Venezuelan interim president Rodriguez urged Guyana to return to the negotiating table.

CENTCOM said it is assembling the world’s first multinational joint attack unmanned aerial systems (UAS) force. The command said its Rapidly Deployable Joint Task Force (REJTF), stood up one year ago, has introduced advanced capabilities including the US military’s first one-way attack UAS squadron in the Middle East and the first sea-launched air-attack UAS from a US Navy vessel. In June an unmanned surface vessel (USV) assisted in rescuing a downed helicopter crew in regional waters; in July CENTCOM recorded the first operational use of a one-way attack USV. The multinational force is presented as a follow-on to those operational advances over the past 52 weeks.

Several leading German economic research institutes said they have more than doubled their joint growth forecast after the economy outperformed in 1H. They now expect GDP to rise 1.3% in 2026, up from a spring forecast of 0.6%. They lifted the next-year forecast from 0.9% to 1.1% and see growth slowing to 0.4% in 2028. Outperformance in 1H was driven by exports, manufacturing and substantial public spending; strong global demand and an AI-driven boost offset weak investment and consumption. The institutes expect the recovery to continue into 2027 supported by consumption and housing, but to lose momentum in 2028 as a shrinking labour force and weaker potential growth increasingly constrain output.