US President Trump: Iran will pay a heavy price.

An EU official said the bloc must fully safeguard strategic autonomy; the measure is intended to prevent foreign investors from acquiring full control of EU airlines.

China’s Ministry of Science and Technology and the European Commission signed a 2025–27 China‑EU joint research funding agreement targeting Agriculture, Food and Biobased Solutions (FAB) and Climate Change and Biodiversity (CCB). The deal establishes joint grants to universities, research institutes and companies for applied R&D aimed at carbon‑neutral and low‑carbon solutions. China will channel support via the National Key R&D Program’s intergovernmental international S&T innovation cooperation key project; the EU will use Horizon Europe.