Russian President Putin signed a decree to increase the authorized strength of the Russian armed forces by 25,000 personnel.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi said that if deflation is defined as a sustained decline in prices, Japan is no longer in deflation because both CPI and the GDP deflator are rising.

Tata Power expects to build its first nuclear power plant by 2032 after India ended a decades‑long state monopoly on nuclear energy to boost energy security and decarbonisation. CEO Praveer Sinha said the company has identified sites in at least three states and could start construction as early as early 2028, subject to the government finalising rules for private entrants, targeting commissioning in 2032–33 as the country’s first private‑sector nuclear plant. The initiative forms part of India’s push to expand nuclear capacity amid rising power demand from AI and data centres and a broader global revival of nuclear investment.