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Israel has taken delivery of its newest and largest submarine, a milestone that significantly deepens the navy’s stealth and long-range strike posture. The arrival of INS Drakon underscores how Jerusalem continues to invest in undersea capabilities as a central pillar of deterrence amid persistent regional tensions.
The World Health Organization and the Kingdom of the Netherlands have renewed their strategic partnership to confront the health impacts of climate change, with The Hague committing an additional €500,000 for 2024. The funding will support WHO's climate-and-health work, including efforts to strengthen early warning systems, climate-resilient health systems and the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health Secretariat.
The World Health Organization and the Kingdom of the Netherlands have renewed their strategic partnership, committing €500,000 for climate resilience and health initiatives in 2024. This collaboration aims to enhance global health systems in the face of climate change.
Akamai Technologies' reported $11.6 billion, seven-year cloud computing agreement with Anthropic underscores how rapidly the global AI infrastructure market is expanding, with the deal potentially rising to $20 billion. In India, the same day's startup roundup reflected a broader ecosystem in motion, from Dextr AI's $6.7 million seed round to mPokket's push deeper into New-to-Credit lending, alongside fresh moves in startup competitions and logistics capacity.
A decision by the eastern German town of Heidenau to ban Stolpersteine, the brass "stumbling stone" memorials commemorating victims of Nazi persecution, has triggered a wave of criticism across Germany. Education Minister Karin Prien called the move a "scandal," while Jewish leaders warned that shifting remembrance out of public space risks erasing Jewish life from the cityscape once again.
Bangkok has declared a flood emergency disaster after 48 hours of heavy rain inundated roads across the Thai capital, triggering severe traffic disruption and forcing residents in low-lying areas to prepare for worsening conditions. Authorities have urged people to stay home as all 50 districts were designated emergency zones, with the heaviest flooding reported in the city's east and near canal networks.
The United States has announced an additional $267 million in direct health and humanitarian assistance to combat the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, bringing total U.S. support for the crisis to $887 million. The pledge, unveiled during the U.N. General Assembly's high-level week in New York, expands treatment capacity, surveillance, safe burials and protective equipment while underscoring Washington's call for other capable nations to step up.
European governments are warning that Russia is escalating a campaign of sabotage, cyberattacks, disinformation and covert pressure designed to probe the continent's defenses without triggering open war. The concern is no longer abstract: intelligence warnings, disrupted infrastructure and repeated incidents across Europe are forcing NATO states to confront how far Moscow may be willing to push its hybrid warfare strategy.
A powerful El Niño event, described by scientists as "Godzilla-level" or "super" in intensity, is raising fears of deadly heat, crop losses and cascading humanitarian shocks across the globe. While the climate phenomenon itself cannot be stopped, experts say early warning systems, public health planning and targeted adaptation could sharply reduce the toll.
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