Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Washington, D.C., for his sixth official visit with U.S. President Donald Trump in the past year, where he planned to present principles for negotiating with Iran, according to Al Jazeera. Netanyahu, who has developed a close relationship with Trump, was scheduled to meet with the president this week.
Netanyahu's visit broke his own record for the most official trips to the United States by a world leader during Trump's time in office, according to Al Jazeera. The prime minister highlighted the unique closeness between Israel and the United States before departing Tel Aviv.
While Netanyahu focused on diplomatic matters, other international events unfolded. In Hong Kong, the city's leader celebrated the 20-year jail sentence given to pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai, as reported by Sky News. The leader, John Lee, was defiant in the face of criticism from Western nations following the sentencing. China also released a white paper outlining plans to further enhance a national security law, which has been used to clamp down on free speech and dissent in Hong Kong.
In other news, the ties between disgraced U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein and Israel were becoming clearer after the release of millions of documents, according to Al Jazeera. These documents suggested links to Israeli intelligence and funding for the Israeli military and settler projects.
Meanwhile, in the tech world, a former Tesla product manager was working to combat the fake goods crisis, which costs luxury brands over $30 billion annually, as reported by TechCrunch. The startup Veritas claimed to have developed a hack-proof chip to verify the authenticity of luxury products. The chips would be linked with digital certificates.
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