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Strong tremors were felt in Kabul, Afghanistan, and northern Pakistan.The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre reports a magnitude 6 earthquake in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan.The Saudi Foreign Ministry condemned Irans attack on Bahrain, deeming it a violation of international law.June 27th - According to Axios, citing sources, the Trump administration is close to allowing Anthropic to restore access to its robust Fable 5 model, which had been offline for 15 days due to government security concerns. Insiders expect the government to lift restrictions on Fable 5 as early as next week. Another source indicated that communications are expected to continue over the weekend, and Anthropic is expected to restore Fable access soon. The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday allowed Anthropic to restore access to Mythos 5 to a limited number of trusted users. According to Semafor, Commerce Secretary Lutnick stated in a letter to Anthropic on Friday that the company "has worked with the U.S. government to address the risks associated with Mythos 5 and Fable 5." "These efforts have made significant progress." Furthermore, Anthropic pledged to cooperate with the U.S. government on agreements, standards, and releases.June 27th - According to The Times of London, Andy Burnham is expected to unveil a series of plans focused on decentralizing power and funding from the central government to the regions of England in his first major policy speech since announcing his candidacy for Labour leadership. Burnham plans to outline his economic strategy in a speech next week, detailing proposals to give mayors more control and to fund social housing, welfare, and education for children over 16. The report states that Whitehall departments will be asked to assess which areas within their mandates should be transferred to local governments, and Burnham may also push forward with plans to decentralize some tax revenue to local governments. If Burnham remains the sole candidate in the Labour leadership race, he is expected to be formally declared leader later next month (nominations close on July 16th).
