1. Antony Blinken warned Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel risked further global isolation if it attacks Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu said it’s going to happen with or without US support.

2. China and Russia vetoed a US-led resolution at the UN Security Council that would have called for a ceasefire as part of a deal to release hostages held by Hamas.

3. Russia is preparing 100,000 troops for a possible new offensive or to replenish depleted units.

4. Congress passed a $1.2 trillion bill to fund the US government and sent it to President Biden to sign.

5. India’s main financial crime-fighting agency has investigated nearly 150 politicians in the past decade, only four of whom are in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.