China's foreign exchange reserves were $3.44224 trillion in May, versus a consensus $3.41100 trillion and April's $3.41055 trillion.

EKHBARIYA reports Israeli airstrikes on Nabatieh in southern Lebanon.

Henry Ensher, a former US ambassador to Lebanon, said he believes Hezbollah — at the centre of the Israel‑Lebanon conflict — could transition into an entity acceptable to the US, Israel and the Lebanese state. Ensher said Trump told him the US had contacted Hezbollah to pursue that outcome and warned Lebanon lacks the capacity to subdue the armed group, suggesting a more pragmatic approach may be needed.