Bahrain's defence ministry said the Bahrain Defence Force will hold a joint exercise, "Shield of Bahrain", from July 28 to 30, with armed forces from Gulf Cooperation Council member states participating.

Hyundai Motor Group said it is repositioning as a provider of physical-AI solutions covering autonomous driving, robotics and AI-driven smart manufacturing. As part of the strategy, Hyundai and NVIDIA will co-develop a robotics reference platform with standardized hardware and software to speed development and validation for startups, universities and research institutes. Hyundai also disclosed a broader roadmap including tie-ups with Waymo and Google DeepMind and said it will accelerate digital-twin and autonomous-driving R&D, building on a previously announced plan to procure 50,000 NVIDIA GPUs.

Ireland deputy prime minister Harris said she will meet the UK chancellor at next month’s G20 finance ministers meeting in the United States.