- Japan’s Governing Party Selects New Prime Minister (nytimes.com)
- Ukrainian foreign minister urges its partners for permission for long-range strikes into Russia (theguardian.com)
- Russian foreign minister confirms talks to free reporter Evan Gershkovich (washingtonpost.com)
- Al-Shifa hospital director release sparks row in Israel; army needs 10,000 soldiers, Israel defence minister says (theguardian.com)
- Death toll from Lebanon walkie-talkie explosions rises to 25, health minister says (theguardian.com)Pagers attack brings to life long-feared supply chain threat (washingtonpost.com)Leader of Hezbollah to Speak After Fighters Are Hit in 2nd Wave of Blasts (nytimes.com)
- Bangladesh Prime Minister Resigns And Leaves Country As Protesters Storm Residence (huffpost.com)
- Hungary will not support alliance becoming ‘anti-China’ bloc, warns minister (theguardian.com)
- Ukraine’s foreign minister tenders resignation ahead of expected cabinet reshuffle as Russian missiles kill at least 7 (cnn.com)
- Russia arrests former deputy defence minister on corruption charge (theguardian.com)
- Keir Starmer becomes prime minister after Labour’s overwhelming win (washingtonpost.com)
