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. The visit, which occurred this week, broke Netanyahu's own record for the most official trips to the U.S. during Trump's time in office, as reported by Al Jazeera.
Netanyahu, before departing Tel Aviv, expressed his appreciation for the close relationship between Israel and the United States, as well as his warm ties with Trump, Al Jazeera reported. The purpose of the visit was to discuss potential negotiation strategies with Iran, according to Netanyahu's statements.
While Netanyahu was in Washington, Hong Kong's leader celebrated the 20-year jail sentence given to British pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai, as reported by Sky News. The leader, John Lee, defended the sentence despite criticism from Western nations, including the UK, stating that Lai had "poisoned" the city.
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.
In a separate development, a former Tesla product manager announced a new venture to combat the fake goods crisis, as reported by TechCrunch. The startup, Veritas, aims to make luxury goods impossible to fake by using a hack-proof chip linked with digital certificates to verify authenticity. The founder, Luci Holland, has experience in both technology and art, according to the report.
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