The expanded partnership covers 2.4 billion people and aims to reduce tariffs on green technology and digital services.
Leaders signed accession protocols for three nations, effective January 1. The bloc will represent nearly 30% of global GDP once fully integrated.
Negotiations on agricultural subsidies took fourteen months. Farmers' unions in existing member states secured transitional protections for sensitive crops.
World leaders agree on binding safety standards for frontier AI models, marking the first multilateral treaty on artificial intelligence governance.
A bloc of 60 countries pledges legally binding carbon ceilings, with financial support for developing nations transitioning from coal.
New surveys reveal a statistical dead heat in five states that could decide the national outcome, with turnout models driving uncertainty.
Policy makers keep benchmark rates unchanged but revise forward guidance, citing resilient labor markets and moderating goods inflation.
Researchers demonstrate error-corrected qubits at scale, bringing commercially viable quantum processors within reach for cloud providers.