U.S. Vice President Vance said Gulf Arab states opposed Obama’s earlier agreement.

Alibaba (09988.HK) released the Qwen‑Robot series, the Qianwen family's first complete embodied-intelligence large models. The suite includes Qwen‑RobotManip (VLA operation model), Qwen‑RobotNav (VLN navigation model) and Qwen‑RobotWorld (world model). Alibaba says the three models — described as a dexterous 'hand', navigational 'foot' and cognitive 'brain' — can be deployed individually or together to provide a common foundation for real-world robot applications.

Ukraine's central bank expects foreign aid of $53bn this year, $42bn in 2027 and $22bn in 2028.