigative Committee Arrests Two More Strong Armenia Candidates After Election

US Races to Critical: Four Advanced Nuclear Reactors Set to Go Online Before July 4 Deadline

US Must Refund $175 Billion in Trump Tariffs, and His Team Is Fighting It

Germany Already Had a Plan B: Airbus and Eight Defense Firms Submit Fighter Jet Proposal as Berlin Weighs Post-FCAS Path

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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