Australian Greens begin leadership transition after Larissa Waters steps down
Larissa Waters has stepped down as leader of the Australian Greens after a chronic kidney condition worsened.
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Florida asks court to restrict new OpenAI model releases
Florida’s attorney general has asked a state court to stop OpenAI from releasing new AI models without independent safety approval.
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Pope Leo urges dialogue and international law in Europe speech
Pope Leo XIV used the final day of his France visit to call for negotiation, international law and respect for migrants at a meeting in Metz devoted to Europe’s future.
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Sweden’s Andersson ends bid to form government after coalition talks fail
Magdalena Andersson said Monday that she could not form a government despite the centre-left bloc’s narrow election majority.
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Hungary lifts prime minister’s immunity in phone-theft investigation
Hungary’s parliament suspended the immunity of Prime Minister Péter Magyar on Monday, allowing prosecutors to investigate a 2024 nightclub incident involving another person’s phone.
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US rules out China arms sale after ambassador’s Trump-Xi remark
US ambassador David Perdue said President Donald Trump had asked Xi Jinping whether China would like to buy American weapons, without saying when the exchange occurred or how Xi replied.
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South Korea seeks apology from Ukraine over POW disclosure
South Korea has demanded an explanation and apology after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly confirmed that Ukraine transferred two captured North Korean soldiers to Seoul.
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Serbia’s president resigns ahead of October election
Aleksandar Vučić resigned as Serbia’s president on Sunday, seven months before the end of his term.
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France’s National Rally gains a Senate caucus
France’s National Rally and its allies held 14 seats in the Senate after Sunday’s indirect election, AFP reported, clearing the 10-seat threshold for a separate caucus for the first time.
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Swiss voters reject stricter neutrality rules
Swiss voters rejected a proposal to put tighter neutrality rules into the constitution, according to final federal results reported by Reuters.
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United Russia projected to deepen its control of parliament
Near-complete results from Russia’s parliamentary election put the ruling United Russia party on course for 355 of the State Duma’s 450 seats, according to the electoral commission.
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Pacific leaders split over response to China’s missile test
Pacific Islands Forum leaders registered concern about China’s July ballistic missile launch into the region, but their statement was not unanimous and stopped short of a stronger condemnation.
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