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On the evening of June 26, a sudden incident occurred at Beijing CITIC Tower (China Zun), where a small aircraft struck the building, causing a fire.

The World Meteorological Organization said the Western European heatwave will move eastward over the weekend, with France and the United Kingdom breaking June temperature records, and Italy's temperature expected to reach 40 degrees Celsius.

Dozens of bipartisan members from the US House of Representatives and Senate met with a cross-party delegation of legislators from Taiwan's Legislative Yuan, led by its President Han Kuo-yu, on Capitol Hill to discuss US-Taiwan relations and defense cooperation.

Chair of the House Fundraising Committee Jason Smith warned that many U.S. tax‑exempt organizations are funded by foreign governments and pro‑China individuals to undermine American institutions, and the committee is requesting information from the relevant organizations.

The US State Department and the representative offices in Taiwan of the UK, France, and Germany have expressed concern over Chinese coast guard vessels patrolling and harassing merchant ships in waters east of Taiwan, urging Beijing to stop its pressure.

The world's largest international maritime exercise, Rim of the Pacific, is taking place from June 24 to July 31 in Hawaii and surrounding waters, with 31 countries participating.

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense announced that China's latest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, and the Taiwanese military closely monitored it using joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance methods.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Washington from June 23 to 25, meeting with US lawmakers and attending an Atlantic Council panel discussion.

The Taiwan military has begun a five-day immediate combat readiness drill aimed at enhancing the armed forces' rapid response capabilities against potential threats from mainland China.