Israel's defense minister Katz said if attacks on northern Israel resume, Israel will strike suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, and that the United States has "approved" the policy to target those suburbs.

On June 1, 2026, at a China–Portuguese-speaking countries CBDC seminar in Macau, China National Petroleum and Bank of China completed the first multilateral CBDC bridge transaction between Macau and Hong Kong, which they said will boost cross-border funding efficiency in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The companies also executed Macau's first 'currency bridge' CBDC transfer to the UAE, opening a direct renminbi settlement channel into the Middle East.

Colombia's MSCI Colcap index rose 6.3% to 2,314.07 after the first round of presidential voting concluded.