1. Heavy rains triggered by tropical storm Wipha have caused severe flooding in the central Vietnamese province of Nghe An, killing at least three people and leaving one more missing.

2. Donald Trump said Washington is nearing a trade deal with both Beijing and the EU.

3. An Indian company shipped $1.4 million worth of an explosive compound with military uses to Russia in December.

4. WHO Chief said Gaza is suffering man-made mass starvation caused by a blockade on aid into the Palestinian enclave.

5. Two people were killed and hundreds evacuated as a massive wildfire tore through southern Cyprus.

6. Nvidia's advanced AI chips worth at least $1 billion were smuggled to China in the three months after Washington tightened chip export controls.