Refinitiv sources say Samsung has raised chip-foundry prices by up to 15% amid a surge in demand.

乌克兰议员：乌克兰总统泽连斯基已提交叶夫根尼·赫马拉出任国防部长一职的候选提名。

Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Zakharova said a drone explosion at a bus stop at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant on the 18th was carried out by Ukrainian forces to obstruct an IAEA director‑general Grossi visit scheduled for the 20th–21st. Zakharova said Kyiv has repeatedly targeted the plant and its staff, and that the latest strike also hit vehicles carrying IAEA Secretariat representatives; she warned Western political support for Ukraine is encouraging “more reckless” actions that could raise the risk of a nuclear disaster with potentially catastrophic global consequences.