外媒每日新闻 Evening Edition

Iran's multi-day mourning ceremony for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei entered its third day, with millions of mourners filling the streets of Tehran. The body is scheduled to be interred at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad on July 9. However, current Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei — who has not been seen in public since being reportedly injured in February — did not attend his father's funeral, fueling intense speculation about his health and the true balance of power in Tehran. Chinese and Russian officials attended the front row, while Western leaders were conspicuously absent.^[2]

President Macron announced the recall of France's flagship aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle from the Middle East, retaining only minesweepers and frigates in the Gulf region. The move signals a broader European trend of military disengagement from the volatile region, even as tensions over Iran's nuclear program and the Israel-Gaza conflict continue to escalate. French forces will focus on domestic heatwave response and European territorial defense.^[3]

South Korean prosecutors formally applied for an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol, deepening the nation's worst political crisis in decades. Yoon's faction has vowed to block any attempt to detain him, creating a constitutional standoff. Meanwhile, Japan dispatched its defense chief to the Ankara NATO summit as an observer, signaling the Indo-Pacific alliance's growing integration with Euro-Atlantic security structures.^[4]

Following the capture of the key eastern Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka, Putin used a 85-minute Independence Day call with Trump to signal willingness to negotiate — while simultaneously ordering Russian forces to break through Ukrainian defensive lines near Chernivtsi and encircle three Ukrainian brigades. Ukraine responded by lowering its mobilization age to 16. Analysts say Putin's "peace overtures" are tactical, designed to test whether Trump will pressure Kyiv into concessions before NATO's Ankara summit.^[5]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to travel to Washington this week for a face-to-face meeting with President Trump, according to multiple reports. The talks will focus on the Gaza ceasefire — which has collapsed yet again — and Iran's advancing nuclear program. Meanwhile, humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza remain severely restricted, reaching only a fraction of the civilian population in need. The visit comes as France pulls its carrier out of the region.^[6]

Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former strongman Alberto Fujimori, was sworn in as Peru's new president, marking a dramatic political comeback. Her agenda centers on a hardline anti-crime campaign and aggressive promotion of foreign investment, reshaping South America's political landscape. International observers are watching closely whether her administration can navigate Peru's deep economic inequalities and ongoing corruption challenges.^[7]

OPEC+ agreed to increase production quotas by 188,000 barrels per day in August, bringing the total increase since the outbreak of the US-Iran conflict to 940,000 barrels per day — nearly 1% of global demand. Brent crude has now fallen for four consecutive weeks, trading at $72.12 per barrel, as the cartel gradually ramps up output despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainties in the Middle East.^[9]

Spot gold broke through multiple resistance levels to surpass $4,200 per ounce, while Comex gold futures exceeded $4,210. Silver also broke past $63 per ounce. The rally comes amid a flight to safety driven by the NATO summit uncertainties, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, and cooling US nonfarm payrolls that revived expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts.^[10]

US equity funds recorded $17.2 billion in weekly outflows — the largest in over three months — as concerns over elevated AI and semiconductor valuations intensified. Meanwhile, Japanese stocks attracted $1.9 billion, marking the biggest weekly inflow in seven weeks, driven by the country's record-setting "Shunto" wage negotiations and expectations of a Bank of Japan rate hike. European stocks, however, extended their rally to a fourth consecutive week, with the STOXX 600 index hitting all-time highs.^[11]

Nvidia announced plans to raise at least $20 billion through its inaugural bond offering, marking the chip giant's first-ever debt financing. The move reflects the massive capital requirements of the AI infrastructure buildout and signals growing investor appetite for AI-linked debt instruments. Demand reportedly far exceeded expectations, with the bond sale oversubscribed multiple times.^[12]

Kuaishou's AI video generation unit Kling has closed a $2.8 billion funding round, valuing the startup at approximately $18 billion. The company plans to spin off and list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, marking one of the largest AI IPOs in Asia. The deal highlights the intensifying competition in China's AI video generation market, where Kling competes with ByteDance's offerings and OpenAI's Sora.^[13]

The 2026 FIFA World Cup delivered a day of dramatic upsets in the Round of 16. Norway shocked five-time champions Brazil 2-1 at the New York New Jersey Stadium, advancing to the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, the highly anticipated Mexico vs England clash at Mexico City's Azteca Stadium was delayed by over an hour after an electrical storm forced fans to take shelter in the stands. The delay ended with England eventually prevailing. Morocco also cruised past Canada 3-0 to reach the last eight.^[15]

Novak Djokovic defeated qualifier Roman Safiullin in four sets to claim his 106th Wimbledon singles victory, overtaking Roger Federer's all-time record at the All England Club. The seven-time champion reached his 17th Wimbledon quarterfinal. In a stunning upset on the women's side, Naomi Osaka swept world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 7-6 to reach the quarterfinals, ending a four-match losing streak. This year's Championships have seen 27 seeded players knocked out in the first seven days — the most in a decade.^[16]

