1. Russia will respond to Ukraine's latest attacks as and when its military sees fit, the Kremlin said, accusing Kyiv of state terrorism.

2. US vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution that demanded an "immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza.

3. US finds no currency manipulators, but it has expanded its monitoring list to nine countries. Ireland and Switzerland, joined Germany, China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam.

4. Japanese startup ispace prepares for the touchdown of its second uncrewed spacecraft on Friday.

5. Organized criminals stole $63.76 million from Britain's tax office last year by using phishing tactics to access more than 100,000 customer accounts and falsely claim payments from the government.

6. Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon.com and Meta Platforms are set to spend $320 billion this year on data centers and other kit to power advanced chatbots.