Lianyungang Maritime Safety Administration posted on the China Maritime Safety Administration website a navigational warning: live-fire drills will close parts of the southern Yellow Sea to navigation from July 22 10:00 to 13:00 local time.

Ukrainian President Zelenskiy has offered former defense minister Feodorov an "important position" to oversee work in the defense technology sector.

Nearly 200 US utilities and data-centre operators, including NextEra Energy, Duke Energy, Equinix and Digital Realty, have signed a White House-backed pledge to absorb incremental electricity costs from AI model operations to limit upward pressure on residential rates, the Wall Street Journal said citing a White House signatory list. The administration plans for President Trump to formally announce the commitments at an EPA event on Thursday; Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp have also signed and are expected to attend.