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"EU votes to end illegal logging agreement with Liberia"
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EU votes to end illegal logging agreement with Liberia
The European Parliament has voted to end its forest governance agreement with Liberia, citing years of unmet reform goals.

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Iran has denied suggestions that a deal with the US is imminent,
pointing to the confusion in US positions and Israeli interference as key factors in why a complete agreement is proving difficult to secure.
Speaking at the weekly foreign ministry press briefing, Esmail Baghaei, the spokesperson for Iran’s negotiating team, also said future management of the strait of Hormuz was a matter for Oman and Iran to reach agreement on,
and that it was not tolls that were being propo…

"‘Second decade of Paris Agreement will focus on implementation, not negotiation,’ say climate leaders"
#ParisAgreement #Climate #ClimateChange

‘Second decade of Paris Agreement will focus on implementation, not negotiation,’ say climate leaders
On the opening day of London Climate Action Week, climate leaders framed the second decade of the Paris Agreement as one defined less by negotiation and more by collaboration and implementation, as global politics and economic tensions continue to reshape the conditions for climate diplomacy.

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Spotify and UMG plan to let Premium users create AI covers and remixes using music from participating UMG artists as a paid add-on, without giving a launch date (Jem Aswad/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/spotify-un…

Spotify and Universal Music Announce Agreements for Fan-Made Covers
Spotify and Universal Music Group have announced licensing agreements allowing fans to create covers and remixes using 'responsible' generative AI.

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Energy Commission (CEC) Chair David Hochschild today sent a Notice of Intent to Sue 
targeting an unlawful agreement between the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) and Golden State Wind LLC (GSW) that puts at risk California’s clean energy gains, thousands of high-quality jobs, and more than $100 million in public investments in the offshore wind industry, including voter-approved climate funds.
Under the agreement, DOI illegally…

Superhuman acquires AI detection startup GPTZero, which has 19M registered users and $30M in annual recurring revenue; PitchBook: GPTZero is valued at $88M (Geoff Weiss/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/superhuman-acquires-gptzero-ai…

Superhuman acquires GPTZero to enhance AI authenticity tools
Superhuman is acquiring GPTZero, the AI detection startup founded by 26-year-old Princeton grad Edward Tian.

Donald Trump has approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia that could provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability, according to news reports citing people familiar with the matter.
Trump is expected to announce that he will ask Congress to approve the agreement with Saudi Arabia.
The timing of the announcement is controversial as the US’s war with Iran is being fought in part to prevent Tehran enriching uranium domestically and make it near-impossible for Iran to build a…

Saudis and US strike deal for kingdom to enrich uranium, reports say
Donald Trump said to have approved agreement to help kingdom make fuel for civilian nuclear programme