JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon told the UK chancellor on a call last week not to impose new taxes on banks, warning that an uncompetitive tax regime—under consideration ahead of the October budget—would weaken London’s financial centre and could prompt capital and financial jobs to leave the UK.

Romanian Defence Ministry said it shot down a drone that violated its airspace.

Arab satellite TV’s English channel, citing military sources, reports Yemen’s Houthi forces have freed hundreds of prisoners on the condition they join the militia and fight on nationwide fronts. Sources say 850 detainees were released from prisons in Saada, Hajjah and Sana’a on that condition, and the Houthis are preparing to free about 1,400 more from Zamar province for deployment across multiple battlefronts.