Iranian foreign minister Araghchi said on Sunday that even if a new round of conflict with Israel or the United States breaks out, Tehran’s policy will not change. He said he is already considering post-war scenarios and that “they tried twice before and saw the results; if they try again, the ultimate result will be no different.” The remarks come amid rising tensions with Washington after President Trump on Friday said the US might carry out another small-scale “epic rage” military action.

Guosheng Securities chief economist Xiong Yuan said coordinated capital-market reforms are reversing the prior "financing over returns" cycle, creating a virtuous loop of listed-company quality improvement, stronger shareholder-return mechanisms and greater willingness by long-term capital to allocate to A-shares. Institutional gains are slow to materialize, but reforms raise the certainty of A-share long-term returns, steer market pricing back to fundamentals and bolster medium- to long-term allocation confidence.

UK Prime Minister Burnham said he is open to frank discussions on potentially restoring freedom of movement with the EU to explore ways of strengthening UK–EU ties, noting migration patterns have changed since Brexit with more non-EU migrants settling long-term. He also said the UK lost access to some EU border-movement databases after Brexit and ruled out joining the Schengen area.