1. NATO confirms North Korean troops in Russia's Kursk region.

2. US will not impose new limits on Ukraine's use of American weapons if North Korea joins Russia's war, the Pentagon said.

3. Hezbollah names Naim Qassem as new leader.

4. China had retrieved spying devices both on the ocean surface and in the depths of the sea, including underwater "lighthouses" that could guide the transit of foreign submarines.

5. China is considering approving next week the issuance of over $1.4 trillion in extra debt in the next few years to revive its fragile economy.

6. Volkswagen plans to shut at least three factories in Germany, lay off tens of thousands of staff and shrink its remaining plants in Europe's biggest economy.