Anthropic valuation hits $380 billion as it raises $30 billion in Series G funding

Anthropic closed a $30 billion funding round at $380 billion valuation in the second-biggest private financing round on record for tech

US and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire as Pakistan leads mediation effort

The United States and Iran have agreed to a temporary two-week ceasefire on April 7, marking a pause in a conflict that has intensified...

Hypersonica targets Europe’s first sovereign hypersonic strike capability by 2029

German-British defense startup Hypersonica is building Europe’s sovereign hypersonic strike capability

Asia

Key Takeaways from Trump-Xi meetings: China pauses rare earth export curbs, US lowers fentanyl tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping reached a crucial trade truce following their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of APEC summit in Busan.

Sanae Takaichi is set to become Japan’s first female prime minister

Japan is set to appoint its first female prime minister after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected Sanae Takaichi, a hardline conservative and security hawk, as its new leader.

Robots race, fight, play and flop at world’s first Humanoid Robot Games in China

Robots sprinted, stumbled, and squared off in combat as China opened the world’s first World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing

Flash floods kill more than 300 in Pakistan as forecasters warn of more rain

More than 300 people have been killed in northwest Pakistan after two days of torrential rains, flash floods, and landslides, local officials confirmed.

Europe

UK and Indonesia agree $5.2 billion maritime deal to boost Indo-Pacific security

UK and Indonesia have agreed to $5.24 billion (£4 billion) maritime deal, led by British defense firm Babcock.

Ukraine to buy up to 100 Rafale fighter jets from France

Ukraine will purchase up to 100 French-made Rafale fighter jets as well as anti-air defenses and drones from France to bolster its long-term defense capabilities.

Turkiye signs $10.7 billion deal with UK for 20 Eurofighter jets

Turkiye signed a multibillion-dollar deal with the UK to buy 20 new EF-2000 Eurofighter Typhoon jets during British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to Ankara.

Catherine Connolly elected as Ireland’s president in landslide win

Independent candidate Catherine Connolly has been declared Ireland’s next president, securing a stunning landslide victory that delivered a potent rebuke to the ruling center-right establishment.

Middle East

Palestinians in Gaza welcome third Ramadan amid grief, displacement and fragile ceasefire

As more than 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide observe Ramadan, Palestinians in Gaza are striving to find small moments of joy this holy month amid destruction, displacement, grief, scarcity, and fragile peace.

Egypt opens $1 billion Grand Museum, displaying countless treasures for the first time

More than two decades and over $1 billion later, Egypt has officially opened the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), showcasing some 100,000 artifacts spanning seven millennia of history.

Trump, world leaders gather in Egypt for historic Gaza ceasefire deal

U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside the leaders of Turkey,...

Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of Gaza ceasefire plan

In a significant diplomatic breakthrough following two years of...