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Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi: Israel's withdrawal of troops from Lebanon and cessation of airstrikes against Lebanon are provisions of the interim agreement between Iran and the United States.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi: Our relationship with Iraq is very close.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi: I had a very good meeting with the Iraqi Foreign Minister.

June 28th - According to Saudi media outlet Alhadath: The Iraqi and Iranian foreign ministers held a press conference in Baghdad. The Iraqi Foreign Minister stated that the Iranian Foreign Minister's visit was of great significance. Iran is an important neighbor of Iraq. Iraq has played a crucial role in communication between the US and Iran. He discussed many issues with Araghzi, including bilateral relations and the US-Iran memorandum of understanding. He emphasized the importance of opening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting the maritime blockade. The war and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz have negatively impacted our economic situation. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted Iraq's oil supply. Iraq does not support escalating the war, nor does it support aggression against Iran. The continuation of the war will lead to regional destruction. The region must protect itself.

June 28 (Xinhua) -- According to sources in Manama, Bahrain, the Bahraini Defense Forces Command issued a statement on the 28th saying that Bahrain's air defense system successfully intercepted and destroyed missiles and drones originating from Iran. The statement said that Iran continues to take hostile actions, launching missile and drone attacks against Bahraini civilians. All operational units and forces of the Bahraini Defense Forces are on high alert and fully prepared for defense. The Bahraini Ministry of the Interior issued a statement that day saying that the Iranian attack damaged a residential building in Muharraq province, but caused no deaths. Relevant departments are taking necessary measures on the scene.

On June 28, He Lifeng, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, conducted research in Sichuan Province from June 25 to 28. He Lifeng pointed out the need to strengthen research on key core technologies, accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system, and continuously enhance the driving force of economic development. He stressed the importance of further tapping the potential of foreign trade, fully leveraging the role of the China-Europe Railway Express and the Western Land-Sea New Corridor, better serving the construction of inland open highlands, and promoting high-quality development of foreign trade. He also emphasized the need to coordinate development and security, continuously monitor and effectively prevent and resolve risks in key areas, and effectively safeguard the local economic and financial ecosystem. He Lifeng demanded that relevant departments thoroughly analyze the common situations and practical problems reflected by local governments and enterprises, conduct in-depth analysis to address specific cases and address broader issues, promptly study and reserve relevant policies and measures, and strive to promote sustained and stable economic growth.

June 28 – According to the Korea Times, the South Korean presidential office announced on Sunday that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will announce major investment plans at a meeting chaired by President Lee Jae-myung on Monday. The investments will be announced at a briefing held at the Blue House at 2 PM KST (1 PM Beijing time) on Monday, which will introduce the government's "three mega-projects" aimed at achieving balanced regional development. A spokesperson added that the plan is jointly promoted by the trade, technology, transportation, and energy sectors. Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won will attend the event and participate in discussions with other attendees. Industry observers predict that the two chipmakers will invest more than 1,000 trillion won (approximately US$650 billion) over the next 10 years, potentially including the development of a chip industry cluster in the southwestern Honam region. Lee Jae-myung called the investment a "historic achievement" and a policy move that could change the fate of South Korea on Saturday.

Kuwait's imports in the first quarter amounted to 2.73 billion dinars, while its exports totaled 4.5 billion dinars.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Karas: The EU has mobilized €5 million in emergency aid for communities affected by the Venezuelan earthquake.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Karas: (Regarding the Venezuelan earthquake) The EU's Copernicus satellite system is supporting emergency responders.

Bahrain's Interior Ministry: Some residential buildings were damaged in the Iranian attack, but no deaths were reported.

The Bahrain military stated that it had intercepted multiple Iranian attacks.

On June 28th, according to the Financial Times, Google has restricted Meta's use of its Gemini AI models, as Meta's computing power exceeds Google's capacity. The report states that Google informed Meta around March that it could not meet Meta's demand for full Gemini computing power, adding that this shortfall disrupted and delayed some of Meta's internal AI projects. The report also notes that several other Google customers were affected, but to a lesser extent. The Financial Times states that Meta was particularly hard hit due to its exceptionally high demand for Google's models.

On June 28th, it was reported that Tencent is internally testing a "Convenience Assistant for Living in China" for overseas users, aiming to provide a one-stop digital lifestyle service including mobile payment. The app will support direct transactions at tens of millions of WeChat Pay partner merchants nationwide. Currently, it is still in limited testing and not yet fully available to all users. Jiemian News reporters noted that the app is already available on the App Store under the name TenPayGo.

The Israeli military said it killed several militants in a safe zone in southern Syria on Saturday.

The statement indicated that the Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned the US airstrikes on southern Iran, saying they violated the temporary ceasefire agreement.

According to the Financial Times, Google is restricting Meta's use of Gemini as AI demands squeeze computing capacity.

The China Earthquake Networks Center automatically determined that an earthquake of approximately magnitude 4.0 occurred at 11:39 on June 28 near the Haixi Prefecture of Qinghai Province (37.86 degrees north latitude, 95.42 degrees east longitude). The final result is subject to the official rapid report.

On June 28th, Cui Dongshu, Secretary-General of the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), published an article stating that in May 2026, imported cars totaled 38,000 units, a 19% decrease; from January to May 2026, imported cars totaled 160,000 units, an 11% year-on-year decrease. With the rise of domestically produced cars and the accelerated localization of international brands, car imports have remained sluggish in recent years, with three consecutive years of negative growth. If the fluctuations are smoothed out, this would represent eight consecutive years of negative growth.