Turkey says UK minehunters can’t be sent to Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Two British minehunter ships destined for Ukraine cannot travel through Turkish waters, Ankara stressed Tuesday, citing an international pact....
A six-year-old girl was drowned in a water tank and her head was smashed with a stone to hide her identity after a failed rape bid, 43-year-old private watchman arrested (www.ndtv.com)
Somalia dismisses Ethiopia-Somaliland coastline deal, says it compromises sovereignty (abcnews.go.com)
Somalia’s president has rejected an agreement signed between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland to give landlocked Ethiopia access to its coast...
Israeli strike in Lebanon kills senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri (www.reuters.com)
He was the founding commander of Hamas’s military wing.
Hezbollah’s TV station says top Hamas official Saleh Arouri killed in an explosion south of Beirut (wtop.com)
Hidden panels, counterfeit bottles, fentanyl: A year of buying drugs in Mexican pharmacies (www.latimes.com)
The tag on her white lab coat read “professional pharmacist,” and the framed health and safety certificates lining the walls behind her gave the drugstore an air of legitimacy....
'Loud explosions' in Kyiv as Russia again strikes capital, US ambassador says (abcnews.go.com)
At least five people were killed, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said....
Israel will appear at the Hague to contest South Africa's genocide accusations (www.middleeasteye.net)
South Africa on Friday launched a case for the ICJ stating that Israel was in breach of its obligations under the Genocide Convention and calling for a halt to its military operations in Gaza....
Plane engulfed in flames at Japan airport after collision kills 5 (www.nbcnews.com)
A passenger plane burst into flames as it landed at a Tokyo airport Tuesday, after a collision with a coast guard aircraft that killed five people, officials said....
A year after China ended its harsh COVID policies, it's struggling to rebound (www.npr.org)
A year ago, China lifted its draconian COVID restrictions. Many expected the country to bounce back quickly. That hasn't happened.
China’s BYD closer to taking Tesla's electric car top spot (www.bbc.com)
Chinese company BYD has moved a step closer to toppling Elon Musk’s Tesla as the world’s biggest-selling manufacturer of electric vehicles....
Iran rejects US and UK calls to end support for Houthi Red Sea attacks (www.theguardian.com)
Iran security chief praises ‘brave actions’ of Houthi rebels who have targeted Israeli-linked vessels in shipping lane...
Denmark’s Crown Princess Mary to become first Australian-born Queen (www.cnn.com)
The fairy tale rise of an Australian sales executive to the upper ranks of European royalty is set to be completed later this month when Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth of Denmark becomes the country’s Queen Consort....
Kai Zhuang: Chinese teen found alive in US after 'cyber kidnapping' (www.bbc.com)
A Chinese foreign exchange student has been found freezing but alive in the US after his parents were extorted out of tens of thousands of dollars in a “cyber kidnapping” scam....
Video: Plane In Flames At Tokyo Airport After Collision, Over 350 Evacuated (www.ndtv.com)
Police in Kenya suspect a man was attacked by a lion while riding a motorcycle (abcnews.go.com)
A South Korean political leader was stabbed in the neck by someone asking for an autograph and rushed to the hospital: reports (www.businessinsider.com)
Japan's 18-year-olds at record-low 1.06 million on falling births (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Mass shootings in Mexico become an issue in the presidential race (www.latimes.com)
Many Mexicans find it difficult to square recent mass shootings with official statistics showing that homicides are on the decline.
Lee Jae-myung, Head of South Korean Opposition Party, Is Stabbed (www.wsj.com)
SEOUL—The head of South Korea’s opposition party was stabbed in the neck during a Tuesday visit to the port city of Busan....
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty in national security trial (www.reuters.com)
Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to all charges against him in a high-profile national security trial that could see the city’s leading critic of the Chinese Communist Party jailed for life.
Iran has sent a warship into tense waters where the US Navy has been shooting down Houthi threats and destroying their boats (www.businessinsider.com)
An Iranian warship sailed into the Red Sea Monday, according to Iranian state media and other reports, risking a potential escalation of tensions in waters where attacks on commercial shipping are becoming frequent and forcing navies to intervene....
South Korea's opposition chief stabbed in the neck, local media reports (www.cnbc.com)
South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southern port city of Busan on Tuesday, the Yonhap news agency reported....
Somaliland grants Ethiopia sea access in exchange for recognition – president (hornobserver.com)
HARGEISA (HORN OBSERVER) – Somaliland’s President, Muse Bihi Abdi, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali on Monday, granting Ethiopia a lease for a 20-kilometer sea base in the Red Sea....
Bangladesh court sentences Nobel laureate Yunus to 6 months in jail. He denies violating labor laws (apnews.com)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A labor court in Bangladesh’s capital Monday sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to six months in jail for violating the country’s labor laws....
