Jul 24, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC

Poland has proposed joint production of Patriot air defense missiles with the United States and Ukraine to address regional security challenges, according to Polish Deputy Defense Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka during a visit to Washington.

The initiative comes amid heightened security concerns in Eastern Europe. Overnight, Romanian defense officials reported tracking Russian drones approximately 33 kilometers north of the Romanian border during air strikes against targets in Ukraine, prompting authorities to issue alerts in Tulcea county. Additionally, the commercial vessel "Christiana B", traveling from the United States toward Ukraine, sustained damage within Romania's exclusive economic zone.

Sources: Tanjug.

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, revealed a $94 billion holding in SpaceX, amounting to approximately 6% of the tech giant's total market value. According to financial disclosures, $80 billion of the stake is bound by short-term sale restrictions, while $14.1 billion remains locked under long-term conditions extending into late 2027.

The disclosure coincides with a sharp downturn across major technology equities. The group of major US tech companies known as the "Magnificent Seven"—including Alphabet, Tesla, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Apple, and Nvidia—erased nearly $797 billion in combined market value during a single trading session. Alphabet shares dropped 6.8%, while Tesla experienced the largest decline among the group, falling 14.5% in its worst daily performance in over a year.

Sources: Jornal Económico.

Portuguese renewable energy company Greenvolt, operating through its subsidiary Greenvolt Power, has agreed to sell its Kira solar photovoltaic facility in southern Hungary to Greek energy utility PPC for €64.2 million.

Situated in Királyegyháza, the solar farm has a capacity of 57.47 megawatts peak (MWp). The facility began commercial operations in July 2024 and operates under a feed-in tariff mechanism.

The completion of the transaction is scheduled to take place by the end of 2026, subject to customary closing procedures, regulatory authorizations, and due diligence checks typical for transactions of this nature.

Sources: Diário de Notícias (DN), Jornal Económico.

Kosovo’s public institutions face key political and judicial steps as the Kosovo Judicial Council gathers to evaluate requests from Kosovo Serb judges and support staff seeking to withdraw resignations submitted in 2022. The review follows a request by acting President Albulena Haxhiu to resolve the matter, coming shortly after the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council rejected similar requests from Serb prosecutors.

Concurrently, Haxhiu announced plans to set the official date for the new assembly's constitutive session, noting that scheduling near the constitutional deadline manages procedural timelines triggered once parliament convenes.

In a separate court hearing, defense lawyers for Sami Lushtaku requested his acquittal, while Lushtaku maintained he has faced years of unjust persecution by EULEX authorities without evidence.

Sources: Koha.

Trump Media & Technology Group is preparing a new revenue service aimed at institutional investors. Known as "Truth API," the premium subscription would grant high-frequency traders and financial institutions access to Donald Trump's Truth Social posts milliseconds before they appear to the general public.

The service could cost subscribers up to $100,000, according to media reports citing financial filings. The project attempts to monetize the potential market impact caused by Trump's public statements and social media commentary.

Sources: Jornal Económico.