AI leaders call for slower AI model development, warning technology is advancing too fast

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.

China and IAEA sign technology-sharing agreement to expand HTGR cooperation

China and the International Atomic Energy Agency have signed a cooperation agreement on high-temperature gas-cooled reactor technology, establishing a framework for technical exchanges that could broaden international access to China's engineering experience in advanced nuclear systems.

Denmark and Greenland say US security deal will not compromise Greenland’s sovereignty

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.

Asia

China approves eight new Nuclear Reactors to accelerate Energy expansion

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.

China launches World AI Cooperation Organization with 29 founding nations

Twenty-nine countries have signed an agreement establishing the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO), creating a new intergovernmental body headquartered in Shanghai

EU and South Korea expand partnership with Digital Trade pact and enhanced Security cooperation

European Union and the Republic of Korea have agreed to deepen cooperation across trade, security, defense, technology, and supply chain resilience,

Uzbekistan begins construction on first integrated nuclear power plant with Russian support

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.

Europe

Europe EV sales surge 36% in August as China falls 11% and North America 33% year over year

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.

Romania shuts last Nuclear Reactor due to low water levels on Danube River

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

More than 300,000 displaced in France and Spain as firefighters battle raging wildfires

Firefighters in France and Spain are battling fast-moving and...

Andy Burnham becomes UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade

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.

Middle East

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign joint defense agreement as regional security tensions rise

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.

Trump ties US-Saudi nuclear deal to Abraham Accords

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.

Full text of 14-point preliminary US-Iran agreement

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