Potential UK prime ministerial successor Andy Burnham said reforms would be coordinated by the Prime Minister's Office and an expanded operational hub would be established in Manchester.

Lebanon's parliament speaker reiterated the need to avoid conflict and said he would do everything possible to preserve stability and social peace.

June 22–26 in Beijing, negotiators held the 15th round of second-stage talks on the China–South Korea free trade agreement. Delegations made positive progress on cross-border services, financial services and negative-list market access. Both sides agreed to complete the second-stage negotiations at an early date and to further open services and investment to deliver tangible benefits for firms and citizens.