According to Iranian state TV, an official said a US missile struck Piranshahr in northwest Iran; no casualties reported.

HKEX filing: BlackRock's long position in COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation Co., Ltd. H-shares rose to 7.03% from 5.63% on July 24.

LILLY and Tsinghua University signed a memorandum to establish a long-term, interdisciplinary strategic cooperation framework to explore large language models (LLMs) for health communication, biopharma and public‑health innovation, and international talent development, targeting challenges from population aging and chronic disease burdens. The MoU formalises and deepens a strategic partnership first discussed during LILLY CEO David Ricks’ March visit to Tsinghua, where both sides reached preliminary agreement to advance medical‑health innovation cooperation.