According to ABC News, two U.S. officials and a person familiar say the Trump administration is close to a deal with Russia to secure the release of several Americans detained in Russia.

China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, at a meeting in Guangzhou, ordered a stepped-up push to accelerate AI-enabled breeding and fast-track development of breakthrough seed varieties to meet seed-industry 15th Five-Year targets and cultivate internationally competitive seed-technology leaders. It called for stronger germplasm protection and faster identification, improvement and shared use of genetic resources to raise protection and utilization efficiency. The ministry directed organized, systematized R&D and a one-variety-one-policy approach to shore up weaknesses. It ordered modernization of national seed bases, wider adoption of advanced equipment and measures to improve seed-supply quality. The ministry required full-chain variety management, large-scale demonstration and promotion of superior varieties, tighter intellectual-property protection and strict enforcement against counterfeiting and infringement. Local governments and agencies were instructed to prioritize, coordinate and accelerate projects to deliver breakthrough progress in seed-industry revitalization.

北约军方发言人：增派至黑海的资产将包括海上巡逻机、雷达系统、无人机和情报人员。