The Government of China officially turned on the first two generating units of the Baihetan Dam, the world's second-biggest hydroelectric dam to start generating energy.
As per the 2021 Cost of Living Survey by consultancy firm Mercer, Turkmenistan's capital, Ashgabat has been named the world's most expensive city for foreign workers.
Ukraine and the United States launched joint naval exercises "Sea Breeze drills" in the Black Sea in a show of Western cooperation with Kiev as it faces off with Russia.