Al Arabiya TV reported Yemeni government forces shot down a second Houthi-armed drone over Marib.

Investors were already concerned about roughly $70 billion of off‑balance‑sheet "shadow liabilities" that could surface ahead of NVIDIA's announcement this week of a high‑profile $500 billion financing partnership. NVIDIA may provide tens of billions of dollars in residual‑value support to back debt tied to AI infrastructure, effectively using its stronger credit to lower customers' financing costs; Broadcom and other chipmakers are using similar guarantee structures. These deals typically use an SPV to borrow to buy chips, with loans secured by cash flows from contracts; assets are re‑leased or sold if a borrower stops paying and the guarantor fills any deficit. Some investors say the arrangements amount to financial engineering that can mask true liabilities. DoubleLine portfolio manager Mariya Entina warned the structures seek favorable treatment from ratings agencies and can obscure companies' real financial positions.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi on the 15th, ahead of a national memorial ceremony, performed a remote worship facing Yasukuni Shrine from the Budokan parking lot, following the shrine ritual of two bows, two claps and one bow—an action treated as a substitute for an in-person visit. She also, in her capacity as LDP president, presented a tamagushi offering to the shrine. Japan’s defense minister and several other politicians visited Yasukuni the same day. The acts drew strong opposition from domestic peace advocates. Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo’s Chiyoda ward enshrines 14 Class-A World War II war criminals, including former prime minister Hideki Tojo.