The Atlantic reports the White House is seeking to develop strike plans against Iran ahead of the US midterm elections.

China has stepped up frontline deployment of high-end smart agricultural machinery for this year’s three‑autumn operations (autumn harvest, sowing and crop care), the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said. Mechanization advanced markedly during the 14th Five‑Year Plan, and since entering the 15th Five‑Year period Beijing has been steadily upgrading large, high‑end smart farm equipment, materially raising three‑autumn operational efficiency. Models moving into accelerated industrial use include grain combine harvesters with 18 kg/s feed rates and crop‑protection drones with 85 kg payloads.

Central Bank of Iceland says most indicators, despite considerable uncertainty, point to a rapid decline in inf in 2027.