China's BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu said the company has built more than 6,100 fast-charging stations.

Al Jazeera reported that the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia condemned a missile attack on the US airbase in Kuwait. Only the UAE explicitly held Iran responsible for the "terrorist attack." The three foreign ministries said the strike was a flagrant violation of Kuwait's sovereignty and expressed full support for Kuwait taking all measures to safeguard its sovereignty, security and stability.

Zimbabwe has designated 14 minerals, including lithium, nickel, cobalt and graphite, as strategic minerals subject to equity and export controls and established a principle that the state may enforce mandatory minimum ownership via designated special-purpose vehicles (SPVs). Zhongkuang Resources said after local checks the 'minimum shareholding' is the personal view of the minister of Mines and Mining Development, not formal policy or government position, and currently has no impact on the company; it added that if pursued the approach would likely apply only to new mines, not existing operations. Tianhua Xinneng said the change has no immediate impact on the company. Separately, Zimbabwe's lithium export restrictions this year have created a supply gap; domestic lithium ore supply in China may be tight in May–June, and market estimates say prices could rise toward 250,000 yuan/ton in the next 2–3 months.