Nauru's president announced the country will change its English name from 'Nauru' to 'Naoero' and its international code from NRU to NRO. The Pacific island nation has about 12,000 people, the world's third-smallest by population.

On the 3rd (local time) the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee voted to approve the government’s request to extend the emergency mobilization order by two months to Sept. 30. The decision authorizes the Israel Defense Forces to call up as many as 240,000 reservists. Since the renewed Israel–Palestine conflict began in 2023, similar extensions have been approved every few months.

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY.N) rose 3.7% as it negotiates a potential merger with AstraZeneca.