French presidency said Bahrain and the UAE will each supply France with 100,000 tonnes of diesel per month and Saudi Arabia will supply 95,000 tonnes per month; deliveries are due to begin within weeks.

U.S. Energy Secretary Wright said the Trump administration is pushing to reclassify some sanctioned tankers via an approval process so they can operate as compliant vessels. Investors plan to buy idle tankers and refurbish them to transport crude not subject to sanctions. Wright emphasized this is not a lift of sanctions on ships carrying Russian, Iranian or other sanctioned crude; the aim is to bring those vessels into legal operation and ensure they no longer transport sanctioned oil. He estimated the global sanctioned shadow fleet at about 1,600 vessels and said the plan could add tens or even hundreds of legally operating tankers.

UK Treasury is expected to launch a study quantifying the economic gains from closer ties with the EU, a move that could rekindle the 'Project Fear' debate. Labour and senior government figures said the Treasury may be asked later this year to produce an impact assessment to support Prime Minister Burnham's options on the long-term UK‑EU relationship. Conservative shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith warned the exercise could mirror the Treasury's controversial pre-2016 warnings, saying maintaining confidence in the UK government bond market is critical and the Treasury must avoid replaying 'Project Fear' in reverse.