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• The Swiss Federal Council announced its international cooperation strategy for 2029–2032, shifting focus toward humanitarian aid due to pressure on federal finances. • The strategy prioritizes emergency relief and systematic action in major crises, while the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) will manage relations with middle-income countries. • SECO's mandate includes fostering trade and investment conditions and overseeing cooperation with the European Union, the western Balkans, and specific Asian nations.

• The 2026 FIFA World Cup is currently underway, featuring an expanded format of 48 nations competing over a 39-day tournament. • Hosted across three countries, the event is expected to generate approximately $8.9 billion in revenue. • Recent highlights include Lionel Messi setting a new goal record and Belgium's Jeremy Doku competing in a match against Egypt in Seattle.

• Lionel Messi broke Cristiano Ronaldo's record with 38 appearances and surpassed Pelé's World Cup record, while Kylian Mbappé set a new French record with 58. • Norway ended a 28-year World Cup drought, playing their first match since 1998, featuring Erling Haaland and captain Martin Ødegaard. • Iraq's Aymen Hussein became only the second goal scorer in the nation's World Cup history, joining Ahmed Radhi who scored in 1986.

• The UK government announced a multi-billion pound investment push into AI infrastructure during London Tech Week to bolster national competitiveness. • Key initiatives include a £20 million project to analyze how AI impacts entry-level employment and the creation of a "bridge AI" scheme to fund the purchase of UK-developed AI products. • The government also plans to expand the "tech town" program, based on a successful pilot in Barnsley, to support regional technological growth.

Exclusive: Financial returns, obtained by the Guardian, are ‘very poor and unprofessional’ and call into question party’s fitness to govern, expert says• Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPauline Hanson’s One Nation party reported more than $1m in missing and worthless assets in more than six years of filed financial reports, Guardian Australia can reveal.The financial returns lodged by One Nation with the Office of Fair Trading in Queensland from 2016 to 2022 have been criticised by a leading expert in financial accounting as “sloppy and unprofessional”. Continue reading...

Pontiff appeals in Catalan for harmony on Barcelona leg of Spain tour after making football foes in cityTo the delight of many, Pope Leo XIV kicked off the Barcelona leg of his week-long visit to Spain with a few words in Catalan, calling on the faithful who had gathered in the city’s cathedral on Tuesday “to build harmony and communion beyond all polarisation”.The pontiff’s familiar and commendable plea for people to set aside their differences may, however, have come a little late. Three days earlier, while chatting to journalists on the flight to Spain, Leo had made an awkward confession. Continue reading...

• The UK government announced a £1.1 billion ($1.47 billion) strategic plan on June 8 to expand domestic AI computing capacity. • The initiative focuses on the construction of a new national supercomputer and provides critical funding to support homegrown semiconductor firms. • This investment aims to reduce reliance on foreign technology and strengthen Britain's competitive position in the global AI hardware race.