2026-07-04

Ali Azmaei has been appointed commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy. He previously served as deputy commander and has long held posts within the IRGC Navy.

Ali Azmaei has been appointed commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy. He previously served as deputy commander and has long held posts within the IRGC Navy.

2026-07-04

DTEK said Russian forces struck a coal mine in eastern Ukraine, killing one miner and injuring five.

DTEK said Russian forces struck a coal mine in eastern Ukraine, killing one miner and injuring five.

2026-07-04

烏克蘭能源公司DTEK：俄羅斯在烏克蘭東部襲擊了一家煤礦企業，造成一名礦工死亡，五名礦工受傷。

烏克蘭能源公司DTEK：俄羅斯在烏克蘭東部襲擊了一家煤礦企業，造成一名礦工死亡，五名礦工受傷。

2026-07-04

Tesla will cap employee spending on AI tools at $200 per week from July 6; any excess requires manager approval. Spending on Musk-owned XAI’s Grok is exempt from the cap. Grok has low uptake among Tesla staff; most continue to use ANTHROPIC’s Claude. Several other US tech firms have implemented similar AI spending controls.

Tesla will cap employee spending on AI tools at $200 per week from July 6; any excess requires manager approval. Spending on Musk-owned XAI’s Grok is exempt from the cap. Grok has low uptake among Tesla staff; most continue to use ANTHROPIC’s Claude. Several other US tech firms have implemented similar AI spending controls.

2026-07-04

The New York Times, citing four people familiar with the talks, reports Iranian President Pezeshkian visited Supreme Leader Mujtaba Khamenei during final negotiations after Khamenei hesitated to approve a preliminary U.S.-Iran ceasefire. Pezeshkian told Khamenei the U.S. maritime blockade was choking Iran’s economy and said he would resign if the deal was rejected; central bank governor Abdolnaser Hemmati warned in a letter of a severe budget crisis, saying key food and medical supplies would be

The New York Times, citing four people familiar with the talks, reports Iranian President Pezeshkian visited Supreme Leader Mujtaba Khamenei during final negotiations after Khamenei hesitated to approve a preliminary U.S.-Iran ceasefire. Pezeshkian told Khamenei the U.S. maritime blockade was choking Iran’s economy and said he would resign if the deal was rejected; central bank governor Abdolnaser Hemmati warned in a letter of a severe budget crisis, saying key food and medical supplies would be exhausted by end‑August if the blockade continued and that Iran could not sell oil at required volumes or find alternative trade routes. Those interventions were cited as pivotal in Khamenei’s eventual support; Khamenei said he opposed the deal in principle but instructed the president to proceed if the Supreme National Security Council backed it — Pezeshkian said the council approved the agreement 12‑1.

2026-07-04

South Korea's ruling Democratic Party on the 4th said it 'strongly regrets' a recent US report on e-commerce firm Coupang, calling the findings 'seriously inaccurate' and accusing Coupang of trying to shift responsibility for a large-scale user data breach onto the US report. The US House Judiciary Committee earlier issued an interim report saying Coupang had long been a 'target' of the South Korean government and alleging South Korea has conducted 'compulsory investigations, excessive regulator

South Korea's ruling Democratic Party on the 4th said it 'strongly regrets' a recent US report on e-commerce firm Coupang, calling the findings 'seriously inaccurate' and accusing Coupang of trying to shift responsibility for a large-scale user data breach onto the US report. The US House Judiciary Committee earlier issued an interim report saying Coupang had long been a 'target' of the South Korean government and alleging South Korea has conducted 'compulsory investigations, excessive regulatory burdens and heavy fines and penalties' against US firms.