Axios reports the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is set to remove nuclear material stored at a secret site in Syria.

KYODO reported a senior government official said Japan is considering deploying cutting-edge AI systems under its 'proactive cyber defense' policy to counter attack risks from advanced models such as ANTHROPIC's Claude MYTHOS. National cybersecurity director Yoichi Iida said using advanced AI is "unavoidable" and warned the time from discovering a vulnerability to exploiting it could plausibly shrink to 1% or 0.1% of previous lengths. The cabinet led by Prime Minister TAKAICHI decided in March that, from Oct. 1, the government may take proactive cyber-defense measures to preempt severe attacks on critical infrastructure, economic activity and livelihoods.

A fresh heatwave will sweep drought-hit Europe this week, raising wildfire risk, threatening crops and further depleting already record-low river levels. France’s weather service expects a high-pressure heat dome to push northern France toward 40°C on Tuesday; southern UK around 35°C; Frankfurt may reach 38°C on Friday. The heat could block moisture-bearing clouds and hinder replenishment of major waterways — the Rhine, Po and Danube — whose low flows have already disrupted navigation and power generation. Higher temperatures and continued dryness are adding stress to grids, cutting hydropower output and suppressing agricultural yields; EU Joint Research Centre models show elevated fire risk this week across the UK, Spain, France, Germany and Italy.