Kyiv mayor said a nine-storey residential building caught fire after a Russian strike.

Qianhai management bureau, with municipal offices, issued 10 measures to remove payment frictions for nonresidents, opening card, QR-code and currency channels to bolster the international payments system and support Shenzhen’s push to become a globally influential consumption hub. Fintech operator Tenpay rolled out two services: foreign-card domestic binding allows foreigners to link overseas bank cards and complete QR-code purchases up to $2,000 without ID verification; foreign-wallet domestic use enables PayPal and 35 other overseas e‑wallets to be used directly in mainland China.

TASNIM NEWS reports Yemen’s Houthi movement is waiting for HEZBOLLAH to call for it to join military operations against Israel, and says it is prepared to resume air and maritime strikes on Israel if Israel further escalates military action in Lebanon.