On the 6th a passenger train caught fire near a railway station in Punjab state, India. The train emitted heavy black smoke while in motion; emergency crews extinguished the blaze and no casualties have been reported. Officials said the fire was caused by a short circuit in a carriage fan.

TASNIM NEWS: Iranian navy says a non‑compliant tanker caught fire in the eastern Strait of Hormuz.

Pablo Hernández de Cos, an ECB Governing Council member and candidate for ECB president, said policymakers should stay alert to inflation risks from elevated energy prices. He said second-round effects have not emerged so far but noted hopes for a quick end to the Iran war — and a resulting fall in energy prices — have not materialized, so vigilance is necessary. He declined to comment on his candidacy. Hernández de Cos also warned that high public debt in some economies, coupled with persistent deficits, is a vulnerability if borrowing costs rise further, since higher rates would increase debt-servicing costs.