Apple (AAPL.O): Shortcuts app will allow users to describe and create shortcuts using natural-language input.

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.

New alerts have sounded across central Israel, including Tel Aviv, after Iran launched ballistic missiles.