Sir Keir Starmer’s visit to China brought agreements on visas, services, healthcare, green tech and finance.

Operators of the Iron Falcons unmanned systems battalion of the 67th separate mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces stopped the advance of Russian troops on horseback in the Oleksiivka area in the Oleksandrivka-Novopavlivka direction.

The Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) at the National Security and Defense Council has recorded the emergence of a new wave of artificially generated videos on social media promoting Russian propaganda narratives.

In the Kyiv region, divers and sappers found an explosive device containing about 1.5 kg of explosives in a lake.

In the North Slobozhanskyi direction, operators of the Prime strike unmanned aerial vehicle company of the 5th border guard detachment detected and destroyed a 120-mm mortar and a 130-mm M-46 howitzer belonging to Russian invaders.

Ukraine’s energy deficit is expected to increase to 6% this year, which will slow GDP growth by 0.4%.

Niger’s defence ministry said four military personnel were injured and 20 attackers killed in the incident.

Belgium is rethinking the threats facing the continent, but time is needed to change the public mindset toward crises.

Funding for DHS will continue at its current amount for two weeks while both sides work out a new deal to fund the agency, according to US media reports.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says the move is a response to Tehran’s deadly crackdown on protesters.