Japan Joint Staff Office confirmed that on July 24-25 a Russian navy Guard-class frigate transited eastbound through the Soya Strait.

Ukraine's foreign minister said Russia's attacks on freedom of navigation will be the focus of today's UN Security Council emergency meeting and that Kyiv expects a strong international response.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and seven other ministries launched a 'one‑stop' special action to support innovation policies for technology firms, targeting high‑tech enterprise evaluation and certification. The initiative will push data sharing, optimize administrative systems, strengthen information verification and raise certification efficiency. MIIT has set up a coordination mechanism to clear bottlenecks; local high‑tech certification authorities will lead implementation with regional industry and information, science, finance, emergency management, tax, market supervision and intellectual property departments coordinating.