China to curb excess spending on video games in blow for world’s biggest market (www.scmp.com)
Russia blasts US on frozen assets, missiles as Ukraine bombardment persists (www.aljazeera.com)
Beijing shrugs at U.S. call for help protecting Red Sea shipping (www.politico.com)
China’s disinterest in Red Sea policing role underscores Beijing’s reluctance to back its rhetoric on Middle East peace with substantive action....
Xi straight-up told Biden that China is going to take over Taiwan: report (www.businessinsider.com)
The Chinese leader Biden told China's ambitions to control Taiwan were unchanged at a meeting meant to reduce tensions.
WSJ News Exclusive | How Putin’s Right-Hand Man Took Out Prigozhin (www.wsj.com)
Nikolai Patrushev, a top ally of the Russian leader for decades, put in motion the assassination of the mutinous chief of the Wagner mercenary group...
Colombia will try to raise objects from a 1708 shipwreck believed to have a cargo worth billions (abcnews.go.com)
Israel’s military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in recent history, experts say (apnews.com)
Container rates hit $10,000 as ocean freight inflation soars in Red Sea crisis (www.cnbc.com)
Greek government says it stands by same-sex marriage pledge even after opposition from the Church (apnews.com)
UN Security Council acts to boost aid to Gaza after US abstains (www.reuters.com)
Gunman dead after killing 14 at Prague's Charles University (www.bbc.co.uk)
UN Security Council to vote on Gaza measure after US backing (www.scmp.com)
China: Outrage over doctor punching patient during surgery (www.bbc.com)
A Times Investigation Tracked Israel’s Use of One of Its Most Destructive Bombs in South Gaza (www.nytimes.com)
During the first six weeks of the war in Gaza, Israel routinely used one of its biggest and most destructive bombs in areas it designated safe for civilians, according to an analysis of visual evidence by The New York Times.
Israel's Golani Units Pulling out from Gaza (www.palestinechronicle.com)
'Chilling effect': People expressing pro-Palestinian views censured, suspended from work and school (www.cbc.ca)
China vows to keep up military pressure on the Philippines as territorial dispute grows tenser (apnews.com)
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi says the country will maintain military pressure on the Philippines amid a dispute over sovereignty in the South China Sea that could involve U.S. forces defending their treaty partner....
United Nations adopts resolution on the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination (press.un.org)
Hamas demands release of 3 top Palestinian leaders in any hostage deal with Israel (www.aa.com.tr)
Former Swiss banker admits helping wealthy US taxpayers hide assets in Singapore and elsewhere | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
Gunman kills 10 people in Prague university shooting (www.reuters.com)
Young Koreans Grow Poorer as Interest Rates Rise (english.chosun.com)
Israel-Gaza live news: UN supports resolution on Gaza which stops short of calling for ceasefire (www.bbc.com)
Viktor Orbán: The EU is blackmailing Hungary (www.politico.eu)
Hungarian PM lashes out at Brussels for holding back billions of euros....