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🇪🇺 EU Orders Google to Open Android and Search to AI Rivals

The European Union has ordered Google to give rival AI assistants and search engines greater access to key parts of Android and Google Search, in two decisions handed down Thursday under the bloc's Digital Markets Act (DMA).

The rulings require Google — designated a "gatekeeper" under the DMA — to share search data with competitors and open Android's core features to rival AI voice assistants on equal terms with its own Gemini tool. Google has objected, arguing the requirements raise user privacy concerns. A search data-sharing deadline has been set for 2027.

The decisions could weaken Google's control over two of the tech industry's most dominant platforms and reshape competitive dynamics in AI, while opening new opportunities for rivals to gain ground in Europe.

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🌍 UN Fears 500 Dead After Myanmar Boats Capsize

The UN warned Thursday that more than 500 people may have died after two large vessels capsized off Myanmar's coast, in what could be one of the deadliest maritime disasters to hit the region in recent years.

The International Organization for Migration and UNHCR issued a joint statement saying both boats departed from Rakhine State in late June, carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing the war-torn country. Rohingya undertake perilous sea journeys annually, often aboard overcrowded vessels run by trafficking networks.

The UN described the reports as deeply alarming, with investigations ongoing and the full death toll still unconfirmed.

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🌍 World Now Views China More Favourably Than US — Pew

A major global survey shows China's international image has rebounded from pandemic-era lows, while confidence in the United States has fallen, with more people across 37 countries now expressing greater trust in Xi Jinping than in Donald Trump.

The Pew Research Centre polled over 45,000 people across 37 countries, including advanced economies and emerging markets such as France, India, Japan, Australia, Mexico and Israel, finding a measurable shift in how both nations are perceived globally.

The findings reflect a broader realignment in global public opinion at a time when U.S. foreign policy under Trump has drawn widespread international criticism.

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🇪🇺 EU Extends Ukraine Protection to 2028, Bars Military-Age Men

EU member states have agreed to extend temporary protection for Ukrainians fleeing the war until March 2028, but new male applicants of military age will be required to prove compliance with Ukraine's military obligations to qualify.

The restriction does not affect the more than 4 million Ukrainians already protected under the scheme. Most Ukrainian men over 23 are currently barred from leaving the country as Kyiv mobilises its population to fight Russia's full-scale invasion.

The move could help Ukraine retain military-age men within its borders, with potential implications for its ongoing mobilisation effort.

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🇮🇷 Iran Threatens to Block All Allied Export Corridors

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to close "all other export corridors that benefit the U.S. and its allies" after Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports.

"Regional energy exports are either shared by all, or denied to all," the IRGC said in a statement carried by state agency IRNA on Wednesday. Analysts say Iran is signalling it may use its Houthi allies in Yemen to shut the Bab el-Mandeb strait — a second critical chokepoint for global energy flows.

The escalation marks a sharp widening of the conflict, with two of the world's most vital maritime trade routes now under direct threat.

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🇮🇱 Israeli Strike Kills Eight at Gaza Police Station

An Israeli airstrike on a police station in northern Gaza killed eight people, including the station's chief, other police personnel, and at least one civilian, according to Gaza's interior ministry.

The ministry condemned what it called a "horrific massacre," saying the strike directly targeted the facility and its staff.

The strike is the latest in Israel's ongoing military campaign in Gaza, which has continued to inflict casualties on both security personnel and civilians across the territory.

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