WAO ART #118

Australia defeated India by 209 runs to win the World Test Championship title, becoming the second team after New Zealand to win the Mace. India lost seven wickets for the addition of 70 runs on the final day, with Australian pacer Scott Boland producing a bowling spell of rare quality.

Legal expert Bill Morgan has criticised the US Securities and Exchange Commission's classification of Cardano's ADA token as a security. Morgan argued that the SEC treats cryptocurrencies differently to other products when it comes to efforts to stay competitive and boost sales.

Ukraine's deputy defense minister alleges that Russia is relocating "combat-ready" units from the Kherson region, aiming to undermine the Kakhovka dam and limit Ukrainian military actions. Maneuver is attributed to their losses, limited reserves, and inability to contain the Ukrainian offensive.

Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy, Prince Abdulaziz Salman, has stated that the country wants to collaborate with China, not compete, despite concerns from the West over their growing relationship. The two nations have deepened cooperation a recent conference in Riyadh.

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's Financial Intelligence Unit has frozen the bank accounts of 12 major businesses, including four supermarkets, for allegedly refusing to transact in the local currency and engaging in forward pricing practices that are believed to be causing exchange rate volatility.

Honduras has opened an embassy in Beijing, three months after establishing diplomatic relations with China at the cost of its ties with Taiwan. The embassy was inaugurated by Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina and his Chinese counterpart, Qin Gang, in the presence of Honduran President.

Donald Trump appeared at two Republican Party conventions on Saturday, a day after he was charged with mishandling classified documents. Despite the charges, Trump remains the headline act for Republicans and claimed that he was being pursued in federal court because of his re-election hopes.