Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, June 29

WASHINGTON 

The U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday that it has recovered "presumed human remains" from the wreckage of the Titan submersible.

Medical professionals will conduct a formal analysis of "presumed human remains" that have been carefully recovered within the wreckage at the site of the incident, the agency said in a press release. (US-Titan)

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LOS ANGELES -- Millions of Americans are on alert for unhealthy air quality as wildfire smoke from Canada continues to drift to the United States.

The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) on Wednesday issued air quality alerts for at least 20 states from Minnesota to as far south as Georgia. The unhealthy air quality alerts even extended to the Northeast including all of New York state and New Jersey. (US-Wildfire Smoke-Alert)

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TEHRAN -- Iran's police and Russia's National Guard on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on long-term cooperation in security and law enforcement, the official news agency IRNA reported.

The MoU was signed by Iran's Police Chief Ahmad Reza Radan and Russian National Guard chief Viktor Zolotov in Moscow, following their meeting and negotiations, the report said. (Iran-Russia-Cooperation-Security-Law Enforcement)

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STOCKHOLM -- Sweden will increase its defense budget by 20 percent next year, in order to meet the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) target of 2 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the country's Minister for Defense Pal Jonson said on Wednesday.

The defense budget will be upped by 20 billion kronor (1.86 billion U.S. dollars) to reach 117 billion kronor in 2024. For 2025, the government plans to increase the budget by a further 12 billion kronor, Swedish Television (SVT) reported. (Sweden-NATO-defense budget)

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ATHENS -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis outlined the priorities of the new government at the first cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

"Our four general directions (are) better wages, a better public health system, a better state, a better life in a strong Greece," he said, according to Greek national broadcaster ERT. (Greece-New Government)