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NBC, citing seven current and former U.S. and Western officials, reports the Pentagon is assessing a significant drawdown of U.S. forces in Europe that could withdraw roughly 25,000 troops—about one-third of the roughly 80,000 currently stationed there—and could extend to as many as 40,000. The Pentagon launched a six-month review in June; an assessment is expected to be submitted to the defense secretary soon. Options under consideration include cuts to air, naval and ground personnel or relocation of some units. Officials say the review aims to align deployments with the "America First" strategy. Some European governments and U.S. lawmakers warn a large-scale withdrawal could weaken NATO deterrence; supporters argue for rebalancing overseas forces and shifting greater defense burden to European allies. No decision has been made; any withdrawal would require presidential approval.

A systematic FDE+ intelligent‑agent training programme opened in Wuhan’s East Lake High‑Tech Zone (Optics Valley). The course has three tiers—junior, intermediate and senior—and uses project delivery rather than written exams as the certification standard. Eight organisations including the Wuhan SME Development Promotion Center and the East Lake High‑Tech Zone Science and Technology Innovation Bureau formed a talent co‑development partnership; the government will align FDE qualifications, leading firms will provide industry scenarios, and universities and research institutes will supply technical instructors to create an integrated industry‑university‑research‑application pipeline. Over the next three years the plan aims to train more than 1,000 senior FDE engineers, deploy 1,000 intelligent‑agent innovation scenarios and support AI transformation at 10,000 enterprises, targeting a national FDE talent hub and a leading city for AI applications.