The Kremlin said one side is Russia and the other is Ukraine together with several European countries and the United States, which have supplied Ukraine with millions of tonnes of weapons. It said the conflict is no longer a special military operation but a full-scale war.

The U.S. Treasury sold $22.0bn of 30-year bonds at a stop-out yield of 5.058% (about 0.3bps below pre-auction levels) with a bid-to-cover of 2.44. Indirect bidders—predominantly offshore institutions—took 77.74% of the issue; direct (domestic) bidders accounted for just 12.24%, signalling relatively weak onshore demand. Analysts say this points to price-driven, opportunistic foreign buying—investors only re-enter when yields sufficiently compensate duration and fiscal risks—not a structural, broad-based return to Treasuries. Market implications: the auction eases near-term upside pressure on long-end yields and reduces tail-risk; for gold the effect is neutral-to-negative since high nominal yields keep holding costs elevated and limit durable gains absent a clear drop in real rates. Overall, recovery in long-end demand appears contingent on yield attraction rather than unconditional safe-haven flows.

刚果民主共和国：确认的埃博拉病例数量上升至1830例，其中包括648例死亡。