The Kremlin said France, the UK and Germany talk about peace while supplying weapons to Kyiv to continue the war.

Responding to an EU push for partners to reduce the so-called "dependence on China," Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on the 8th that China and the EU are deeply integrated and mutually dependent across industrial and supply chains — a result of globalization and market forces that benefits firms. He said China is open and positive about resolving China-EU economic and trade disputes, urged the EU to move toward China and resolve issues through dialogue and consultation to advance mutually beneficial trade and economic cooperation.

After Chinese regulators launched a centralized remediation of cross‑border broker practices, the Futu NiuNiu app shows divergent trading statuses across accounts held by the same investor. Some existing mainland China investors’ Futu Securities (Hong Kong) accounts are blocked from buy orders and require updated overseas ID, while Moomoo accounts run by a U.S.-licensed provider can still place orders. Separately, several locally licensed Hong Kong brokers’ account‑opening channels remain operable and intermediaries continue recruiting mainland clients on social platforms with cashback incentives.