Ukraine strikes Moscow-area refinery: A Ukrainian drone attack forced a refinery near Moscow to halt operations after a fire damaged a key processing unit — CDU-6 — capable of refining approximately 21,400 tons of crude oil per day. The strike underscores Kyiv’s continued strategy of targeting Russian energy infrastructure.
Turkish arms network dismantled: Authorities arrested ten suspects and raided seven luxury residences in southern France, dismantling a Turkish network accused of supplying weapons to criminal gangs across Europe.
Lula confronts Trump at G7: At the G7 summit in Évian, France, Brazilian President Lula used his platform alongside leaders from South Korea, India, Kenya, and Egypt to send a pointed message to Trump on protectionism, organized crime, and development aid.
The global baby bust accelerates: A Guardian editorial highlighted the startlingly rapid decline in global fertility rates. Two-thirds of humanity now lives in countries below the replacement rate of 2.1 births per woman. India’s recent announcement that its fertility rate has dropped to 1.9 places the world’s two most populous nations — India and China — on a trajectory toward shrinking populations. China’s rate now hovers around 1.0.
Shein ousted from Paris landmark: The historic Parisian department store BHV Marais has ended its partnership with Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein, just months after the controversial collaboration began. New management called the arrangement a “strategic mistake.”
