1. Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he would step down next month, triggering a contest to replace him.

2. Thailand's Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for appointing to his cabinet a former lawyer who served jail time.

3. Ukraine pounded Russian regions with missiles and drones as Kyiv said it was advancing deeper in the biggest foreign incursion into Russia for decades.

4. The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas said it would not take part in a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks slated for Thursday in Qatar.

5. U.S. Navy's newest air-to-air missile could tilt balance in South China Sea.

6. China resubmits application to build contested big embassy in London.