Israeli political leaders have instructed the military to suspend all operations deemed "sensitive" in southern Lebanon at the request of the United States, Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported. The directive will remain in effect until new orders are issued.

Cui Dongshu, secretary-general of the CPCA, said China’s strong macro backdrop and consumption-promotion measures should keep auto demand resilient and that the national auto market will be broadly stable in 2026. Trucks and buses backed by high production-materials subsidies are recovering strongly; the commercial-vehicle segment is exhibiting equipment-renewal-driven structural growth after recently implemented high subsidies, which are also accelerating electrification in logistics and keeping commercial-vehicle sentiment elevated. Following an outsized policy push in 2025, 2026 has seen a marked policy pullback on entry-level consumption support, contributing to Jan–Jun passenger-car retail declines and a collapse in gasoline passenger-car sales; export gains helped keep June OEM sales relatively stable. June NEV sales were muted, auto exports continued to strengthen, manufacturers’ inventories edged down modestly, and there is no broad industry destocking.

RIA reported Ukrainian forces launched 41 attacks on Russia's Belgorod region in one day; 47 drones were intercepted.