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Google plans up to $40 billion Anthropic investment
The agreement starts with $10 billion and could add $30 billion more if performance milestones are met, deepening a partnership around Claude and cloud infrastructure
Iran says war has cost two million jobs as Hormuz disruption bites
A weakly captured live-update summary points to a continuing U.S.-Iran standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, while BBC reporting details widening layoffs across Iran’s economy
Netanyahu says he was treated for early-stage prostate cancer
The Israeli prime minister said a small malignant tumor was found during routine monitoring and removed, and that he delayed disclosure because of the war with Iran
U.S.-Iran diplomacy stalls after Trump cancels Islamabad envoy trip
Witkoff and Kushner had been expected in Pakistan for talks, but Trump said negotiations can happen by phone as Iran’s foreign minister continued a regional tour
Chornobyl’s exclusion zone faces radiation legacy and wartime danger
Four decades after the 1986 reactor disaster, scientists, elderly returnees and soldiers remain in a restricted Ukrainian landscape now shaped by contamination and Russia’s war
Trump says he’ll ‘remember’ companies that don’t seek tariff refunds after court voids levies
A day after Customs opened a portal for importers to claim more than $160 billion tied to the illegal IEEPA tariffs, the president praised firms that hold off and criticized the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling
Japan lifts ban on lethal weapons exports, ending decades of postwar limits
Takaichi’s cabinet clears sales of fighter jets, missiles and warships to select partner nations, with approvals and wartime restrictions still in place
Ottawa summons Israeli ambassador, seeks probe into Canadian’s killing in Lebanon
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada requested a “full and transparent” investigation into the death of Mohammad Hassan Haidar; Israel has not claimed responsibility
Israel jails two soldiers for smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon; statue replaced
The IDF says both troops will serve 30 days in military detention and be removed from combat duty. The viral incident in Debel drew condemnation from Israel’s prime minister and abroad; the statue has since been replaced
Europe eyes Hormuz role but remains sidelined as Strait swings shut again and markets wobble
A British-French security plan would give Europe a stake, but decisions by Tehran and Washington continue to drive events while investors whipsaw ahead of a cease-fire deadline