Google to build new AI datacentre on tiny Australian Indian Ocean outpost after signing defence deal

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Military experts say facility on Christmas Island would be valuable asset to monitor Chinese submarine and naval activity

Google plans to build a large AI datacentre on Australia’s remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island after signing a cloud deal with the Department of Defence earlier this year, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and interviews with officials.

Plans for the datacentre on the tiny island located 350km south of Indonesia have not previously been reported, and many details, including its projected size, cost and potential uses, remain secret.

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10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here’s Where We Are – The New York Times

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  1. 10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here's Where We Are  The New York Times
  2. Breakingviews - Paris accord will defeat fossil fuels – eventually  Reuters
  3. The climate action that matters is in the global south, argues an architect of the Paris agreement  economist.com
  4. There’s a $10 Trillion Antidote to Trump’s Climate Backlash  Bloomberg.com
  5. The US led the world to reach a huge climate deal. Then, it switched sides.  Politico
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Sweden has helped fund 400 drones for Ukraine’s strike campaign on Russian oil refineries – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. Sweden has helped fund 400 drones for Ukraine's strike campaign on Russian oil refineries  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Sweden can help fund Ukraine's Gripen deal, defence minister says  Reuters
  3. Who Makes Gripen Jets And Where Are They Produced?  Yahoo
  4. Shmyhal, Saab leadership discuss delivery of Gripen jets to Ukraine  Ukrinform
  5. Breaking: Ukraine to Train Gripen Pilots in 2026, Start Jet Joint Production With Saab by 2033  UNITED24 Media
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An NPR reporter’s journey into Gaza, for the first time since the war began – NPR

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  1. An NPR reporter's journey into Gaza, for the first time since the war began  NPR
  2. Israeli military brings CBS News to the edge of its control in Gaza, where destruction and uncertainty linger  CBS News
  3. Inside Gaza, BBC sees total devastation after two years of war  BBC
  4. Photos from inside Gaza show destruction wrought by Israeli military efforts to root out Hamas  AP News
  5. 'A wasteland': FRANCE 24 journalist given rare glimpse of war-ravaged Gaza  France 24
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Gunvor Pulls $22Bln Lukoil Deal After U.S. Labels Company ‘Kremlin Puppet’ – The Moscow Times

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  1. Gunvor Pulls $22Bln Lukoil Deal After U.S. Labels Company ‘Kremlin Puppet’  The Moscow Times
  2. Trump Administration Blocks Gunvor Takeover of Russian Oil Assets  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Lukoil operations face fallout from Trump sanctions, Gunvor drops bid  Reuters
  4. Hours After US Rebuke, Gunvor Secures $2.4 Billion From Banks  Bloomberg.com
  5. Trading firm Gunvor, accused by US of being 'Kremlin's puppet,’ drops plan to buy Lukoil assets  AP News
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US presses Israel to let Hamas fighters leave Gaza tunnels – Financial Times

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  1. US presses Israel to let Hamas fighters leave Gaza tunnels  Financial Times
  2. Hundreds of Hamas Fighters Are Stuck in Tunnels in Israeli-Controlled Gaza - WSJ  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Scores of Palestinian Militants Still in Israeli-Controlled Parts of Gaza, Officials Say  The New York Times
  4. U.S. sees Rafah tunnels crisis as potential model for disarming Hamas  Axios
  5. Mediators propose deal to get Hamas fighters out of Gaza's Israeli zone, sources say  Reuters
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North Korea fires ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast – Reuters

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  1. North Korea fires ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast  Reuters
  2. WATCH: Hegseth outlines new weapons buying priorities in remarks at National War College  PBS
  3. North Korea fires ballistic missile days after Hegseth wraps South Korea visit  Fox News
  4. North Korea fires ballistic missile days after Hegseth visit, says Seoul  Al Jazeera
  5. North Korea fires ballistic missile towards Sea of Japan  DW
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China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, enters service – Reuters

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  1. China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, enters service  Reuters
  2. China’s latest aircraft carrier enters fleet as naval competition with the US heats up  CNN
  3. China commissions new aircraft carrier as it seeks to extend power far from its coast  AP News
  4. China’s New Aircraft Carrier Enters Service, a Sign of Naval Ambitions  The New York Times
  5. Chinese state media reports new aircraft carrier has been commissioned as Beijing seeks to extend power far overseas  abcnews.go.com
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Kazakhstan to join Abraham Accords with Israel in symbolic boost to Trump initiative – NPR

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  1. Kazakhstan to join Abraham Accords with Israel in symbolic boost to Trump initiative  NPR
  2. Trump says more nations lining up to join Abraham Accords after Kazakhstan  Fox News
  3. Trump, 79, Botches Name of Country In Front of Its President  The Daily Beast
  4. Trump says Kazakhstan to join Abraham Accords  Reuters
  5. Kazakhstan Is Joining the Abraham Accords, Trump Says  The New York Times
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Former King of Spain, Juan Carlos, Details Death of Brother in Memoir – The New York Times

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  1. Former King of Spain, Juan Carlos, Details Death of Brother in Memoir  The New York Times
  2. Disgraced former king of Spain’s memoir details ‘enormous respect’ for Franco  The Guardian
  3. Spain’s former king reveals how he shot and killed his brother  The Telegraph
  4. Juan Carlos spills secrets on Franco, abdication and killing his brother  The Times
  5. Spain's exiled king recounts history, scandals in wistful memoir  InsideNoVa.com
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UK rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan despite warning of possible genocide

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Exclusive: British government adopted ‘least ambitious’ option months before RSF’s massacres in El Fasher

Britain rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan despite intelligence warnings that the city of El Fasher would fall amid a wave of ethnic cleansing and possible genocide, according to a report seen by the Guardian.

Government officials turned down the plans six months into the 18-month siege of El Fasher in favour of the “least ambitious” option of four presented.

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