G7 Launches Alliance To Secure Critical Minerals Supply Chains

The Group of Seven leaders unveiled a joint declaration in Evian, France, on Wednesday to strengthen the resilience of critical minerals supply chains. The declaration expressed concern over non‑market policies and practices, as well as the use of economic coercion in global trade.The leaders highlighted that arbitrary export restrictions and retaliatory measures on critical minerals and dual‑use

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PM Modi And Canadian PM Carney Review Full Spectrum of Ties At G7 Summit, Push For CEPA Conclusion In 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney held their fourth meeting within a year on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian, France, reviewing the full spectrum of bilateral ties and reaffirming their commitment to conclude the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in 2026.The talks spanned trade, energy, technology, education, defence, and

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India Strengthens Sri Lanka’s UN Deployment With $5.5 Million Military Stores And Expanded Defence Cooperation

India has provided military stores worth 5.5 million US dollars to the Sri Lanka Army for its United Nations deployment, underscoring the deepening defence partnership between the two neighbours.The stores were mobilised swiftly from Indian Army operational stocks and transported to Colombo aboard INS Sharda, reflecting India’s commitment to regional security and its ‘Neighbourhood First’

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Unrest In Pakistan Occupied Jammu & Kashmir

by Nilesh KunwarThe FaçadeIslamabad wants the world to believe that the illegally occupied part of J&K under its control is the epitome of freedom and prosperity, and to keep up this façade, it refers to Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK) as ‘Azad (free) Kashmir’. Keeping up appearances is a costly affair, but Pakistan’s Kashmir obsession is so intense that despite being cash strapped

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India And Thailand Strengthen Defence Cooperation With Focus On Indo-Pacific Security

India and Thailand convened the 10th Defence Dialogue in Bangkok on 17 June 2026, with the discussions centred on deepening collaboration in defence manufacturing, research, innovation and capability development.The meeting was co-chaired by Admiral Nuttapol Diewvanich, Thailand’s Deputy Permanent Secretary for Defence, and Satyajit Mohanty, Joint Secretary in India’s Ministry of Defence. Both

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SpaceX’s all-stock Cursor deal illustrates the power of public markets, which could help SpaceX narrow the gap with Anthropic and OpenAI through acquisitions (New York Times)

New York Times:
SpaceX’s all-stock Cursor deal illustrates the power of public markets, which could help SpaceX narrow the gap with Anthropic and OpenAI through acquisitions  —  Shares in Elon Musk’s SpaceX have been on a tear, giving…

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Inquest into Melbourne influencer’s death following freebirth halted after new phone evidence discovered

Coroner tells inquiry new material ‘of such significance’ any findings must be postponed so information can be analysedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe closing submissi…

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Nation-state hackers are increasingly using preinstalled software on low-cost home devices to create residential proxy networks and mask cyberattack traffic (Robert McMillan/Wall Street Journal)

Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal:
Nation-state hackers are increasingly using preinstalled software on low-cost home devices to create residential proxy networks and mask cyberattack traffic  —  Nation-state cyberattackers are in…

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