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0:00 Situation on frontline has worsened, Ukraine army chief says
- Ukraine's commander-in-chief has said the situation on the frontline has worsened in the face of multiple Russian attacks. Oleksandr Syrskyi said Ukrainian forces had withdrawn from positions in the eastern Donetsk region. Russia is trying to take advantage of its superiority in manpower and artillery before Ukrainian forces get much-needed supplies of new US weapons. New US weapons are yet to make their way to the frontlines, where Ukrainian troops have been struggling for months with a shortage of ammunition, troops and air defences.

0:32 Palestine leader says only the US can stop Israel attacking Rafah
⁃ Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader, called on the US to stop Israel attacking Rafah. During a special meeting of the World Economic Forum in the Saudi capital Riyadh, Abbas added that the Israeli assault, which he expects within days, could force much of the Palestinian population to flee the enclave.

0:56 Elon Musk in China to discuss enabling self driving
- Elon Musk is visiting Beijing with media reports saying he aims to discuss enabling autonomous driving mode on Tesla cars in China. Mr Musk wants to enable Full Self Driving in China and transfer data collected in the country abroad to train its algorithms. Full Self Driving is available in countries including the US but not in China. The news came after a US report tied Tesla's autonomous driving modes to at least 13 crashes, involving one death.

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