A New Mexico judge imposed a $25 billion penalty on Meta after a jury found nearly 44 million violations of state consumer protection laws, in a case stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The company plans to appeal.
France on Oct. 6 conducted the first test launch of its upgraded M51.3 submarine-launched ballistic missile, marking a major step in the modernization of the country's nuclear deterrent as Paris seeks to strengthen its strategic posture amid heightened tensions with Russia.
Denmark and Greenland said Saturday that a proposed security agreement with the United States will not compromise Greenland’s sovereignty, seeking to clarify President Donald Trump’s claim that Washington would gain “permanent control” over the Arctic territory’s security.
China has approved eight new nuclear reactors across four projects, with total investment expected to exceed CNY170 billion ($25.2 billion), as Beijing accelerates nuclear power development to strengthen energy security, support rising electricity demand and advance its long-term climate goals.
Twenty-nine countries have signed an agreement establishing the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO), creating a new intergovernmental body headquartered in Shanghai
Uzbekistan has officially launched construction of its first nuclear power plant with Russian support, marking a major milestone in the country's long-term energy strategy.
The European Union has invited Canada to work toward becoming its first “associate member,” proposing a new form of political, economic and security cooperation as Ottawa and Brussels confront a more difficult relationship with the United States under President Donald Trump.
The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have signed a joint memorandum calling for constitutional change, asserting their nations' right to determine their own futures.
Europe recorded its busiest summer for air traffic on record in 2026, with an average of 35,959 flights per day between June and August, even as the war in the Middle East disrupted established aviation routes and shifted holiday travel plans.
Global electric-vehicle sales rose for a sixth consecutive month in August, with Europe providing the strongest growth among major markets as weaker sales in North America and China limited the overall increase.
BRICS leaders called for “maximum restraint” in the Middle East and warned of growing nuclear dangers as the bloc adopted its New Delhi Declaration amid intensifying conflict involving Iran and the United States.
Turkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have taken the first formal steps to institutionalize their new mutual defense arrangement, agreeing to establish a permanent secretariat in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a trilateral defense agreement in Mecca on Aug. 7 that commits the three countries to regard an armed attack against any one of them as an attack against all three, establishing a new framework for collective deterrence.
U.S. President Donald Trump has tied a newly signed US-Saudi Arabia civilian nuclear cooperation agreement to a separate diplomatic objective, saying the deal will only move forward if Riyadh joins the Abraham Accords and establishes relations with Israel.
