Federal Housing Administration Commissioner Pulte said he has been acting Director of National Intelligence for only a few weeks, but the office has already made significant progress on operational execution and in improving transparency.

On July 26, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Finance and Provincial Department of Emergency Management urgently allocated 50 mln yuan in provincial natural disaster relief funds for emergency response to Typhoon Hongxia. The funds will support Huizhou, Shanwei, Jieyang, Meizhou and Heyuan for emergency rescue and relief to affected residents, procurement and transport of relief supplies, inspection and emergency remediation of secondary hazards, and repair and reconstruction of damaged housing to limit impact and protect lives and property.

Russia's foreign minister expressed sincere condolences over a July 25 Ukrainian drone strike on an Iranian merchant ship that killed one Iranian crewman, the Russian foreign ministry said. Alagazi thanked Astrakhan authorities for assisting the attacked vessel's crew and stressed the need to prevent Kyiv from carrying out similar risky actions.