Saudi state news agency reported the royal court appointed Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman, son of King Salman, to also serve as minister of industry and mineral resources.

Democratic U.S. Representative Ro Khanna told Refinitiv on July 9 he was intercepted and held for about an hour by Israeli settlers while visiting a Palestinian village in the West Bank. He said the settlers, armed with U.S.-made M4 rifles, blocked the road and mocked his party, and that he saw arrogance in the settlers and Israeli soldiers he attributed to unchecked power and a culture of impunity that breeds oppression.

Liaoning flood control and drought relief command has issued a yellow alert for all cities and the Shenyang‑Fushun demonstration zone and raised the flood emergency response from Level IV to Level III, effective 13:00 on July 11, citing the latest meteorological forecast and current rainfall/hydrological conditions.