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President Donald Trump signed a scaled-back executive order on artificial intelligence. The order addresses cybersecurity, telling agencies to create a benchmarking process 鈥渢o assess theadvanced cyber capabilities of AI models.鈥� It also asks companies to give the federal government early access to AI models, 30 days before their release 鈥� scaled back from 90 days in a previous draft the president had been expected to sign. The order includes a sentence saying it does not establish mandatory government licensing for new AI models.

Cambodia brought its maritime border dispute with Thailand to the United Nations. On Tuesday, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said his country launched a compulsory conciliation process with the U.N., with the aim of resolving the rivals鈥� overlapping claims to potentially resource-rich waters in the Gulf of Thailand. The move comes as conflict along Thailand and Cambodia鈥檚 land border fans nationalism in both countries. Last month, Bangkok 鈥� which has historically been resistant to third-party mediation 鈥� scrapped a long-standing pact that had sought to resolve these same maritime disputes.听
Our coverage: As Thailand and Cambodia enter ceasefire, nationalist fervor lingers on both sides.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth banned reporters from the Pentagon press office. The space, where journalists have for decades been able to chat freely with military spokespeople, was 鈥渞edesignated鈥� as a classified facility this week, according to a Defense Department press secretary. In a social media post, the press secretary further explained that Mr. Hegseth鈥檚 speechwriters, who work nearby, sometimes handle secret information. The move is part of sweeping restrictions 鈥� currently in litigation 鈥� that the Trump administration has put on reporters since the president took office in 2025.听
Our coverage: CNN out, Breitbart in: Our reporter on what the new Pentagon 鈥榬otation鈥� means.

California voters went to the polls in key primaries yesterday. About 60 names were on the ballot for California governor. The top two regardless of party will advance to a runoff. Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton were leading in early returns. In the Los Angeles mayor鈥檚 race, incumbent Karen Bass advanced to the runoff, likely to face Spencer Pratt, a reality TV star.听鈥� The Associated Press

Bible sales are up, and so are study guides for it. Last year, sales reached a 21-year-high, with more than 19 million units purchased in the United States. The United Kingdom also saw record Bible sales over the same time period. Now, Publishers Weekly reports that the 3.2 million sales of Bible studies, which help readers understand the Bible, were double in 2025 what they were in 2019. Plus, the NIV Study Bible has now sold more than 10 million units. 鈥淲e know there鈥檚 renewed interest in religion,鈥� Ed Stetzer, dean of Talbot School of Theology at Biola University in California, told Publishers Weekly. 鈥淧ublishers who want to help people engage with the Bible are looking to new and creative means to help that happen.鈥澨�
Our coverage:听Americans are buying more Bibles. What does that mean for US 海角大神ity?

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Some Republicans were troubled by President Donald Trump鈥檚 creation of a fund to pay people who claimed the federal government was 鈥渨eaponized鈥� against them. Opposition from those lawmakers stalled one of the party鈥檚 legislative priorities. Now, immigration enforcement funding could move forward.

With warning signs flashing about New York City鈥檚 economy, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing questions about whether he has a plan to spur job creation.听If he fails on that front, a lagging recovery could squelch his affordability agenda.

Iraq was offering attractive opportunities for Gulf Arab economic and diplomatic initiatives, but the war made it a springboard for Iran-backed militia attacks. Now Iraq鈥檚 neighbors are looking to the country鈥檚 young and untested prime minister to see if he can navigate a multifaceted crisis.

Young people are finding fulfillment in filling out the iconic grids. We puzzle out the pastime鈥檚 history and what鈥檚 behind its renaissance.

C么te d'Ivoire has hundreds of miles of coastline, but many people there are afraid of the water.听The country's surfers are trying to change that.听

In 21 conflicts around the world, sexual violence as a tactic of war 鈥渟urged鈥� last year, according to a new United Nations report. Yet in only one conflict 鈥� the civil war in Sudan 鈥� such atrocities are 鈥渁 defining feature,鈥� used in fear campaigns between rival ethnic groups, as explicitly stated by perpetrators.

In Africa鈥檚 third-largest country by area, preventing conflict-related sexual violence or helping survivors has been difficult. The civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, now in its fourth year, has yet to yield to international efforts to end it. Sudan has become the world鈥檚 most dire displacement crisis.

鈥淢any women and girls fleeing the conflict only sought help after reaching neighbouring countries,鈥� the report stated, 鈥渨hich underscores the importance of assistance in all phases of displacement."

Some progress has been made 鈥� other than highlighting the issue or documenting specific cases of such violence. Last year, for example, the government in Khartoum renewed its commitment to prevent sexual violence, assist survivors, and hold perpetrators accountable. The International Criminal Court is investigating gang rapes and other crimes. Aid workers are better at identifying places with the most-pressing needs, helping to reduce immediate harm, strengthen resilience, and empower survivors.听

Some foreign support is reaching local women鈥檚 groups to provide 鈥渟afe spaces鈥� for protection and response services. The aid often provides secure bathing facilities, lighting in settlement camps, and dignity kits that come with basic tools for hygiene and protection.听

In fact, the U.N. report recommends that global solutions to conflict-related sexual violence focus on the 鈥渄ignity of victims and survivors,鈥� sending a message that survivors are worthy of justice rather than a message of social stigma.

鈥淪udanese women are leading humanitarian efforts in the country,鈥� one U.N. office stated in April. 鈥淭hey are providing lifesaving assistance to women, children, and families in conflict-affected areas 鈥� delivering food, medical care, psychosocial support, and protection services, often in areas inaccessible to international actors.鈥�

The message of dignity for survivors might be starting to counter a tendency for them to feel shame. Social media campaigns by the Sudan Family Planning Association have led to鈥� a surprising result: Survivors have directly responded to the campaigns to seek resources for support.听

Such successes help beat back the false notion that wartime rape is inevitable.