A África do Sul estreia na Copa do Mundo contra o México, buscando cooperação econômica e política com o Brasil. O país africano, com autoridade moral após o apartheid, defende a paz no Oriente Médio e busca maior influência global.
Russia's Sergei Lavrov urged the US to evacuate embassy staff from Kyiv, threatening "systematic strikes." EU and Belarusian opposition leaders affirmed solidarity with Ukraine, while Kyiv reported civilian casualties from recent Russian attacks. Ukraine also claimed strikes on Russian infrastructure.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the United States of openly pursuing oil and energy dominance in its foreign policy, claiming Washington’s military actions in Iran and Venezuela are driven by resource interests. In an interview with Russian state television, Lavrov said the US "cares only about its own well-being" and is prepared to defend it by "any means – coups, kidnappings or assassinations of leaders of countries that possess natural resources". He stated that Washington no longer hides its motivations, pointing to what he called a "doctrine of dominance in global energy markets".
