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- Iran and Oman approved coordinates for a proposed commercial shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Tehran and Muscat were preparing a joint statement, subject to no third-party interference.
- Iran said the corridor’s opening and safety depended on Washington’s actions and ruled out direct negotiations with the United States.
- Saudi Arabia and 13 countries announced a coalition focused on navigation security in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
- The Saudi Defence Ministry said members will coordinate intelligence, operational planning, exercises and maritime missions, without specifying national ship or aircraft commitments.
- Delegates from 43 of 51 invited countries attended the founding meeting, which included a European Union delegation, the ministry reported.
- The fire service reported that three firefighters died on Wednesday during wildfire operations in Greece.
- Near Rethymno, crews included 156 firefighters, eight ground units, 33 engines, four helicopters and four aircraft.
- Strong winds accelerated the Rethymno fire and made it harder for ground crews to contain the blaze.
- The Canadian intern of Chinese origin appealed a Belgian order placing her in pretrial detention for one month, prosecutors said.
- She is accused of espionage for an unidentified third country and membership in a criminal organisation while working at SHAPE in Mons.
- The appeal was filed with Belgium’s Indictments Chamber, which must rule within 15 days, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office said.
- Richard Wagner’s Rienzi opened Bayreuth’s 150th anniversary festival for the first time, amid debate over Adolf Hitler’s documented fondness for the opera.
- Alexandra Szemerédy and Magdolna Parditka depict Rienzi’s rise through elections, subsequent military dictatorship and eventual death after losing power.
- Nathalie Stutzmann, the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and the production team received standing ovations at the premiere.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed its vote on Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination while efforts continued to secure sufficient support.
- Republican senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis sought written assurances about the abandoned compensation fund and limits on Donald Trump’s tax-audit protection.
- The Justice Department sent the senators revised language on Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the matter.