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Yemeni Houthis and an Iraqi militant group launched a joint drone strike on 4 ships in the Israeli port of Haifa.

The U. S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on 12 senior officials at Kaspersky Lab, citing concerns about its alleged ties to the Russian government and potential cybersecurity risks, while the U.S. Department of Commerce has banned the sale of Kaspersky products in the United States.

A Chinese high-tech company and Slovak partner InoBat are investing 1. 2 billion euros to build an electric vehicle battery plant in Slovakia with an initial annual capacity of 20 gigawatt-hours.

The United States and China have resumed semi-official negotiations on nuclear weapons for the first time in five years, with Washington expressing concern about China's potential use of nuclear weapons in the conflict over Taiwan. However, Beijing has assured that it can win a conventional war without nuclear weapons.

New rules prohibiting the export of agricultural products to the EU, in particular grain, at prices below the officially established minimum, will not take effect until August. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Ukraine Mikhail Sokolov.

Trump has proposed automatically granting permanent residence permits to international students who have graduated from US universities.

Hundreds, if not thousands, of deaths and numerous wildfires have occurred in Europe, Asia and the United States due to record high temperatures in recent days.

The European Union has agreed on a 14th package of sanctions against Russia aimed at its military-industrial complex, financial services, energy sector, circumvention of sanctions and those involved in the deportation of Ukrainian children, making it difficult for Russia to wage a war of aggression.

The United States plans to announce new sanctions against Russia, banning the sale of Kaspersky Lab's antivirus software in the United States due to concerns about the company's ties to the Russian government and the potential risks of cyber attacks or data theft.

North Korea and Russia have agreed to provide immediate military assistance to each other in the event of armed aggression, according to the text of their recently signed mutual defense pact.

The European Union failed to agree on a 14th package of sanctions against Russia due to Germany's indecision, despite the exclusion of a controversial clause concerning subsidiaries in third countries.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg commented that the new pact between Russia and North Korea demonstrates growing coherence between authoritarian states, emphasizing the importance of unity between democracies.

Ferrari plans to launch its first electric car at a cost of at least. 535,000 by the end of next year.

In Ecuador, a nationwide power outage occurred, which de-energized the entire country due to a failure in power lines, as a result of which the metro in the capital Quito stopped working.

Putin visited Vietnam after a trip to North Korea, where he met with Vietnamese leaders and praised the country's "balanced" position on Russia's war against Ukraine.

During Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Pyongyang, North Korea and Russia signed a strategic partnership agreement that deepens military cooperation and mutual defense commitments.

Malaysia is preparing to join the BRICS, a group of developing countries, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said.

One of the world's largest technology funds, the $72. 34 billion Technology Select Sector SPDR fund, will acquire Nvidia shares for about $10 billion and reduce its stake in Apple to bring its assets in line with changes in the S&P Dow Jones Technology Select Sector index, which it tracks, as Nvidia has become the world's most valuable company.

Yemeni Houthis likely sink second ship in Red Sea - media.

Taiwan is keeping an eye on a Chinese nuclear submarine that appeared in the Taiwan Strait near Taiwanese fishermen, probably returning from the South China Sea to its port in Qingdao.

NATO is investing $1. 1 billion in artificial intelligence, robotics and space technology from four European companies to strengthen the Alliance's defense capabilities.

Canada has no plans to return its military instructors to Ukraine due to the indecision of its NATO allies, despite having trained more than 40,000 Ukrainian soldiers since 2015.

American journalist Evan Gershkovich, accused of spying for russia, will stand trial in a closed court in yekaterinburg at the end of the month, and the United States wants to participate.

This year, more than 20 NATO countries have reached the goal of spending at least 2% of GDP on defense, a significant increase from less than 10 countries five years ago, thanks to increased military spending following Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.

China is rapidly developing nuclear power, outpacing the United States thanks to government funding, faster construction rates, and economies of scale.

This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a working visit to Vietnam, which angered the United States, as Hanoi ignored the Peace Summit in Switzerland the day before.

The Global Peace Summit communiqué is narrowly focused on addressing specific issues related to Russia's war against Ukraine, including territorial integrity and forcing Russia to comply with its provisions, but does not contain enforcement mechanisms.

Many regions of China are experiencing extreme weather conditions: high temperature warnings have been issued in the northern regions, and heavy flooding due to heavy rains in the southern provinces.

According to Taiwan's Defense Minister Wellington Ku, Taiwan's defense policy is aimed at protecting against potential Chinese conquest and avoiding military conflicts.

American soldier Gordon Black, detained in vladivostok, russia, denied all the charges.