China's national railways dispatched 3.05 billion tonnes of freight in the first three quarters, averaging 188,000 loaded freight cars per day, marginally up YoY. Authorities said the volumes provide transport support to help reduce overall logistics costs and underpin stable national economic activity.

Court filings show a former OpenAI employee is accused of secretly installing recording devices and appears to have received "substantial support" from the Saudi government.

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary Razai told Russian foreign minister Lavrov that Tehran and Moscow should pursue strategic cooperation at the regional level to consolidate stability, safeguard security and accelerate regional development. Razai welcomed Russian initiatives to expand diversified cooperation and said Iran‑Russia economic projects, including strategic corridor construction, would help promote regional stability. He added that the continuity and sustainability of regional security depend on multilateral cooperation among regional states.