ROBOTICS, ENERGY, AND GEOPOLITICS: HOW CHINA IS RESHAPING THE GLOBAL ENERGY LANDSCAPE

Wed 01 July 2026: China’s rapid robotization drive is reshaping its energy sector, from solar panel manufacturing and wind turbine assembly to oil and gas operations and power grid management. As the world’s largest installer and producer of industrial robots, China installed roughly 295,000 new units in 2024, more than the rest of the world combined, bringing […]

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NETANYAHU WANTS TO PHASE OUT US AID TO ISRAEL WITHIN DECADE, LABELS IT ‘WELFARE’

Wed 01 July 2026: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said US financial assistance to Israel is “like welfare” and stated he wants to gradually phase it out over the next decade amid rising disagreements between Tel Aviv and Washington, particularly over Iran policy. “I want to stop US aid. It is like welfare. I do […]

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US LIFTS RESTRICTIONS ON ANTHROPIC’S POWERFUL AI MODELS FABLE AND MYTHOS

Wed 01 July 2026: AI firm says it will begin restoring access to Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 after the removal of export controls. The United States government has lifted its restrictions on foreign access to Anthropic’s most powerful AI models, the company has announced. Anthropic said late on Tuesday that it would begin restoring […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | WEDNESDAY – 01 JULY 2026

Wed 01 July 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ Ramaphosa makes changes to National Executive: “These changes will affect the Ministries of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Trade, Industry and Competition, Electricity and Energy, Higher Education, and Water and Sanitation,” the Presidency said in a short statement on Tuesday night. Read […]

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PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA MAKES CHANGES TO NATIONAL EXECUTIVE

Wed 01 July 2026: President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced changes to the National Executive following consultation with the leadership of the Democratic Alliance as a member of the Government of National Unity (GNU). “These changes will affect the Ministries of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Trade, Industry and Competition, Electricity and Energy, Higher Education, […]

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STEALING FROM THE GODS: INDIA’S RAM TEMPLE HIT BY CORRUPTION SCANDAL

Tue 30 June 2026: The temple is mired in embezzlement allegations before crucial state elections, embarrassing PM Modi’s government. New Delhi, India – Brajesh Kumar climbs three floors every evening to sit in solitude on the rooftop terrace of his house overlooking the Ram Temple in Ayodhya in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh. Over decades, the 65-year-old […]

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ISRAELI SOLDIER FOUND DEAD AS MILITARY INVESTIGATES DEATH AMID CONCERNS OVER RISING SUICIDES

Tue 30 June 2026: The body of an Israeli soldier was found in central Israel last week, with military police investigating the circumstances surrounding the death, according to Israeli media reports. The Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Monday that the soldier’s body was discovered on Friday but did not identify him or disclose the circumstances of […]

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BILLIONAIRE BUFFETT HOLDS OFF ON GATES FOUNDATION DONATION AWAITING EPSTEIN REVIEW

Tue 30 June 2026: For the first time in 20 years, US billionaire Warren Buffett is skipping his usual midyear donation to the Gates Foundation as he waits for the results of an internal review into the group’s ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Investor and philanthropist Buffet, […]

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