Introduction Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) announced a 60-day waiver on all transit fees for vessels crossing the Strait …

http://www.progress.news/2026-06-22-iran-waives-hormuz-transit-fees-for-60-days.html

On June 18, 2026, Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) marked 35 years of partnership at a …

http://www.progress.news/2026-06-22-asean-regional-integration-model-without-eu-bureaucracy.html

The Energy Department’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a smart platform using AI and signal processing to detect power …

http://www.progress.news/2026-06-22-ai-platform-could-help-prevent-wildfires-blackouts.html

A federal appeals court on June 18 reversed a lower court ruling and allowed Ohio to enforce a law requiring …

http://www.progress.news/2026-06-22-appeals-court-ohio-enforce-social-media-parental-consent.html

Kuwait expects to raise its oil production to 2 million barrels per day within a week, according to Sheikh Nawaf …

http://www.progress.news/2026-06-22-kuwait-expects-oil-output-2-million-bpd-kpc-ceo.html

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a $700 million federal investment in behavioral health and addiction recovery programs on …

http://www.progress.news/2026-06-20-kennedy-to-combat-addiction-homelessness-mental-health-crisis.html

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for increased trade between Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) …

http://www.progress.news/2026-06-20-putin-urges-asean-expand-trade-in-national-currencies.html

Helion Energy has secured the regulatory licenses required to begin construction of what the company says will be the world’s …

http://www.progress.news/2026-06-19-worlds-first-fusion-energy-plant-receives-approval.html

On June 17, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) unveiled a new sodium-ion battery platform at an event backed by …

http://www.progress.news/2026-06-19-catl-sodium-ion-battery-20-year-lifespan.html

The United States and Iran signed a Pakistani-mediated memorandum of understanding on June 18, according to a statement by Pakistani …

http://www.progress.news/2026-06-19-us-iran-sign-islamabad-mou-end-hostilities.html

Rights groups and tech activists issued a joint statement on Tuesday, June 16, calling for a halt to the use …

http://www.progress.news/2026-06-18-rights-groups-sound-alarm-military-ai-use.html

Qatar expects to restore up to 80% of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity within two months of the …

http://www.progress.news/2026-06-18-report-qatar-plans-rapid-lng-export-recovery.html

The G7 pledged to reduce China’s dominance in rare earth elements to 60% of imports by 2030, aiming to diversify …

http://www.progress.news/2026-06-18-g7-vows-to-cut-chinas-rare-earth-dominance.html

A new poll by London-based consultancy Public First found that many respondents in 15 countries consider Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) …

http://www.progress.news/2026-06-17-chinas-ai-reveals-deep-states-hollow-tech-supremacy.html