- Finance chiefs from the Group of Seven nations called for the situation in the Middle East to be quickly de-escalated. They cited the global economic fallout caused by the conflict.
- In Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, investigative sources say a father arrested on suspicion of abandoning his son’s body has admitted to killing the boy.
- Thursday marks one month since Japan began releasing its oil reserves due to tensions over Iran. But some oil products remain in short supply.