HTC introduced the Desire 22 Pro smartphone, designed for use in the metaverse. This is reported by The Verge.
The Slovak government has decided to purchase 152 tracked infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) CV90 Mk IV. Swedish-made vehicles will replace the BVP-1 and BVP-2, which are copies of the Soviet BMP-1 and BMP-2. This is reported by the government of Slovakia, reports the European Defense Review.
The British company Diageo, which produces alcoholic beverages under brands such as Smirnoff, Black Label, Johnnie Walker, Guinness, Baileys and Captain Morgan, will leave Russia, Kommersant writes, citing a company message.
The Central Bank (CB) of Hungary raised its key interest rate by a record 185 basis points to 7.75 percent – a sudden move by a European country to combat unprecedented price increases, Bloomberg reports. The change in the rate level was the largest since 2008, when Hungary was hit hard by the financial crisis, which left the country in recession for two years.
The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has banned gold imports from Russia. The press release is published on the agency’s website. The ban applies to all gold of Russian origin with immediate effect.
The head of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, reassured Europeans about the future of the region’s economy, writes CNBC. The head of the regulator believes that the eurozone will be able to avoid a large-scale recession.
Berlin and Ottawa are discussing building a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on Canada’s east coast so that the country can start exporting fuel to Europe, Reuters reports citing a German government official.
The Ministry of Culture of Moldova called the liberation of the republic from the Nazis in 1944 “Soviet occupation”. This is stated in a statement published on the department’s Facebook page.
Перший міністр Шотландії та голова Шотландської національної партії (ШНП) Нікола Стерджен запропонувала провести другий референдум про вихід регіону зі складу Сполученого Королівства 19 жовтня 2023 року. Про це політик заявила у вівторок, 28 червня, повідомляє Reuters.
Фінляндія та Туреччина повинні врахувати занепокоєння Туреччини у сфері безпеки, щоб вступити до НАТО. З таким закликом виступив турецький президент Реджеп Тайіп Ердоган.
