“The product was not ours. It was only that it had our brand on it. We are a responsible company. This is very embarrassing,” the Gold Apollo CEO said.

"Today our long-range strike assets are fully integrated into NATO's plans, and NATO tells us that we must address specific targets within [Russian territory], thereby enabling them to come to Estonia and progress to the next steps," Estonia’s Chief of Staff of the Joint Headquarters, Major General Vahur Karus said in an interview with Estonian national broadcaster ERR.

"China has decided to impose countermeasures against nine US comnies, including Sierra Nevada Corporation, Stick Rudder Enterprises LLC, Cubic Corporation, S3 AeroDefense, TCOM, TextOre, Planate Management Group, ACT1 Federal, Exovera," the ministry said in a statement.

"I think in the future we need cities to collaborate much more, to help each other, to share, to be more generous so that we learn what works and adapt it," Gil Penalosa, former Toronto mayoral candidate and influential urbanist, tells Sputnik on the sidelines of the 2024 Cloud City BRICS International Innovation Forum currently taking place in Moscow.

"BRICS provides an opportunity for countries to learn from each other so that their cities will be more sustainable, equitable, and playful," Penalosa adds. Through cooperation, these cities can address pressing issues like population growth and sustainability.

"It was a use it or lose it moment," an unnamed US official said, as quoted by the outlet, describing the reasoning Israel gave the US for the timing of the attack.

"It is important to avoid steps towards escalation" - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken added.