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The European Commission unveiled a climate-resilience framework urging member states to prepare for a world up to 3C warmer, saying emissions cuts alone would not suffice.
Australia's cyber intelligence agency warned that advanced AI models were driving a surge in malicious online attacks, as an AI-agent hack of Hugging Face raised questions about criminal liability.
The European Commission proposed expanding Frontex’s powers to monitor public social media, support migrant returns beyond EU borders and deploy a rapid-response force, raising rights concerns.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged the EU in Singapore to pursue a broad free-trade agreement with ASEAN and Pacific partners. His Asian tour sought to build economic partnerships amid global trade uncertainty and tensions with China.