WAO ART #155

Venezuela and China have agreed to collaborate on space research, including participation in the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) project. This partnership makes Venezuela the first American country to be involved in the initiative. The agreement includes training to help explore space.

The 2026 Commonwealth Games are in doubt after the Australian state of Victoria cancelled its plans to host due to budget blowouts. The projected cost of the event had tripled and become too much for the state to bear. The Commonwealth Games Federation called the decision "hugely disappointing".

Typhoon Talim has caused havoc in south-eastern China, displacing 230,000 people and disrupting flights. The storm weakened as it moved towards Vietnam. In Japan, 60 people fell ill with heatstroke, while parts of China experienced record-high temperatures.

The bridge linking Russia to Crimea has partially reopened a day after it was attacked, according to the Russian government. Vehicles were using a single lane of the bridge across the Kerch Strait, which was targeted in an attack blamed on Ukraine. The bridge is an important resupply route.

In the ongoing Ripple v. SEC case, Judge Sarah Netburn has suggested a settlement conference and ordered both parties to find three mutually convenient dates for the meeting. The conference would provide an opportunity for Ripple and the SEC to resolve their dispute without going to trial.

Russia has decided not to renew a grain deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea, causing concern for drought-hit countries like Kenya. The deal, brokered in July 2022, had helped alleviate food shortages and high grain prices in parts of Africa.

Millions of US military emails have been mistakenly sent to Mali due to a typing error. The emails, intended for the US ".mil" domain, have been sent to Mali's ".ml" domain for years. Emails contained sensitive information such as passwords, medical records, and itineraries of top officers.