Qatar's Foreign Ministry said countries must now reduce tensions to consolidate the basis for security and stability.

Midland Realty branch data show about 5 transactions across Hong Kong's top-10 second‑hand housing estates last weekend, a 25% week-on-week increase. It was the sixth consecutive weekend with single-digit trades, though the low appears to be stabilizing. Using a top-15 estate sample, Midland recorded about 6 deals, up 50% WoW. Midland said the summer rental season and family travel have curbed viewings and transactions, but strong new-home sales could rekindle sentiment and release pent-up buying power, benefiting the secondary market.

On July 13 Midea Group said persistent extreme heat across Europe has driven a demand surge, with nearly 200,000 new air‑conditioner units ordered in the past month. Deliveries are being shipped in bulk to Europe from Midea’s Guangzhou Nansha and Wuhu AC plants. Midea also said its PortaSplit split portable air‑conditioner has received over 160,000 new orders since June and is being fulfilled from the Guangzhou Nansha plant.