India's Hindustan Petroleum executives said they expect the Rajasthan refinery to run at full capacity in Q4. The company aims to stop purchasing fuel from other refineries for domestic sales within nine months.

Rubio said on Wednesday the United States remains willing to negotiate to end the Iran crisis but doubts Tehran is treating talks seriously. He said Washington is ‘‘committed to diplomacy’’ but questioned whether Tehran reciprocates: ‘‘If they take negotiations seriously, we will; if not, we will take necessary measures to protect our interests and those of our allies.’’ Rubio warned Iran must not control the Strait of Hormuz, saying that if a state could seize an international waterway, charge passage fees or blow up ships that refuse to pay, it would set a very dangerous precedent that could be copied elsewhere.

Zhejiang governor Liu Jie chaired a provincial government meeting, saying H1 growth was steady and the province will press on to meet H2 targets. The government will set up a government-guided, market-led multi-source funding mechanism for basic research, raise the quality of science-and-technology platforms, deepen construction of national AI application pilot bases, comprehensively map AI and related industrial chains, and, in a planned, phased manner, develop a pipeline and implement major AI projects to accelerate creation of an AI innovation and development hub.