The Lebanese presidential palace said President Aoun and Prime Minister Salam discussed upcoming Lebanon–US–Israel trilateral talks in Rome and urged Lebanon’s delegation to insist that Israeli forces immediately withdraw from two pilot areas before discussing any other issues.

UK two-year gilt yield rose more than 10bps to 4.3465%, the highest level since June 11.

China's National Healthcare Security Administration announced 601 drugs passed form review for the 2026 national basic medical insurance, maternity and work-injury drug-list adjustment. For the basic insurance list the NHSA received 800 submissions covering 664 generic names; 601 passed form review — 233 were in-list candidates and 368 off-list candidates — a 91% pass rate. For the commercial health insurance innovative-drug list it received 62 submissions covering 62 generics; 58 passed form review (1 in-list, 57 off-list), a 94% pass rate. The NHSA said form review is an initial eligibility check for expert assessment and does not constitute inclusion in the drug lists.