Malta's ruling Labour Party, led by Prime Minister Abela, won the parliamentary election, according to multiple Maltese media reports.

At the Shangri-La Dialogue, US defense secretary Hegseth referred to the recent US-China leaders' meeting and its consensus. Meng Xiangqing, head of a Chinese PLA expert delegation, said the summit drew strong attention at Shangri-La and underscored that stable US‑China ties matter for regional stability and global peace. He said China expects both sides to implement the leaders' consensus and to guide military-to-military relations toward a healthy, stable and sustainable trajectory.

Iran's IRGC navy said its forces will continue, firmly and forcefully, to monitor and exercise intelligent control of the Strait of Hormuz.