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The Indian Ministry of Defense received a batch of 35,000 AK-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles produced at a joint Russian-Indian enterprise. This is reported by TASS.

The interests of 29 large energy and shipping companies were also violated, including BP plc, Total Energies, Shell, C.H. Robinson (Minnesota), CMA CGM (Marseille, France), COSCO (Beijing), Equinor, Evergreen

Finland, as part of the amendments to the law on foreigners, plans to tighten a number of rules relating to entry into the country from September 1, according to a statement published on the government's website.

The SCO summit in Astana began with the signing of documents on admission to the organization of Belarus, RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

The Czech Republic will no longer allow entry to Russians who do not have a biometric passport, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said on Thursday.

The European Commission has imposed temporary additional duties on the import of Chinese electric motor vehicles (BEV) into the European Union, while negotiations with China are continuing, the EC said in a statement.

South Korean companies Hyundai Motor Co. and LG Energy Solutions have opened the first battery factory for electric vehicles in Indonesia worth $1.1 billion, according to a joint press release.

The BRICS share of global GDP in terms of purchasing power parity reached a record 35.7 percent by the end of 2023, while the share of the G7 economies decreased to 29%

On the first day of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, military equipment was brought to the streets of Astana. This is reported by RIA Novosti.

Some Tesla Corporation cars will have an automatic disinfection function. This is reported by the publication Electrek.

The World Bank has recognized Russia as a high-income country. This is stated in a document published by the bank, TASS reports.

Europe has returned import duties on a number of Ukrainian agricultural products. The reason for the restoration of the measure was the excess of import limits

Russian submarines have carried out missions in the Irish Sea twice since the beginning of 2022. Bloomberg writes about the maneuver of Russian submarines near the UK, citing sources.

Apple will provide some artificial intelligence (AI) features as part of a paid subscription. This is reported by Bloomberg.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has arrived in Kiev for talks with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, where he will discuss achieving peace in Ukraine.