Bank of England deputy governor Breeden said on Tuesday the bank may need dedicated regulation for agentic AI to curb risks to the financial system, marking a possible shift from its prior stance that existing rules are sufficient. He said rapid deployment of agentic systems in payments and trading has exposed regulatory gaps and could require more granular, complex measures; agentic AI can act and make decisions autonomously, and requiring human-in-the-loop oversight for every action may be imp

June 30 — Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a regular briefing that the 7th China–Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) local leaders’ meeting, the 2026 China–CEEC Young Politicians Forum and the 4th China–CEEC spokespersons’ dialogue were held in China. Guo said the China–CEEC cooperation mechanism, launched 14 years ago, has matured and deepened despite changing international conditions, and has become an accelerator for bilateral ties, a promoter of high‑quality Belt and Road cooperation, and an example of China–Europe efforts to build a community with a shared future.

Kering shares extended their slide, falling 5.1% and set for their worst single-day decline since April 15.