The World Cup pauses before the final, 29 countries form an AI body, and solo founding reaches a record share

No World Cup match finished inside today’s reporting window, while Spain and Argentina await the final. Beyond football, 29 countries formed a global AI cooperation body, solo founding reached a record share, U.S.-Iran fighting disrupted Hormuz again, Ukraine appointed a new prime minister, American communities pushed back against AI data centers, Italy advanced electoral reform, and rising oil prices revived European rate-hike expectations.