Kremlin said, in response to France's test of a nuclear-capable missile, that establishing a European defense identity aimed at confronting Russia is a dead end.

The hedge fund industry body "AIMA" warned the Bank of England that proposed reforms to the UK gilt-backed short-term repo market could backfire, reducing liquidity at times of market stress. AIMA said expanding central clearing could create new fragilities and raise investor volatility; the warning is more direct than its response last year, when it flagged "significant structural issues" in the initial plan. The Bank of England is consulting on measures to bolster gilt-repo resilience, including expanding central counterparty clearing — making a CCP buyer, seller and guarantor of trades — and imposing minimum haircuts on non-centrally cleared repos to better protect lenders and curb fire-sale risk in stressed conditions.

也門胡塞武裝聲稱使用彈道導彈和無人機襲擊了沙特海米斯穆謝特的一處空軍基地。