15 briefs
→ India’s IT Ministry amended the 2021 IT Rules to cut government-ordered takedown time for social platforms to 3 hours (from 36) and to mandate permanent labels for “synthetically generated information,” with platform liability and new bans for certain synthetic-content categories.
→ Last fall, Slovakia’s parliament narrowly amended the constitution to recognize only two sexes—male and female—and to limit adoption to married heterosexual couples.
→ US Vice President JD Vance and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan completed negotiations and agreed a '123 Agreement' on nuclear cooperation on Monday.
→ China said it would take "necessary measures" after Panama's Supreme Court annulled Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings' concession to operate ports on both sides of the Panama Canal.
→ India and Bangladesh suspended mutual visa services amid protests and violent incidents, reflecting strained diplomatic ties and internal political instability.
→ Italy fined Ryanair €255 million for abusing dominance by restricting travel agency bookings from 2023 to 2025. Ryanair will appeal.
→ FDA approved Wegovy pill for chronic weight loss, offering a daily oral alternative to weekly injections.
→ Ex-PM Imran Khan and wife sentenced to 17 years for corruption in Pakistan involving undervalued state gifts.
→ The Bundestag budget committee approved a €52 billion military expenditure package.
→ Jimmy Lai was convicted of foreign collusion and sedition under Hong Kong’s national security law, tightening Beijing’s grip on dissent.
→ EU interior ministers approved a migration reform in 2025 that introduces expedited deportations, new asylum procedures, a €430 million solidarity fund, and relocation plans affecting frontline countries by 2026.
→ The European Commission opened an antitrust inquiry into whether Google's AI-generated search summaries and related practices violate EU competition rules.
