Kremlin says a Paris-led coalition consists of countries that want the Ukraine conflict to continue and have taken hostile actions against Russia.

China's State Council approved the 15th Five‑Year plan to expand consumption, directing stronger fiscal‑financial support to boost domestic demand. The plan calls for increased government spending on social protection, coordinated use of central budget investment and local government special bonds to back eligible consumption infrastructure, and fuller deployment of fiscal‑financial cooperation funds. It urges financial institutions to expand consumer lending and step up credit to service‑sector firms, mandates optimization of interest‑subsidy programs for personal consumer loans and loans to service‑industry operators, and encourages insurers to develop protection products for priority consumption areas.

Senator Lindsey Graham died suddenly, and his spokesperson said on the afternoon of July 12 local time that preliminary medical examiner findings list the cause of death as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease leading to an aortic dissection. The medical examiner’s office said toxicology and microscopic pathology remain incomplete. Aortic dissection is a life‑threatening emergency involving a tear in the aortic wall.