Israel plans to charge a US citizen suspected of espionage on behalf of Iran.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said it will step up R&D on key power-battery technologies, optimize industry management policies, uphold fair competition and deepen international cooperation to advance high-quality development of the power battery sector, Ma Chunsheng, director of MIIT's Automotive Development Division, said at the China Automotive Power Battery Industry Innovation Alliance forum in Beijing on June 30.

Kremlin says possible imports of refined petroleum products could help stabilize Russia's fuel market and are aimed at curbing speculative demand.