Pashinyan says Ani Bridge tender sets up restoration contract
Turkey has opened bidding to restore Ani Bridge near Armenia’s border, Nikol Pashinyan says, with an Armenian company to sign a contract with the winning bidder. Australia is retaining four heritage-listed defense properties for community use, while Television guitarist Richard Lloyd has died at 75.
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Art & Heritage
Turkey launches Ani Bridge restoration tender, Pashinyan says
Turkey has launched a tender to restore the historic bridge near Armenia’s border, Nikol Pashinyan says, with a contract between an Armenian company and the winning bidder to follow.
Australia’s government retains four heritage defense sites
Australia’s government is retaining four heritage-listed defense properties after opposition to their sale, preserving them for community use.
Film & TV
Box office: Godzilla Minus Zero leads North America with $31.6 million
Godzilla Minus Zero leads the North American weekend on estimates, setting a live-action foreign-language opening record and drawing much of its gross from premium screens.
Music
Richard Lloyd, Television guitarist behind Marquee Moon, dies at 75
Television guitarist Richard Lloyd has died at 75. His work with Tom Verlaine helped shape two albums that reached the UK top 10, and he later pursued a solo career.
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AveNewsRussia says its strikes targeted more Ukraine-bound cargo ships
Russia has expanded its account from one ship to three vessels it says carried military goods for Ukraine. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say three tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz. Iris Ohyama has suspended shopping and related services while investigating possible exposure of up to 7.7 million customers’ data.
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TechnologyIris Ohyama says shopping services are paused during data-exposure inquiry
Iris Ohyama says up to 7.7 million customers’ contact details and some encrypted passwords may have been exposed, and it has suspended shopping and related services while investigating. Anthropic is reported to have bought about $3.4 billion in generator commitments, including capabilities needed to install the equipment. The US aviation agency plans to replace floppy-disk systems at more than 400 sites.
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ScienceSingapore ties aviation fuel purchases to emissions savings
Ahead of the first tender, Singapore’s aviation authority has set a 40% lifecycle emissions-reduction minimum for levy-funded fuel purchases, giving suppliers a standard to meet. NASA’s $94 million contract with Blue Origin targets delivery of the PROMISE lunar rover in late 2028. A Flemish court has asked the EU court to interpret environmental assessment rules before Project One permit appeals can proceed.
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BusinessDeveloping-country debt, Anthropic’s generator commitments, Egypt’s gas estimate
The World Bank says developing countries’ external debt reached $9.4 trillion in 2025 while borrowing costs remained high. Anthropic is reported to have bought generator commitments worth about $3.4 billion to expand capacity. Egypt plans to connect Nasim-1X to existing facilities while studies assess whether the gas discovery can be developed commercially.
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SportsFormula 1’s remaining races will not decide the titles
Mercedes has secured the constructors’ championship a week after Kimi Antonelli won the drivers’ title, settling both contests before the final races. Carlos Alcaraz beat Ben Shelton to win the Paris Masters. Jon Rahm’s Abu Dhabi victory lifted him to sixth in the Race to Dubai, whose season title will be decided at the finale.
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PoliticsRussia says its cargo-ship strike count has risen from one to three
Russia has expanded its account to three ships it says were carrying military goods for Ukraine. DTEK says an overnight attack left more than 600,000 people without power in Dnipropetrovsk. Trump says the US land blockade of Iran is in effect, and Gadi Eisenkot has been selected to attempt to form Israel’s government.
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