Russia's foreign minister expressed sincere condolences over a July 25 Ukrainian drone strike on an Iranian merchant ship that killed one Iranian crewman, the Russian foreign ministry said. Alagazi thanked Astrakhan authorities for assisting the attacked vessel's crew and stressed the need to prevent Kyiv from carrying out similar risky actions.

Israeli military says it killed two Hamas commanders and one intelligence officer in Gaza over the past week.

South Korea's Lee urged US venture capital firms to deepen cooperation and increase investment in South Korean technology, saying ties should extend beyond the security alliance to cover technology, innovation and startups. He pledged visa reforms to attract overseas entrepreneurial talent, promised to establish collaboration frameworks among domestic and foreign companies, research institutes and investors, and said Seoul will link private and government-managed funds to help startups scale into globally competitive firms.