🇪🇺 — The European Commission says the EU’s new biometric border control system is now “fully operational” (statement)

🇮🇷🇵🇰🇺🇸 — Pakistan’s government confirms that American and Iranian delegations will arrive in Islamabad for talks (X)

🇰🇿 — Kazakhstan’s oil is drawing renewed interest from Asian energy importers despite technical constraints (Nikkei Asia)

🇮🇱🇱🇧🇺🇸 — Lebanon’s presidency says its ambassador to the US held a phone call with her Israeli counterpart (statement)

🇮🇷🇵🇰 — The Iranian delegation has arrived in Pakistan’s Islamabad to take part in peace talks (Pakistan TV)

🇩🇯 — Djibouti’s president says he has been re-elected for a sixth term (X)

🇻🇪 — Venezuela’s political opposition calls for elections to be held in response to the “lack of leadership” (statement)

🇨🇳🇰🇵 — North Korea’s foreign minister hosted China’s foreign minister in Pyongyang and agreed to strengthen ties (KNCA)

🇷🇺🇺🇦 — Ukraine’s top negotiator says he sees progress toward a potential peace deal with Russia (Bloomberg)

🇮🇶🇯🇴 — Jordan’s energy ministry says it is assessing options to route Iraqi oil exports via the country’s territory (Rudaw)

🇱🇾 — Libya’s central bank says the country’s rival legislatures have signed the first unified budget in 13 years (statement)

🇮🇷🇺🇸 — Trump says the US has begun the process of clearing the Strait of Hormuz (Truth)

🇵🇰🇶🇦🇸🇦 — Sources say Qatar and Saudi Arabia will provide Pakistan $5 billion in financial aid amid debt repayment (AA)

🇫🇷🇹🇷 — France’s president says he spoke with Turkey’s president about the Middle East, Ukraine, and the Caucasus (X)

🇰🇿 — Kazakhstan’s new constitution aims to simplify decision-making, improve stability, and manage succession (EAF)

🇨🇴🇪🇨 — Ecuador’s government says it has raised tariffs on imports from Colombia from 50% to 100% (statement)

🇦🇲🇦🇿 — Azerbaijan has shipped an additional 887 tons of diesel fuel to Armenia by rail (Report.az)

🇷🇺🇺🇦 — The governor of Russia’s Kursk Oblast accuses Ukraine of violating the truce with a drone strike (Telegram)

🇮🇷🇺🇸 — CENTCOM says two US warships transited the Strait of Hormuz to prepare for mine-clearing operations (statement)

🇮🇷🇵🇰🇺🇸 — Iranian and American teams are holding face-to-face talks in Islamabad, Pakistan (PTV News)

🇷🇺🇺🇦 — A Ukrainian official says Russia’s military continues to strike Ukrainian positions with drones despite the truce (AP)