China's A-share organosilicon sector plunged; Dongyue Silicon Materials tumbled more than 11%, with Guibao Technology, Chenguang New Materials, Xinyaqiang and Runhe Materials also sliding.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it destroyed two U.S. HIMARS rocket launcher systems deployed to Kuwait.

Beijing emergency office said the municipal flood-control emergency response was fully lifted at 14:00 on July 12. At 14:00, level-1 responses were lifted in Daxing, Tongzhou, Shunyi and Pinggu. At 08:30 the same day, level-1 responses had been lifted in Fangshan, Miyun, Huairou, Mentougou and Fengtai; Dongcheng, Xicheng, Chaoyang, Haidian, Shijingshan, Changping and Yanqing were at level-2.