1. There were 95 piracy and armed robberies against ships in Asia from January to June this year, an 83% increase.

2. Iran's president said the UN nuclear watchdog should drop its "double standards" if Tehran is to resume cooperation with it over the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme.

3. Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron will announce tougher migration controls, capping a state visit designed to deepen ties, including in defense and nuclear cooperation.

4. Greek lawmakers prepared to vote on legislation that would temporarily halt the processing of asylum applications of people coming from North Africa.

5. Brussels is discussing a range of measures aimed at protecting the EU's auto industry from steep US import duties.

6. OpenAI is close to releasing an AI-powered web browser that will challenge Alphabet's market-dominating Google Chrome.