Ukraine President Zelenskiy said Europe must have sufficient autonomous defense capability to counter a range of threats, including Russian ballistic missiles.

South African rand up 1% against the dollar.

MOFCOM said at a regular briefing that during Minister Wang Wentao’s UK visit MOFCOM and the UK Department for International Trade held an "Export China" UK session where firms held targeted B2B talks covering autos, energy and chemicals, instruments, sports events and life sciences. It said China‑UK services trade exceeded $30bn in 2025 and that China is willing to speed up a joint feasibility study on a China‑UK services trade agreement to create conditions for deeper services cooperation.