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Zelenskyy sends strong signals with choice for Ukraine’s new defense chief (www.politico.eu)

Rustem Umerov, the first Crimea native to get such a high post in Kyiv, is praised for his diplomatic and management skills....

Two more ships pass through Black Sea corridor, Zelenskiy says (www.reuters.com)

Fake Spare Parts Were Supplied to Fix Top-Selling Jet Engine (www.bloomberg.com)

CBC: Sask. woman with terminal cancer seeks new home for 3 dogs (regina.ctvnews.ca)

Germany arrests a man accused of illegally exporting electronic components for drones to Russia (apnews.com)

A German-Russian dual citizen has been arrested in Germany on allegations of violating the country’s foreign trade act multiple times by exporting electronic components to a company in Russia involved in the production of military materiel and accessories, Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office said Tuesday....

Michel says EU must be ready to admit new members by 2030 (www.dw.com)

Bisphenol A: Health experts drastically reduce safe intake limits of widespread plastic (english.elpais.com)

American pharmaceutical company to discontinue supply of hepatitis C drug Zepatier to Russia (theins.press)

Ukraine says it liberates strategic southeastern settlement (www.reuters.com)

In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged a barricade survived (apnews.com)

As flames tore through a West Maui neighborhood, car after car of fleeing residents headed for the only paved road out of town in a desperate race for safety....

Identity of body recovered from River Thames a decade ago remains a mystery (news.sky.com)

Panama Canal announces prolonged transit restrictions due to drought (www.aljazeera.com)

The Panama Canal, a vital passageway that moves 6 percent of the world’s maritime commerce, will extend transit restrictions due to drought-induced low water levels....

China cuts key interest rate as recovery falters (www.bbc.com)

China’s central bank has cut one of its key interest rates for the second time in three months as the world’s second-largest economy struggles to bounce back from the pandemic....

Lucy Letby whistleblower says babies would have lived if hospital had acted sooner (www.theguardian.com)

Sudan 'spiralling out of control' as 1 million flee country, UN warns (www.reuters.com)

Caste matters : In India Dalit Student Attacked for Studying Well, Anti-Caste Groups Ring Alarm (www.newsclick.in)

A group of high school students broke into the Dalit student’s home and hacked him with a sickle.

Russian officers refused to collect the bodies of dead troops so the military wouldn't have to pay their families, convict soldier says (www.businessinsider.com)

China’s defense minister warns against ‘playing with fire’ on Taiwan during Russia meeting (www.cnn.com)

China’s defense minister Li Shangfu on Tuesday warned against “playing with fire” when it comes to Taiwan in a veiled jab at the United States as he addressed a security conference in Russia.

Leave no trace: Finland removes litter bins from national parks (yle.fi)

Iran protests: Mahsa Amini's death puts morality police under spotlight (www.bbc.com)

The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by Iran’s so-called morality police has sparked angry protests, with women burning their headscarves in a defiant act of resistance against the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code and those enforcing it....

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