A woman pays for a purchase at Copacabana Beach using Brazil's Pix instant payment system in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 9, 2026. It started as a payment tool and became a source of national pride. In just a few years, Brazil's PIX established itself as the dominant payment method in Latin America's largest economy. But in the process, it stepped on the toes of powerful interests in the United States. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) A pedestrians' traffic light is on red next to the headquarters of German car maker Volkswagen (VW) prior to a rally called by German trade union IG Metall to protest against restructuring and mass job cut plans in Wolfsburg, Germany, on July 9, 2026. Volkswagen's boss told employees on July 13, 2026 a further 50,000 jobs could go at the struggling auto giant, according to an internal memo seen by AFP, confirming reports the group is targeting 100,000 cuts worldwide. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) A car drives past the Zwickau Volkswagen Plant on July 9, 2026 at the Zwickau, eastern Germany. Volkswagen's boss told employees on July 13, 2026 a further 50,000 jobs could go at the struggling auto giant, according to an internal memo seen by AFP, confirming reports the group is targeting 100,000 cuts worldwide. (Photo by Jens SCHLÜTER / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Employees of German car maker Volkswagen (VW) carry flags of German trade union IG Metall as they take part in a rally to protest against restructuring and mass job cut plans at the VW plant in Zwickau, eastern Germany on July 9, 2026. Volkswagen's boss told employees on July 13, 2026 a further 50,000 jobs could go at the struggling auto giant, according to an internal memo seen by AFP, confirming reports the group is targeting 100,000 cuts worldwide. (Photo by Jens SCHLÜTER / AFP via Getty Images)

Specialist Glenn Carell, left, and Dilip Patel, center, work with trader Jeffrey Vazquez on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Currency traders pass by a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics Co., right, stock price at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

A dealer walks past near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

(FILES) German cycling enthusiast Dieter 'Didi' Senft, nicknamed "El diablo" cheers on US Lance Armstrong (US Postal/USA) as Tour de France director Jean-Marie Leblanc looks on during the 13th stage of the 91st Tour de France cycling race between Lannemezan and Plateau de Beille, July 17, 2004. For more than 30 years, Dieter "Didi" Senft has been one of the Tour de France's most recognisable figures without ever riding a stage. Better known as "El Diablo" (The Devil), the German superfan appears each July in a bright red devil costume, complete with horns, cape and trident. Since first appearing along the race route in 1993, Senft has entertained roadside crowds and television audiences, sprinting or jumping alongside riders. His devil persona was inspired by the Tour's "flamme rouge", the red banner marking the final kilometre. A former amateur cyclist, locksmith and inventor, Senft has also crafted dozens of novelty bicycles, earning him a Guinness World Record. Despite health and financial setbacks, he has remained a fixture of the race and a symbol of its colourful roadside culture. After thieves broke into his camper van at the start of the 2026 Tour de France race in Barcelona, forcing him to miss the opening stage, Senft returned to the route within days, trident in hand, reinforcing his status as one of the Tour's most enduring characters. (Photo by PASCAL PAVANI / AFP via Getty Images)