KYIV MAYOR KLITSCHKO: Explosion reported in Kyiv. Air defense forces are operating. Residents urged to remain in shelters.

In 1H, Chinese public security agencies investigated 48,000 economic and financial crime cases and recovered 12.15 bln yuan in economic losses. Filings for traditional theft, robbery and fraud fell to 307,000, down 38.9% YoY. Homicide cases dropped to a historic low. Authorities handled 1,744 organised-crime cases; public satisfaction with anti-gang efforts has risen for a third consecutive year. Telecom-fraud filings were down 15.6% YoY; authorities dissuaded 2.926 mln people from meeting suspected scammers. Telecom-fraud case counts have posted nine consecutive months of YoY decline since Oct 2025. National road-traffic safety was broadly stable; major accidents fell 8.8% YoY.

UN special envoy for Yemen said the priority is preserving the 2022 ceasefire agreement and preventing a return to large-scale conflict.