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JapaneseTakaichi, speaking at the 81st anniversary ceremony of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, did not name the United States as the country that dropped the bomb. The mayor of Nagasaki, who spoke before her, identified a US military aircraft as the one that dropped the bomb on the city.

Germany has expelled about 400 Russians from the country since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, including more than 80 diplomats and 313 other citizens, according to Bild.

Russian State Duma deputy Kolesnik said Poland could return to Russia territories liberated by the Red Army during World War II, recalling that about 600,000 Soviet soldiers died in Poland's liberation. He made the remarks while commenting on Polish politician Nawrocki's use of the derogatory term 'moskali.'

Turkish Fidan says that when a war of attrition turns into attrition behind front lines, it becomes an issue of national survival, and that all available means must be used.

Senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Akbar Velayati says foreign forces must leave the region, calling their presence the main cause of insecurity.

Colombia's new government announces plans for an economic commission with Israel as Bogotá moves to restore ties severed in 2024. Vice President Jose Manuel Restrepo says the bilateral mechanism and a planned October visit to Israel will focus on investment, technology, innovation and trade cooperation.

The Trump administration announces plans to provide $1 billion in assistance to Colombia as part of a new security package aimed at strengthening cooperation with newly inaugurated President Abelardo de la Espriella's government.

Mexico and Brazil agreed to deepen cooperation in trade, energy, and multilateral affairs during a high-level meeting in Brasilia, amid friction between Brazilian President Lula and US President Trump.

Ukraine pledged not to strike oil tankers and infrastructure in the Black Sea unrelated to Russia that are needed for Kazakhstan's oil exports, following talks with US officials, Bloomberg reported citing an American official.

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg warned Friday of a growing risk of renewed large-scale conflict in Yemen amid escalating Houthi attacks against Saudi tankers, Yemeni government forces, and commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, urging all parties to exercise maximum restraint.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has reaffirmed in an interview published Friday his commitment to dialogue with the United States while stressing that Tehran will not be forced to surrender, defending the Iranian government's decision to negotiate and sign an MoU on ending the war. He denied rumored leadership divisions and said Iran remains obligated only as long as the US fulfills its commitments under the June MoU, whose 60-day negotiation period has been overshadowed by renewed tensions.

Former FinnishSauli Niinistö has called on the EU to discuss European security architecture and post-conflict coexistence with Russia, warning that any Ukraine peace deal will leave a hostile border similar to post-WWII Europe and that hybrid warfare poses a serious cross-border threat to social cohesion.