Pakistan foreign ministry said Pakistan’s foreign minister met Iran’s foreign minister Araghchi and stressed the importance of de‑escalation.

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.

European stocks closed sharply lower on July 23 (Thursday): Germany's DAX fell 419.90 points (-1.67%) to 24,754.20; the UK’s FTSE 100 dropped 77.81 points (-0.73%) to 10,639.16; France's CAC 40 slid 138.80 points (-1.64%) to 8,299.09; the STOXX Europe 50 lost 107.64 points (-1.70%) to 6,209.35; Spain's IBEX 35 fell 326.19 points (-1.67%) to 19,245.11; Italy's FTSE MIB declined 1,470.04 points (-2.78%) to 51,322.00.