🇬🇧🇨🇳🇭🇰 - The UK government says it will "rapidly" engage with the Chinese authorities to release media mogul Jimmy Lai.

🇪🇹🇺🇳 - The UN calls on all parties to take "urgent steps" toward de-escalation in Ethiopia's Tigray region.

🇲🇱 - The Malian government says it will create a state-owned company to manage holdings in mining companies.

🇮🇷 - The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says it could dilute enriched uranium if all sanctions are lifted.

🇭🇰🇺🇳 - The UN condemns the sentencing of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai and urges his "immediate release."

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - US President Donald Trump says Iran will not be allowed to possess ballistic missiles or nuclear weapons.

🇯🇵 - Official results show Japan's ruling party won roughly two-thirds of the seats in the recent parliamentary elections.

🇺🇸🇫🇮 - Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen says replacing the nuclear deterrence provided by the US is "not realistic."

🇸🇳 - The Senegalese government acknowledges "acts of violence" by security forces following the death of a protester.

🇷🇺 - Russian authorities impose new restrictions on Telegram over alleged legal violations.

🇰🇬 - Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov dismisses security chief Kamchybek Tashiev, a long-time ally, to "prevent divisions."