European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will deliver her State of the Union address on the 16th (local time) and is set to propose a wholesale overhaul of Europe’s security architecture, a European news site reports. Her speech reportedly calls for establishment of a European Security Council consisting of EU leaders plus leaders of selected non-EU countries, including Ukraine, the UK, Norway and Canada. She will also urge a new Europe-wide “security protocol” modelled on NATO’s Artic

A U.S. House committee voted to recommend finding billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena in the Epstein investigation.

Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade told the prime minister that delays in generation and grid projects could produce power shortages from next year and jeopardize the government's double-digit economic growth target. The ministry said only about 5% of power projects under the national growth plan are operational; most remain under development or awaiting approval, hampered by investor selection, land procedures and grid readiness. It said supply should meet demand this year but rising consumption and project delays could leave a roughly 4,200 MW gap and about 2.9 bln kWh shortfall next year; the deficit could widen to about 13,900 MW and 61.2 bln kWh by 2030.