Iraq said it had loaded 2 million barrels of crude onto an ultra-large crude carrier (ULCC) outside the Strait of Hormuz to give state oil marketer SOMO greater sales flexibility. Baghdad said it is seeking to buy specialist crude tankers to expand its fleet.

Ukraine President Zelenskiy said Kyiv has stabilized the frontline east of Donetsk; the "Vivaldi operation" has been successful and remains ongoing.

A core member of hacker group ShinyHunters who claimed to have stolen data on all FBI employees was detained in Jordan on Tuesday, three people familiar with the matter said. Two of the sources said he is cooperating with the FBI to identify accomplices. ShinyHunters is a prolific extortion group that targets global companies and is reported to be composed largely of English‑speaking young hackers focused on data theft and extortion. Media analysis of data samples shared by the group found large volumes of FBI employees’ personally identifiable information, sensitive job details and mental‑health and medical records. The detainee has provided investigators with electronic devices and digital communications to help the FBI locate co‑conspirators; his cooperation could be crucial to containing or assessing the damage, sources said.