Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Baghae, responding to U.S. Secretary of State Rubio's congressional allegation that Iran sought to assassinate U.S. officials, said Rubio's baseless charges cannot make the world ignore the truth of their crimes.

A China-Russia think-tank forum was held in Moscow on the 1st–2nd to mark the 30th anniversary of the China-Russia strategic partnership and the 25th anniversary of the China-Russia Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation. More than 200 government, academic and institutional delegates discussed deepening strategic cooperation and its significance for shaping a just international order.

Sources say Ivory Coast's cocoa regulator is capping sales for the 2026/27 season, citing El Nifio-related crop risk.