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Over four days, drones struck four tankers loading Kazakh crude at the CPC terminal in the Black Sea, prompting Kazakh condemnation and a suspension of loading; while Ukraine is widely implicated, CPC has not claimed responsibility and Kyiv has not publicly claimed credit, underscoring risks to global energy markets and Kazakhstan's export revenues.
El Niño is developing faster than expected and forecasters say the odds are increasing that it could reach a historically strong, perhaps even 'Super', level by fall or winter. The Climate Prediction Center and NOAA project about a two-thirds chance that peak strength will be strong or very strong, aided by a large warm-water pool in the central and eastern Pacific. Regardless of whether it reaches super status, a stronger El Niño would likely boost global temperatures and influence weather worldwide—potentially stronger droughts or heat in some regions, and wetter winters and changes to hurricane activity in others—though there remains uncertainty about how strong the peak will be.
Gunmen attacked a Chinese-operated gold mine in the Central African Republic, killing nine Chinese nationals. The Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC) is suspected of the attack, but the group's military spokesman denied the allegations and blamed Russian mercenaries. The attack came just days after the kidnapping of three Chinese nationals in the country's west. The Central African Republic remains one of the poorest countries in the world, with dozens of rebel groups operating with impunity over the past decade.
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote address at the CPC in Dialogue with World Political Parties High-Level Meeting, emphasizing the importance of putting people first and ensuring modernization is people-centered. He also stressed the need to uphold the principle of independence and explore diversified paths towards modernization, while respecting and supporting the development paths independently chosen by different peoples. Xi advocated for robust international people-to-people exchanges and cooperation to promote mutual understanding and friendship among people of all countries and jointly advance the progress of human civilizations.