CNN on the 20th, citing an anonymous U.S. official, reported the U.S. military will not carry out offensive strikes against Houthi forces in Yemen. U.S. support to Saudi Arabia has been limited to intelligence and targeting data for Saudi strikes; Washington says it has recently increased sharing and has provided Riyadh with what it needs to counter the Houthis.

The CSRC granted registration to three public REITs: China Merchants Asset Management’s China Merchants Shekou closed-end commercial real estate securities investment fund; Huaxia–China Resources Power closed-end coal-fired power infrastructure securities investment fund; and Great Wall–Huaneng closed-end coal-fired power infrastructure securities investment fund. The latter two are the market’s first publicly offered REITs focused on coal-fired power generation.

Police arrested Imran Khan's sister, Alima Khan, at the imprisoned former prime minister's Lahore residence, the Punjab spokesperson for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf said.