According to Reuters, on September 14th, Venezuelan authorities arrested six foreign citizens on suspicion of involvement in destabilizing Venezuela. Two of them are suspected Spaniards with connections to the Spanish Secret Service, who are suspected of plotting to assassinate a Venezuelan mayor. Three American citizens and one Czech are suspected of involvement in terrorist activities, including the assassination of President Maduro and other officials. In addition, authorities have seized approximately 400 rifles from the United States.

The US side confirmed that one of the detained Americans was a member of the US military, and said that the Venezuelan authorities had accused the US of participating in subversion of the government and attacking MaduroPure nonsense, "the Spanish side is also requesting Venezuela to provide more information.

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01Russia and Ukraine exchange 103 prisoners of war

According to Russian news, the Russian Ministry of Defense recently announced that Russian soldiers captured in the Kursk region have returned from Ukrainian controlled areas, and Russia has also handed over 103 Ukrainian prisoners.

It is reported that in the two-and-a-half year conflict between Ukraine and Russia, which continue to engage in war, hundreds of prisoners of war have been exchanged. The prisoner exchange action is usually reached under the mediation of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Türkiye. This prisoner exchange action was conducted under the mediation of the United Arab Emirates for the eighth time. The United Arab Emirates has previously mediated between Ukraine and RussiaExchange arrangement for 206 prisoners of war.

01More than 70% of Southeast Asians support the country's carbon tax

Lianhe Zaobao News,On September 17th,Yusof Ishak Southeast Asian Research Institute in Singapore releases the Southeast Asian Climate Outlook Survey2024 Report, InvestigationI got it10 of themSoutheast AsiaAccording to a survey, 70.4% of respondents support the national carbon tax on issues such as climate change, food security, and alternative energy, which is 2.4 percentage points higher than last year's 68%.

It is worth noting that Singapore was the first country in Southeast Asia to establish a carbon tax system. Although over 50% of respondents supported a carbon tax, 20% opposed it. The support for green hydrogen among respondents in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam has almost doubled. The report suggests that this may be related to the three countries' active development of hydrogen energy strategies over the past year.

02Intel will manufacture chips for Amazon Web Services

Bloomberg News: Recently, Intel released a statement stating that,Intel and Amazon Web ServicesWe will sign a multi-year agreement with a scale of severalA cooperation plan worth 1 billion US dollars, with joint investmentA customized chip for artificial intelligence computing, with technical support provided by Intel.

It is reported that Intel had previously fallen into losses, and itsCEO KissingerDetermined toTransforming Intel into a foundry, a chip manufacturer that produces products for external customersHowever, Intel has been making slow progress in finding customers.