Australia's ACCC will monitor fuel prices and market conduct after a partial reinstatement of the fuel excise.

China's Central Propaganda Department, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs recently jointly issued an action plan to reform and upgrade rural family bookhouses and promote village reading. The plan prioritizes tailoring layouts and formats to local conditions, optimizing content supply to meet local demand, innovating delivery models to cultivate a reading culture, and strengthening institutional support; it calls for "bookhouse+" empowerment and flexible "+bookhouse" integration, expanded digital services, development of distinctive brands, encouragement of social-sector participation and publicity to improve bookhouse functions and rural reading service efficiency.

Israeli prime minister's office said Israel notified the United States in advance that it would carry out strikes against Hezbollah.