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China has pledged to strengthen ties with Brazil to “resist unilateralism and bullying,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a call with his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira. Wang described the bilateral relationship as “at its best in history” and emphasized cooperation through BRICS to protect developing countries’ interests, according to Al Jazeera.

The call comes as Brazil, under President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, considers retaliatory measures against the United States following President Donald Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on Brazilian goods. China, now Brazil’s largest trading partner, has sought closer ties with Latin America amid rising US-Brazil tensions.

Kim Keon Hee, the wife of South Korea's ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol, has been indicted for bribery and other charges, a special prosecution team said on Friday, amid a widening probe into the country's martial law crisis and scandals involving the once powerful couple, Reuters reported.

Both Yoon and Kim have been arrested and are in jail, with Yoon already undergoing trial on charges that include insurrection following his ouster in April over a botched bid to impose martial law in December.

The couple face separate investigations by special prosecutors appointed after Yoon's removal from office and since liberal President Lee Jae Myung took office in early June.

Following the indictment, Kim apologised for causing concerns and said she would make "no excuses" and face trial, according to Reuters.

South Korea and the United States have agreed to begin talks on nuclear fuel reprocessing, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said.

Currently barred under a US agreement to prevent nuclear proliferation, South Korea seeks reprocessing for industrial and environmental purposes, not weapons development, Cho emphasized.

According to Reuters, he talks aim to explore ways to allow safe reprocessing within existing agreements, with potential implications for future nuclear energy cooperation between the two nations.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has called on European nations to provide clear and concrete security guarantees for Ukraine amid ongoing Russian aggression.

In a virtual meeting with leaders from Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Denmark, Zelenskiy stressed the need for defined roles in Ukraine’s defense across land, air, and sea, urging a coordinated response to ensure effective protection, Reuters reported.

Highlighting the persistent threat from Russia, he criticized President Vladimir Putin’s apparent lack of interest in ending the conflict and emphasized the importance of united European support.

According to Reuters, senior Ukrainian officials are also scheduled to meet with US counterparts in New York to discuss further security arrangements and potential coordination of measures, as Europe and the US consider responses to the evolving situation.