美國中央司令部：我們的部隊繼續在敘利亞與聯盟夥伴和敘利亞政府一起打擊極端組織“伊斯蘭國”。

Lithuanian prime minister said Lithuania is prepared to cover costs to host a permanent U.S. military presence and has raised the proposal with Washington, adding that if the U.S. is willing Lithuania would facilitate it. He said he had spoken with U.S. presidential envoy to neighboring Belarus John Cole and thanked the Trump administration for sending a new rotation of up to 1,000 U.S. troops to Lithuania, saying the deployment makes Lithuania feel more secure against Russia.

Hong Kong stocks recovered from a weak open; the Hang Seng Index and Hang Seng Tech Index turned positive. Innovative drug stocks led gains: Yunding Xinyao (01952.HK) rose over 7%, CSPC PHARMA (01093.HK) and Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine (01276.HK) rose over 6%.