1. Facing an economy crippled by the cost and destruction of the war, by August 2022 Ukraine agreed with creditors to pause payments on its bonds.

2. Britain will immediately suspend 30 of its 350 arms export licenses with Israel.

3. Venezuela's court has issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez, accusing him of conspiracy and other crimes.

4. Pope Francis began the first leg of an ambitious Asia-Pacific tour expected to urge global action on climate change.

5. Brazil's telecoms regulator threatened to sanction Elon Musk’s satellite broadband company Starlink.

6. Tesla plans to produce a six-seat variant of its Model Y car in China from late 2025.

7. Volkswagen is considering closing factories in Germany for the first time.