The death toll from Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes — a magnitude 7.2 followed by a 7.5 tremor within minutes on June 24 — has risen to 2,954, with over 16,000 injured and nearly 17,000 left homeless. The shallow 10km depth of the quakes along the Caribbean coast made them exceptionally destructive. International rescue teams, including from China, are racing against time as the critical 72-hour rescue window has long passed. The United Nations has launched an emergency appeal for humanitarian assistance.^[17]

More than 180 million Americans — over half the nation's population — remain under extreme heat warnings as a massive heat dome continues to dominate the central and eastern United States. Feels-like temperatures have exceeded 45°C in multiple states, straining power grids and forcing outdoor event cancellations. The prolonged heatwave follows the devastating Lake Geneva storm in Wisconsin that killed three children and left widespread utility outages during the July 4 holiday.^[18]

Japan's Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant has been found to have systematically falsified radiation emission data, with actual discharge levels exceeding legal limits by a factor of 14. The utility's entire board of directors has resigned en masse and issued a public apology, while regulators have filed criminal charges. The scandal has reignited public anger over nuclear safety in Japan, coming 15 years after the Fukushima disaster. Meanwhile, more than 1,500 micro-earthquakes have been recorded off the coast of Kagoshima in the past two weeks.^[19]

Anthropic has quietly surpassed OpenAI in annualized revenue, a milestone that went uncelebrated by the company. SaaStr founder Jason Lemkin called it "the fastest single-product revenue growth we've ever tracked." The achievement comes on the heels of Claude Sonnet 5 becoming Anthropic's default Free/Pro model, with new capabilities including autonomous browser and terminal access. Industry analysts say the rivalry between Anthropic and OpenAI has entered a new, more intense phase as both companies prepare major product launches within days of each other.^[21]

BMW's Spartanburg factory in South Carolina has officially deployed 30 of Figure AI's latest Figure 03 humanoid robots on its production lines, handling real industrial tasks including material handling, parts transportation, and warehouse sorting. The robots have already improved sorting efficiency by 30% while reducing error rates significantly. The deployment marks a watershed moment for the humanoid robotics industry, as Figure 03 moves from lab demonstrations to actual factory floor operations. Analysts project global humanoid robot shipments could reach 700,000 units by 2030.^[22]

A researcher at Google DeepMind has published a paper revealing that OpenAI's original scaling laws contained fundamental errors that misdirected the entire AI industry toward prioritizing parameters over data for years. The finding suggests that billions of dollars in GPU resources may have been wasted following the flawed framework. Subsequent research has confirmed that model size and training data should be scaled in tandem, not independently — a correction that is now reshaping AI training strategies across the industry.^[23]

Apple is collaborating with Google Cloud and Nvidia chips to expand its private cloud computing infrastructure for AI workloads, paving the way for an all-new Siri scheduled for September. The upgraded digital assistant will leverage on-device and cloud AI processing, representing Apple's most significant AI product update since the iPhone's introduction. Separately, Amazon announced plans to sell its custom-designed Trainium AI chips externally, directly challenging Nvidia's dominance in public cloud AI computing.^[24]

Micron Technology has commenced construction on a $9.3 billion expansion of its Hiroshima, Japan facility, focused on high-bandwidth memory (HBM) production for AI accelerators. The project, supported by up to 500 billion yen in Japanese government subsidies, targets mass production by summer 2028. Separately, SK Hynix is set to list American Depositary Receipts on the Nasdaq on July 10, with UBS raising its target price to 3.2 million won. The two companies are racing to meet exploding demand for HBM4 chips.^[25]

Following its June IPO, SpaceX's stock has continued to climb, pushing its market capitalization past Microsoft to make it the fourth-largest company in the United States. Analysts now estimate an over 80% probability that Tesla and SpaceX will merge within the next year, a move that would align with Elon Musk's integrated AI and data strategy. The combined entity would create an unprecedented vertically integrated aerospace-AI conglomerate.^[26]

Norway's elimination of Brazil and Osaka's upset of Sabalenka at Wimbledon made #WorldCup2026 one of the most-tweeted hashtags globally. Brazilian fans expressed devastation; neutrals celebrated the tournament's unpredictability. The Mexico vs England lightning delay also went viral, with dramatic footage of fans sheltering from the storm.^[28]

With OpenAI's GPT-5.6 launch set for July 7 and Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 free tier expiring the same day, #GPT56 and #ClaudeFable5 are trending simultaneously. AI researchers, developers, and enthusiasts are fiercely debating which model will dominate. The timing clash has been called "the AI Super Bowl" by prominent tech commentators.^[29]

The ongoing funeral for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has drawn an estimated 15 million mourners, making it potentially the largest gathering in Middle Eastern history. #IranFuneral continues to trend as global attention focuses on the conspicuous absence of successor Mojtaba Khamenei and what it means for Iran's future leadership.^[30]

Videos of Figure 03 humanoid robots performing real industrial tasks at BMW's Spartanburg plant have gone viral on X, sparking intense debate about the future of human labor. #Figure03 and #RobotRevolution trend as users marvel at the robots' dexterity while expressing concerns about job displacement. The 30% efficiency improvement figure is widely cited as evidence that the humanoid robot revolution has truly begun.^[31]