Refinitiv, citing three U.S. officials, reports the State Department is preparing to order the evacuation of some U.S. embassy staff and their families from posts in the Gulf. Two officials said the move reflects concern that hostilities could resume, notably potential renewed clashes with Iran-aligned Houthi forces in Yemen.

PBOC Deputy Governor and SAFE head Zhu Hexin told the 2026 Financial Street Forum fintech conference that during the 15th Five-Year Plan period China will seize the AI opportunity, make financial digitalization and intelligent transformation the policy focus, and actively but prudently deepen AI+ while orderly advancing the release of financial data elements’ value to push fintech into a new intelligent phase. He set four priorities: drive mutual enablement between AI and finance; accelerate monetization and broader use of financial data elements; keep risks controllable by building a security firewall for new-technology applications; and use standards to strengthen compliant innovation in financial technology.

伊朗总统佩泽希齐扬：伊朗并不寻求战争，但在面对威胁和欺凌时也不会退缩。