Axios reports U.S. and Ukrainian officials say a U.S. Middle East envoy and Jared Kushner will present new proposals on Friday in Miami aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war, including a partial ceasefire and a halt to strikes on energy infrastructure and grain shipments.

IncoPat's global patent database shows that over the ten-year window from Oct 2016 to Sep 2026, CATL registered 26,574 simple-family battery patents, ahead of South Korea's LG Energy Solution at 22,597 — a lead of roughly 3,900 patents. This is the first time a Chinese battery firm has ranked first on a decade basis. Domestically CATL ranks No.1 across total patents, power batteries and solid-state batteries across all-time, ten-year and three-year windows. Other Chinese firms in the global top 10 include EVE Energy, SVOLT, Gotion High‑Tech and BYD, signaling a shift in the global battery innovation centre from Japan/South Korea toward China.

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