Kazakhstan’s Timur Turlov has been elected president of the global chess governing body. As this information is drawn from a brief summary, independent verification of the official election results is recommended to confirm the final outcome and term details.

Hamas has criticized the Board of Peace for excluding the UN agency for Palestinians from Gaza operations, characterizing this decision as an alignment with Israel. The board's response to these accusations is not detailed in the available information.

Russian sovereign wealth fund head Kirill Dmitriev described the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as representing the views of the German people in advocating for energy sovereignty and cooperation. These statements, however, remain unverified assertions and do not reflect official German government positions or independent analysis of the party's platform.

A Russian official stated that the country is prepared to transfer S-400 systems upon receiving a formal request from a prospective buyer.