EU27 new car registrations rose 13.6% YoY in June, up from a previous reading of 3.2%.

Chengdu municipal government published an AI+ action plan targeting the AI core industry to exceed CNY260 billion by 2027 with growth above 30%. The plan launches a “double‑100” programme—100 innovation products and 100 demonstration application scenarios—and aims to produce 20 benchmark application scenarios annually. Penetration of new‑generation smart terminals and intelligent agents is targeted above 70% by 2027 and above 90% by 2030, with AI broadly integrated across city industries by 2030.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it struck U.S. military positions at Camp Arifjan and Camp Doha in Kuwait.