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On August 2, Irans Mehr News Agency quoted an Iranian military official as saying that US President Trumps claim that Irans demand to stop its attacks was "a new lie." The official stated, "Whether he continues his aggression or retreats, our forces are on high alert and prepared for anything. If confrontation is inevitable, the battlefield will decide everything, and then everyone will understand who holds the power and who has the final say."On August 2nd, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) announced that as of July 31st, the country had reported a total of 3,674 confirmed cases of Ebola, with 1,621 deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a statement on its website on August 1st, stating that this outbreak has become the largest Ebola outbreak on record in the DRC. The WHO stated that the outbreak in the DRC is still intensifying, with the number of cases and deaths continuing to rise, and the spread has expanded from the initial Monbovalu health district in Ituri province to 49 health districts in five provinces. Armed conflict, population displacement, and insufficient medical facilities in some areas have combined to increase the risk of further spread. The WHO has assessed the risk of the outbreak in the DRC as "very high," while stating that the DRC government is working with the WHO and other partners to advance measures such as outbreak monitoring, patient treatment, and contact tracing, but significant strengthening of all response efforts is still needed to contain the spread of the epidemic.The China Earthquake Networks Center officially reported that a magnitude 3.1 earthquake occurred at 11:15 on August 2 in the Tanggula area of Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province (33.43 degrees north latitude, 91.15 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.August 2nd - According to Yonhap News Agency, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors announced on Sunday that the two South Korean automakers sold over 100,000 electric vehicles in Europe in the first half of this year, aiming to strengthen their position in the region. Hyundai and Kia stated that they plan to sell a total of 131,032 electric vehicles in Europe in the first half of 2026, a significant increase of 41.8% from 92,365 vehicles sold in the first half of the year. The two companies expect that if the current sales momentum continues until the end of the year, annual electric vehicle sales in Europe will exceed 200,000 units for the first time since they entered the European electric vehicle market in 2014. As of May this year, their cumulative electric vehicle sales in Europe surpassed the 1 million mark.On August 2nd, in response to Trumps post claiming an agreement had been reached on the framework of a deal to cancel strikes against Iran, a CNN reporter pointed out that, according to reports from CNN and other media outlets, there is no indication that any proposals currently under discussion equate to "ending the Iranian nuclear threat." Details regarding the Strait of Hormuz remain extremely limited. Sources only indicate that it involves the possibility of some kind of potential agreement with Oman.
