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Visa (V.N) plans to cut 2,600 jobs as artificial intelligence applications and cost cuts drive restructuring.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: (Talking about Venezuela) You need to have sound laws, rules and regulations so that investors from the United States and around the world can safely come in and invest and create prosperity. Eventually, you have to make the transition.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: Cuba’s goal is to “weaponize” these collaborative networks to counter the United States and to exert pressure on “U.S. policymakers” and global allies.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement riots, pro-Hamas protests and other radical movements are part of a coordinated network that includes Cuba.

According to Fox News: U.S. Secretary of State Rubio quoted a U.S. State Department report as saying that Cuba aims to use militant groups against the United States.

Japanese officials: Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama will announce on Monday that Tokyo and Washington have taken joint action to curb the yen's decline. The US-Japan joint intervention in the yen "is still in progress."

European Mediterranean Seismological Center: A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred offshore the east coast of Honshu, Japan, with a focal depth of 48.4 kilometers.

According to US media reports on August 1, a shooting incident occurred in Twin Falls, Idaho, USA that day, resulting in 3 deaths and at least 2 injuries.

Hungarian Prime Minister: Hungary will completely shut down the Parkes nuclear power plant on Sunday.

[A Moscow restaurant explosion killed 3 and injured 21; Russia said it was a homemade bomb attack] On August 1, local time, the Russian National Counter-Terrorism Committee stated that an accident at a restaurant in central Moscow was caused by the explosion of a homemade explosive device. According to the report, a woman attempted to break into the restaurant with a homemade explosive device, but was stopped by the restaurant's security guards. The explosive device was then activated, killing the woman and the security guard on the spot. In addition, the accident also resulted in the death of a customer. So far, the accident has caused 3 deaths and 21 injuries. An explosion occurred at a restaurant in the center of Moscow, Russia, on August 1. It is reported that, The restaurant where the explosion occurred is located in the Kudrin Square building, a famous Russian landmark.

In separate phone calls with his Turkish counterpart and Pakistan Army Commander, the Iranian Foreign Minister warned that the United States must not take any "risky actions."

Canadian Public Service Employees Union: WestJet flight attendants have issued a 72-hour strike notice. WestJet subsequently issued a 72-hour suspension notice.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: I spoke with the President of the United Arab Emirates. We discussed how the UAE can assist us in Europe, particularly in the Black Sea region. This involves food security, maritime security, and enhancing our ability to protect lives. We also reviewed cooperation projects in several areas. We are working to ensure all projects are implemented.

According to Sky News: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the President of the United Arab Emirates for his continued diplomatic efforts in facilitating a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine.

Spain has installed a 500-meter floating barrier in the waters off Ceuta after a mass migration crisis in Morocco killed at least 67 people.

US President Trump: I am destroying the Iranian currency. Iran is facing severe inflation.

Former US Vice President Harris: Trump is an isolationist who keeps saying "America First", but because he fails to understand the role of the United States - although this role is not perfect - he has caused two consequences. First, he has made the United States no longer seem to be a reliable partner; second, he has reduced the authority of the United States to exert influence in global affairs to an unprecedented low.

Former US Vice President Harris: (Regarding the war with Iran) This war is a conflict that the current president, Trump, chose to get involved in. He went to war with Israel, and for the United States, there was no clear national security issue.

Market News: The US air base in Bahrain is being evacuated in anticipation of possible escalation of tensions in the region.

According to Interfax: Russian forces damaged an oil tanker intended for Ukrainian forces in the Ukrainian port of Odessa and hit a marine tugboat in the port of Nikolaev.