Sources: Shell (SHEL.N) has shelved the "Aphrodite" offshore gas project in Trinidad and Tobago.

Lebanon's presidential office said the president and the defense minister discussed the country's security situation and the condition of its armed forces.

PwC’s mid‑year China deal review shows a strong 1H 2026 rebound as capital markets and policy support boosted activity. Deal count rose to 7,316 (+~30% YoY), a record high; deal value climbed to $241.6bn (+56% YoY), the best half‑year since 2023. Recovery was led by financial investors—deal count and value up roughly 50% and 85% YoY, respectively. Strategic buyers’ deal count fell ~7% YoY while deal value rose nearly 40%. Mega deals (> $1bn) held steady at 27, broadly flat YoY. PwC says M&A capital is concentrating in high‑tech and hard‑tech and that state capital is increasingly acting as a stabilizing force in industry consolidation, which PwC expects to be a primary driver of future structural market growth.