China's State Council Information Office will hold a thematic press conference on July 28, 2026 (Tuesday) at 10:00 a.m. Beijing time. State Taxation Administration Director Hu Jinglin will outline tax reform and development measures for the 15th Five-Year Plan and take questions.

Yemen national TV said on the 25th that air strikes hit multiple military targets in Houthi-controlled northern Yemen. Strikes in northeast Marib and Jawf provinces reportedly struck missile-launch platforms, rocket launch positions and weapons depots, killing several Houthi fighters including missile technicians. An anonymous local military official confirmed attacks on Houthi positions in southern Marib and multiple sites in eastern Jawf. Residents reported successive explosions. No independent assessment of damage is yet available.

Axios, citing two sources, reported Trump on Friday instructed the US military not to launch new strikes in Iran, halting 13 consecutive days of daily strikes. Sources said it is unclear whether the order is a one-off pause or signals a sustained halt. They said the move creates diplomatic space and reflects limits to the effect of strikes absent renewed large-scale operations. The military can mobilize relatively quickly if ordered to resume and is planning for a possible return to large-scale action, but has not received such an order. The White House did not respond.