Local officials said a Russian attack on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa killed three.

Envision Power said its Yichang super factory has started production. The plant makes the world's largest prismatic-wound 790Ah energy-storage cell with an energy density of 440 Wh/L; over 50% of that cell capacity is already reserved by overseas orders, effectively making initial output export-oriented. Yichang is promoted as the first global 100+ GWh full-chain energy-storage base: phase I targets 40 GWh of cell capacity and began construction in October 2025, while phase II — planned for 60 GWh of cells and 60 GWh of storage-system capacity — started construction in April this year.

An Iraqi Shiite militia group said the US will not succeed in conquering Iraq or in continuing to steal its oil and resources, whether by direct theft or by dubious investments.