🇸🇦 - Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan says the government will update its economic diversification strategy.

🇨🇳🇯🇵 - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reiterates her openness to dialogue with China.

🇸🇦🇸🇴 - The Somali Defense Ministry says it has signed a military cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia.

🇬🇧🇨🇳🇭🇰 - The UK government says it will "rapidly" engage with the Chinese authorities to release media mogul Jimmy Lai.

🇪🇹🇺🇳 - The UN calls on all parties to take "urgent steps" toward de-escalation in Ethiopia's Tigray region.

🇲🇱 - The Malian government says it will create a state-owned company to manage holdings in mining companies.

🇮🇷 - The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says it could dilute enriched uranium if all sanctions are lifted.

🇭🇰🇺🇳 - The UN condemns the sentencing of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai and urges his "immediate release."

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - US President Donald Trump says Iran will not be allowed to possess ballistic missiles or nuclear weapons.

🇯🇵 — Japan's ruling party won roughly two-thirds of the seats in the recent parliamentary elections (official results)

🇺🇸🇫🇮 - Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen says replacing the nuclear deterrence provided by the US is "not realistic."

🇸🇳 - The Senegalese government acknowledges "acts of violence" by security forces following the death of a protester.

🇷🇺 — Russia imposes new restrictions on Telegram over alleged legal violations (authorities)

🇰🇬 - Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov dismisses security chief Kamchybek Tashiev, a long-time ally, to "prevent divisions."

🇪🇺 - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urges the EU to simplify its regulations.

🇻🇪🇮🇱 - The Venezuelan government rejects reports claiming the country exported crude oil to Israel as "fake."

🇺🇸🇲🇽 - US officials say drones belonging to Mexican cartels violated cross-border airspace before being "disabled."

🇬🇷🇹🇷 - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara, Turkey.

🇮🇱🇵🇸 - The Israeli government approves new measures to extend its control over the West Bank.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian say the country will not yield to "excessive demands" on its nuclear program.

🇺🇸🇸🇾 - Sources say US-led coalition forces have withdrawn from the strategic al-Tanf military base in southern Syria.