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Circularity measures could be particularly effective in reducing emissions in the steel sector (by 64 to 81 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year) and the plastics sector (75 to 84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent per year).

Armenian Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan was sentenced to two years in prison for inciting a coup, RT reported. He rejected the charges as political. The case comes amid rising tensions between Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's government and the Armenian Apostolic Church over border concessions to Azerbaijan.

A Russian strike hit a passenger train in Ukraine's Sumy region, injuring passengers, Al Jazeera reported. Officials said the attack targeted a station in Shostka, damaging a Kyiv-bound train. The strike follows Russia's largest overnight assault on Ukraine's energy infrastructure as railway sites face near-daily attacks.

"India, the world's largest democracy, is well-positioned to lead in AI, not just to build it, but to shape it and decide what our future's going to look like. And it's important to move quickly. On our current trajectory, we believe we may be only a couple of years away from early versions of true superintelligence. If we are right, by the end of 2028, more of the world's intellectual capacity could reside inside of data centers than outside of them."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged global cooperation at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, calling AI a major opportunity for humanity. He stressed "right action" and timely decisions, invoked Lord Buddha's teachings, and cited COVID-19 collaboration as proof that collective efforts can address global challenges effectively.

"It is amazing to be here, obviously the work happening in India and the adoption of AI is leading the world, and I can't wait to see what goes next," Altman told ANI.