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• France's National Assembly has granted final approval to a bill permitting adults with incurable illnesses to access lethal medication for assisted dying. • Separately, a similar proposal in England and Wales suggests allowing adults with less than six months to live to apply for assisted death, pending approval from two doctors and an expert panel. • These legislative moves aim to provide patients with autonomy and prevent citizens from traveling to other countries, such as Switzerland, to seek assisted death.

• South Korea's Minimum Wage Commission has approved a 3.7% increase in the national minimum wage for 2027. • The new hourly rate is set at 10,700 won (approximately US$7.19), marking a continued upward trend in labor costs. • This decision reflects the government's effort to balance worker purchasing power against the operational costs of businesses.

• The Hungarian Parliament approved the 17th amendment to the country's Fundamental Law on Monday, marking one of the most significant constitutional overhauls under the Tisza-led government. • Key judicial reforms strengthen the role of judges in appointing and dismissing leaders of the Curia and the National Office for the Judiciary, while reducing their mandates from nine to six years and banning reappointment. • A new 12-year term limit for members of Parliament has been introduced, disqualifying politicians who have already served three terms from running in future elections.

• The FCC has granted a start-up company permission to test a space mirror designed to reflect solar rays onto Earth's dark side. • The project aims to illuminate a three-mile-wide patch of land, effectively turning night into day for that specific area. • The decision comes despite significant public outcry and concerns regarding the environmental and atmospheric impact of artificial night lighting.

Lobby appeals to prospective PM’s reindustrialisation agenda as it pushes for Rosebank and Jackdaw approvalThe UK’s North Sea oil industry has made a last-ditch attempt to curry favour with the Labour government by appealing to Andy Burnham’s reindustrialisation agenda just days before he is expected to become Britain’s next prime minister.Industry lobbyists have written to more than 400 Labour MPs to call on the government’s new leaders to allow more oil and gas drilling in UK waters to support homegrown energy and show “a commitment to UK manufacturing, industrial capability and the skilled workforce that has powered the nation for generations”. Continue reading...

• OpenAI is expected to initiate a wide rollout of its GPT-5.6 model this week following approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce. • The launch follows a period of additional testing and strategic meetings between OpenAI executives and government officials. • The release was previously delayed due to a June executive order by President Donald Trump, which created a voluntary framework for "covered frontier models."

• A new poll reveals that a majority of Americans now disapprove of the U.S. Supreme Court following the conclusion of its latest judicial term. • The data shows a stark ideological divide, with every liberal justice maintaining a positive favorability rating while every conservative justice holds a net negative rating. • This decline in public trust follows a series of controversial rulings that critics argue have eroded civil rights and expanded the presidential powers of Donald Trump.