據AXIOS：Anthropic今年上半年用於美國政府遊說的支出已超過去年全年水平。

Al Jazeera reported Iran's military said it struck US Army equipment in western Kuwait with drones.

China foreign minister Wang Yi met Canadian foreign minister Anand in Manila on the 21st. Wang said 1H bilateral trade rose 16% YoY, with Canadian exports to China up 23.3%. He noted Canadian canola and beef have resumed access to China and Chinese electric vehicles are entering the Canadian market. Wang said China will work with Canada to implement leaders’ agreements, prepare further high-level exchanges, strengthen political trust, expand cooperation including on global governance and artificial intelligence, and manage sensitive differences.