North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un sent a congratulatory message to Chinese President Xi Jinping on the anniversary of the Communist Party of China’s founding, pledging to strengthen ties based on shared socialist values.
Microsoft announced a new round of layoffs that will affect fewer than 2.5 % of its workforce, with the company planning to announce the details next week. Japan’s Finance Ministry reported a zero‑yen intervention from May 28 to June 26, and the U.S. Commerce Secretary confirmed collaboration with Anthropic on the Fable 5 AI model.
Other updates include Colorado’s attorney general winning the Democratic primary, China’s manufacturing PMI at 51.7 in June, the European Central Bank delaying further tightening until its next economic forecast release, and the International Energy Agency projecting U.S. coal‑ and gas‑powered plant costs at $50 billion this year.