France's foreign minister said Paris summoned an official from the Russian embassy over an earlier attempted drone attack in Leipzig.

Statistics Korea on Wednesday showed August CPI YoY +3.1% (July +2.8%), below economists' median +3.2%. Core inflation excluding food and energy accelerated to 3.4% from 2.6%, the highest since May 2023, signaling persistent underlying price pressure beyond energy and reinforcing the Bank of Korea's case for further tightening.

Iran’s military public relations department said in the 29th phase of “Thunder” operations it used a large number of attack drones to strike Sheikh Isa Airbase in Bahrain, calling the facility one of the Persian Gulf’s most important and sensitive US bases. Tehran said the base conducts helicopter and drone component maintenance and hosts reconnaissance aircraft, and framed the strike as a response to “enemy attacks” on southern Iran. The military warned of “severe retaliation” against related parties; the US and Bahrain have not yet confirmed or responded.