Senator Lindsey Graham’s death on July 12 has shaken the GOP plan in Washington. With his Senate seat vacant, Republican leaders face a tighter margin in the chamber and President Trump's legislative push has lost a crucial ally. The loss makes GOP voting tallies and stalls several of Trump's priority bills.
In Victoria, council members added AI oversight and data-centre regulation to their municipal agenda as swift technology expansion continues.
At the UN Security Council, India advocated a Global South agenda, while Laos declared rural-poverty alleviation its main goal during its latest assembly session.