Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament's International Trade Committee, said trade under the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has risen more than 80% since 2017 to over €130 bln, and described CETA as a success.

Iranian media reports that amid tensions stoked by Trump and rising distrust of the US, several countries—including close US allies—have in recent months relocated gold reserves held in New York vaults to other sites. The moves reflect heightened geopolitical and political concerns as bilateral relations grow more complex, and aim to demonstrate sovereign control over core reserve assets; the transfers also carry symbolic value and prompt public reaction.

An early-Tuesday attack near Ras Tanura on Saudi Arabia's Persian Gulf coast sparked a fire that Saudi authorities say is now under control; damage remains unclear, a source said. Ras Tanura contains key export infrastructure, Saudi's largest refinery and extensive tank farms. In recent weeks Houthi forces have struck multiple Saudi energy targets, including ARAMCO headquarters, a major oilfield and a western refinery. Saudi air defenses said they intercepted and destroyed three ballistic missiles fired toward the east; the Saudi-led coalition reported intercepting four drones and three missiles.