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On June 6, Russian Presidential Aide Ushakov stated on June 5 that the United States has relegated the Ukraine issue to a secondary position, to some extent withdrawing from this issue that is "crucial to Russia but irrelevant to the United States." Speaking at the 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Ushakov said that the United States is currently prioritizing the Iran issue, and the Ukraine issue has been "placed in a secondary position." However, compared to the Biden administration, the Trump administration's policies have undergone "minor adjustments."

June 6 – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Ministry of Health released a report on June 5 stating that as of June 4, the total number of confirmed Ebola cases in the DRC had risen to 452, with 82 deaths. The report noted that 71 new cases were reported on June 4 in Ituri and North Kivu provinces, indicating rapid and sustained community transmission in this outbreak. The report showed that 258 patients are currently in isolation or hospitalized, with 8 recoveries. The report stated that the current response to the outbreak faces multiple challenges, including some members of the public not cooperating with the sampling of remains of their relatives, insufficient standardized treatment capacity at Ebola treatment centers, low contact tracing rates, and shortages of basic medicines and protective equipment. Furthermore, there remains a funding gap for the response efforts.

On June 6th, it was reported that, with the approval of the State Administration for Market Regulation (CNCA), the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS) recently launched an accreditation system for product carbon footprint verification bodies. This system stipulates the basic qualifications, personnel capabilities, standardization of verification activities, and accreditation procedures for product carbon footprint verification bodies. The implementation of this system will further regulate the behavior of product carbon footprint verification bodies, improve the quality of product carbon footprint data, and contribute to the improvement of my country's product carbon footprint management system.

On June 6th, it was reported that Shi Xiaoxin, Senior Director of Product Planning at XPeng Robotics, officially resigned in early June. Shi Xiaoxin was a key figure in building XPeng's humanoid product system from scratch, serving for 1675 days and covering three major phases: the integration of Pengxing Intelligent, the team's merger into the XPeng Group, and the entire lifecycle of the Iron humanoid robot from prototype iteration to mass production preparation. Shi Xiaoxin's departure has raised concerns that it might affect the mass production schedule of XPeng's humanoid robots. In response, an XPeng Motors insider stated, "I'm not aware of (Shi Xiaoxin's) situation; our progress is going quite smoothly."

June 6th - On June 4th, the European Parliament issued an internal notification to its members, requiring them to set a French search engine as the default search tool on internal office computers, replacing Google and reducing reliance on the US tech giant. According to the notification, this adjustment aims to implement the EU's commitments regarding digital sovereignty and the protection of users' personal data. On June 3rd, the European Commission published a "European Technology Sovereignty Package," proposing to strengthen capabilities in areas such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, cloud computing, and open source, with the aim of reducing dependence on foreign technology suppliers and supporting domestically developed alternative technologies to enhance Europe's digital autonomy and resilience.

Market news: Alarms sounded again in Kuwait.

1. Russian President Vladimir Putin: The attack by Ukraine has caused some damage to Russia. 2. Kernel, a Ukrainian agricultural and food exporter: Infrastructure at the port of Chornomorsk, Ukraine, has been damaged. 3. According to RIA Novosti: Russia and Ukraine have each exchanged 185 prisoners of war. 4. According to the Wall Street Journal: Sources say a Ukrainian team used satellite intelligence to destroy billions of dollars worth of Russian assets. 5. According to Ukrainian sources, Chernihiv was attacked by a drone, injuring seven people. 6. Russian President Vladimir Putin: Has reviewed Zelensky's letter. 7. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Has been informed of a serious incident that occurred today during the agreed-upon partial ceasefire and demining phase near the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. Several Russian military personnel were injured in the incident. 8. Regarding the incident at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, IAEA Director General Grossi called on all parties to exercise maximum military restraint and fully comply with the ceasefire agreement. 9. Putin rejected Zelensky's proposal for "talks," saying it was meaningless. 10. German Chancellor Merz: We will meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky on Sunday through the E3 mechanism (Germany, France and the United Kingdom).

On June 6th, US President Trump stated at a campaign event in Wisconsin on the 5th that he would swiftly end the war with Iran, thus eliminating a major factor contributing to high prices. With the midterm elections approaching, US media widely believe that the US-Iran conflict has led to rising oil prices and increased living costs, putting pressure on the Republican Party's election prospects.

US President Trump: Most of Iran’s drone factories, launch sites and missile manufacturing areas have been destroyed.

US President Trump: In the conflict so far, we have completely destroyed their military, although Iran still has some missiles and drones.

US President Trump: Iran has no choice, but it will take some time.

According to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Netflix (NFLX.O) has appointed Jay Hoag as chairman of its board of directors, effective from the annual meeting.

US President Trump: Elon made a mistake before, but now he's my friend again.

June 6 - According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, a 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck the offshore region of Guerrero state in southwestern Mexico at 2:55 p.m. local time on June 5, with a depth of 32 kilometers. There are currently no reports of casualties or damage.

On June 6th, company filings revealed that Google (GOOG.O) has agreed to pay SpaceX $920 million per month for computing power as part of a cloud services agreement that will last until mid-2029. SpaceX stated in a filing on Friday that Google will pay SpaceX monthly fees from October to June 2029, providing computing power including approximately 110,000 Nvidia GPUs, CPUs, memory, and other related components. The computing power will be gradually increased before September, with the fee decreasing accordingly. The filing shows that if SpaceX fails to deliver the agreed number of GPUs by September 30, 2026, Google has the right to terminate the contract and will have a one-month grace period. Furthermore, according to the agreement disclosed on Friday, either party has the right to terminate the agreement with 90 days' notice.

U.S. bank deposits rose to $19.333 trillion from $19.285 trillion last week.

Standard & Poor's affirmed Sweden's credit rating at "AAA/A-1+" with a stable outlook.