🐢 65 countries sign UN cybercrime treaty + 10 more stories

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[6.3] Sixty-five nations sign UN treaty to combat cybercrime — news.un.org (+5)

Sixty-five nations signed the first United Nations treaty to fight cybercrime, creating a universal legal framework to investigate and prosecute online offenses from financial fraud to online abuse.

Signed in Hanoi, the convention criminalizes a range of digital crimes and establishes systems for international cooperation, including a 24/7 network for sharing electronic evidence between law enforcement agencies.

Adopted by the General Assembly in December 2024, the treaty will enter into force 90 days after it is officially ratified by at least 40 of the signatory states.

[6.5] Russia prepares to deploy Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile — abc.net.au (+123)

Russia has successfully tested its nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile, with President Vladimir Putin announcing plans to deploy the nuclear-capable weapon.

Russia claims the missile, called Skyfall by NATO, has a nearly unlimited range and is invincible to defenses. A recent test reportedly involved a 14,000-kilometer flight lasting 15 hours.

[5.6] NASA activates planetary defense for comet 3I Atlas due to its unusual composition — tg24.sky.it (Italian) (+38)

NASA activated a planetary defense protocol for Comet 3I Atlas, an interstellar object with unexplained behavior, despite it posing no direct threat to Earth.

The comet has an unusual nickel composition, an anti-tail pointing toward the Sun, and a trajectory with accelerations that defy gravitational models. These anomalies prompted its classification as a high-priority case.

Discovered in July 2025, the object has fueled speculation of artificial origins, though NASA states all data is consistent with an extraordinary but natural comet.

Highly covered news with significance over 5.5

[6.0] US and China reach preliminary trade agreement — businesstoday.in (+580)

[5.5] East Timor joins ASEAN in the bloc's first expansion since the 1990s — kgw.com (+45)

[5.7] China and ASEAN sign upgraded free trade pact — thejakartapost.com (+19)

[5.6] Afghanistan and Pakistan fail to reach peace agreement, raising conflict concerns — ndtv.com (+30)

[5.5] RSF militia captures El-Faschir, last major city in Darfur — welt.de (German) (+38)

[5.8] Google and NextEra Energy revive Iowa nuclear plant for AI energy demand — cnbc.com (+10)

[6.0] Semaglutide offers heart health benefits independent of weight loss — medicalnewstoday.com (+3)

[6.0] Scientists find building blocks for life in the Large Magellanic Cloud — universetoday.com (+7)

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