— The MTA Oruç Reis, a state-of-the-art seismic research vessel, is scheduled to depart for Somalia at the end of September. It will be accompanied by support ships to assist in the exploration efforts.

— In February 2024, Türkiye and Somalia signed a 10-year memorandum of understanding to strengthen their defence and maritime security partnership.

— Under the deal, Türkiye will help reconstruct, equip, and train the Somali Navy, as well as receive 30% of the revenue from Somalia's exclusive economic zone.

— This is intended to help Somalia better police its territorial waters and combat issues like illegal fishing and piracy.

— The Biden administration privately warned Iran in June 2024 about suspicious nuclear activities, Axios reports.

— The warning expressed serious concerns about Iranian research and development that could be used for nuclear weapons production. Both U.S. and Israeli intelligence detected concerning nuclear activities by Iranian scientists in recent months.

— Around March 2024, intelligence services found evidence of Iranian scientists engaging in computer modeling and metallurgical research potentially related to nuclear weapons development. The exact purpose of the computer modeling was unclear.

— There are fears that Iran might be trying to make progress towards nuclear weaponization during the U.S. presidential election period.

— Iran responded to the U.S. concerns, providing explanations for the nuclear activities. They stressed there has been no change in policy and denied working on nuclear weapons.

— In the country's capital Dhaka, police used tear gas, armored vehicles were brought into a number of areas, and mobile Internet was also cut off in the city.

— The protesters are demanding the abolition of the quota system, which reserves up to 30% of government jobs for family members of veterans who fought in Bangladesh's 1971 war of independence.

— Thousands of university students have clashed with police and ruling party supporters.

— The government has responded by shutting down universities indefinitely and deploying security forces on campuses.

— Settlement of the war through negotiations is possible. For this we must put Russia in a weaker position on the battlefield.

— Working with the Trump administration will be difficult, but we are not afraid of it. We are hardworking.

— We want to get permission from the new British government to strike with Western weapons on the territory of the Russian Federation without range restrictions.