Dario Amodei, Sam Altman and Elon Musk have called for a more deliberate pace of artificial intelligence development, signaling growing concern among some of the technology industry's most prominent leaders that advances in frontier AI systems could be outpacing the safeguards designed to control them.
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.
The U.S. Army has selected five companies to develop nuclear microreactors at five military installations, committing up to $2.2 billion in government funding as Washington seeks to strengthen military energy resilience and reduce dependence on vulnerable power grids.
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.
Romania has begun shutting down the second and last operational reactor at its Cernavoda nuclear power plant after record-low water levels on the Danube left the facility without sufficient cooling water
Andy Burnham became Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade on July 20, promising to restore political stability, tackle the cost-of-living crisis, and reshape the country's economic model after years of political upheaval.
Central Europe bore the brunt of an intensifying heatwave on as Switzerland, Denmark, Germany and the Czech Republic recorded unprecedented temperatures
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.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed the preliminary deal with Iran in France on June 17, 2026, while Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed the document in Tehran
