CHINAChina's campaign to build an independent semiconductor industry received a powerful endorsement from investors.

WAR & PEACEThe British freelance journalist and former soldier Mike Jones, known as Foreign Agent Intel, announced that he is in the process of enlisting in the Russian army.

WORLDWashington says it wants to haul six men into a U.S. court: Raul Castro, 94, younger brother of the late Fidel Castro, and five others.

UNITED STATESPresident Donald Trump has abruptly paused "Project Freedom", the US military operation launched only two days earlier to escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

EUROPEThe British Metropolitan Police Service has introduced a new policy requiring staff to declare Freemason Membership.

EUROPEThree men were last week sentenced to between 14 and 11 years of prison in Estonia, accused of conducting pro-Russian "influence operations" in the country.