On the evening of July 9, Beijing time, there are still many heavy news in the global market. According to the latest reports such as Xinhua News Agency and CCTV News, the suspect in the Abe shooting case confessed that the initial target of the attack was not Abe Shinzo. The Russian Defense Ministry said on the 8th that the Russian military has continued to attack military targets in many places of the Ukrainian army in the past day, including two sets of "Harpoon" missile systems provided by the United Kingdom. Ukrainian officials said that the turning point in the Conflict between Russia and Ukraine has arrived.
In terms of financial markets, the three major U.S. stock indexes rebounded collectively this week, and the "war" between U.S. Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Twitter continued.
The suspect in the Abe shooting confessed
The initial target was not Shinzo Abe
The suspect, Toru Yamagami, also confessed that he wanted to attack the cadres of the religious group, but he could not do so. So it was decided to attack former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The head of the Nara Police Headquarters of Japan said at a press conference held on the 9th that he could not assert that there was no problem in the security work when former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot on the 8th.
It is reported that Abe's funeral will be held on the 12th local time. Participants are limited to relatives and close associates. The funeral may be held at The Temple of Masakami in Tokyo, and coordination is under way.
Russia claimed to destroy two sets of "Harpoon" missile systems of the Ukrainian army
In terms of the situation in Russia and Ukraine, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov reported on the 8th that the Russian army struck at the Ukrainian troops and weapons and equipment assembly points in Nikolayev and other places. In the Odessa region, Russian forces used sea-based precision-guided weapons to destroy two Sets of British-supplied Harpoon missile systems. The Russians also launched an attack on the city of Kramatorsk with precision-guided weapons.
It was also reported that the Luhansk armed forces recently took control of the center of Lisichansk on the 8th exhibited a batch of captured Ukrainian military equipment, including heavy equipment such as tanks and armored vehicles, as well as weapons such as anti-tank missiles provided by the West.
Ukrainian officials say the turning point in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has arrived
Podoliac, chief of the office of the President of Ukraine, said on the 8th that the turning point of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has arrived. He believes that the Russian side has suspended its operations due to the huge losses and logistical difficulties, while the Ukrainian side's strength has been increasing with the arrival of weapons provided by Western countries. Podoriac stressed that although the Ukrainian army is currently only attacking targets such as Russian warehouses and command and control centers, a real counter-offensive will soon come.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Leznikov said on the 8th that the number of people who have been mobilized to join the Ukrainian armed forces has reached 700,000, in addition, 60,000 people have joined the border guard, 90,000 have joined the National Guard, the national police has also mobilized 100,000 people, and a large number of other armed groups. In total, more than 1 million people are currently engaged in activities to ensure Ukraine's security and defense.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmegarh said on July 9 that Ukraine will receive $1.7 billion in financial assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development for the development of health care.
Krychenko, the mayor of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, announced on the same day that the municipal government has launched a military training program for Kiev citizens to improve the level of urban defense. The first to participate in military training will be employees of the state administration, etc. The main training subjects will include shooting, emergency medical treatment, explosives handling procedures, and how to provide protection in radiation and chemical pollution environments. Klitchenko stressed that such courses are organized in every region of the capital.
British Defence Secretary Wallace reportedly met with Ukrainian military representatives who had come to the UK for training.
Leaders of Sri Lankan political parties met
The President and the Prime Minister are called upon to resign
The situation in Sri Lanka has also attracted attention from all sides. According to local media reports on the 9th, the leaders of various political parties in Sri Lanka held a meeting at 16:00 on the same day, demanding that President Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Wickremasingha resign and that the speaker of the parliament would take over as interim president according to the constitution.
At about 16:00 local time on the 9th, Sri Lankan demonstrators rushed into the Prime Minister's Palace in the capital Colombo. A few hours before that, demonstrators stormed into the presidential residence and the presidential office area.
U.S. stocks rally Collective Musk and Twitter wars attract attention
This week, the three major U.S. stock indexes, which had fallen the previous week, rebounded en masse.
The Dow rose 0.77% cumulatively throughout the week.
The S&P 500 is up 1.94% cumulatively.
The NASDAQ is up 4.56% cumulatively.
This week's battle between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and social giant Twitter has become the focus of attention in the US stock market. Musk said on the 8th that he would terminate the agreement to acquire the social platform Twitter for $44 billion. This week, Tesla shares have risen by 10.34%, and Twitter shares have fallen by 3.71%.
On July 8, local time, Musk said in a letter to Twitter's board that Twitter had not "complied with its contractual obligations" and seriously violated a number of terms in the acquisition agreement. Twitter Chairman Brett Taylor said Twitter's board plans to take legal action to enforce the deal.
Industry experts believe that in addition to doubts about platform spam and fake accounts, The sharp decline in Twitter's stock price since April also prompted Musk to eventually withdraw from trading. Currently, Twitter's market capitalization is about $28.1 billion.
In April, Musk announced that it was acquiring Twitter for $44 billion. In May, he announced that the acquisition plan was "put on hold" and asked Twitter to publish details of the number of spam and fake accounts.
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Editor: Jianjian Chen, Jing Zhang