According to AFP, a Lebanese military official said a US military delegation met with the Lebanese army in Beirut to discuss implementing Israel's withdrawal from a "pilot zone" in Israeli-occupied territory.

Court filings show Apple (AAPL.O) has sued OpenAI, alleging misappropriation of trade secrets.

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.