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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 the Turkish Foreign Minister and the Pakistani Army Chief, the Iranian Foreign Minister warned the United States against taking 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.

According to Sky News: Ukrainian President Zelensky thanked the UAE president for his continued diplomatic efforts in facilitating prisoner exchanges 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 and 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: (About the Iran War) This war is a conflict that the current President Trump actively chose to get involved in. He joined forces with Israel to start the war, and for the United States, there is 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.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center reports that Tropical Storm Genevieve is gradually weakening.

Skepticism about AI was evident in the market reaction to earnings reports from big tech stocks this quarter. Tech giants saw mixed trends after the results. After Meta gave disappointing quarterly revenue guidance and recorded the lowest free cash flow in years, it fell 8% after the market closed. This was a signal that AI bets led to a surge in expenses. On the other hand, Microsoft's stock price closed up nearly 16% after the results, and its market value surged by US$450 billion in a single day, the largest single-day increase for a stock. The catalysts: the fastest cloud growth in four years and a signal from the company that it will rein in new capital spending this year. Amazon shares closed up 15% after the results. The company reported upbeat cloud business revenue, with growth hitting a four-year high, easing market concerns about returns on huge AI spending. Bob Long, founder and chief options analyst at Explosive Options, said sooner or later investors will grow tired of the relentless spending of hyperscalers, so it's not surprising to see a company get a boost from restrained spending. Stocks related to the global AI supply chain, as well as companies that provide support for AI or adopt AI technology, also appear to be back in favor.

U.S. Geological Survey: A magnitude 4.9 earthquake occurred 3 kilometers west of Matsuse Town, Japan; the focal depth was 10.0 kilometers.

According to Saudi media Hadas: The US Embassy in Israel issued a warning to its citizens that there may be an escalation in the Middle East.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: The Ukrainian military attacked a sanctioned Russian container ship named YANINA with a carrying capacity of more than 100,000 tons.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Ukraine’s National Security Service of Ukraine attacked the infrastructure of three Russian oil refineries in the Bashkortostan region.

According to Interfax: Russian troops also took control of the village of Ljubitsk in the Zaporozhye region of Ukraine.

According to Interfax: Russian troops have taken control of the village of Olgivka in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine.

Security policy and defense analyst Wolfgang Pustai said the United States will never be able to end threats to ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the North Arabian Sea. All they can do is limit the number of attacks by hitting the assets that Iran uses to attack these ships. What we see now is that the United States adopts a strategy of tightening sometimes and loosening sometimes. Whenever Iran attacks ships in the region, the Americans respond with forceful strikes.