China launches new “K Visa” to attract young foreign STEM talent.

— Open to recent graduates in tech/engineering, no job offer required.

— Provides entry, residence, and work rights with multi-entry stays.

— This is part of China’s “Talent Power Strategy,” countering U.S. H-1B fee hikes.

BIG: EU moves ahead on Ukraine & Moldova accession.

Despite Hungary’s veto, Brussels plans to begin technical work on membership “clusters” for Ukraine and Moldova.

The workaround lets integration prep continue even without formal talks.

Leaders will debate the approach in Copenhagen this week, as Kyiv pushes to sway Budapest.

Source: FT

WATCH: Palestinian medic Marwan Abedin working at Gaza's Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis was shot by an Israeli quadcopter drone while inside the facility.

Security footage shows the worker collapsing from a head wound near a window.

Madagascar: Footage emerged allegedly showing police firing on civilians during ongoing anti-government protests.

The UN said 20 civilians have been killed so far.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent reading a text from Agriculture Secretary Rollins warning that $20 billion U.S. bailout to Argentina backfired.

"We bailed out Argentina yesterday and in return, the Argentine's removed their export tariffs on grains, sold a bunch of soybeans to China."

Poland to criminalize denial of the Volyn massacre.

Polish President Karol Nawrocki submitted a bill equating Ukrainian nationalist symbols (UPA/OUN) with Nazi and Communist ones, banning their display and making denial of the 1943–45 killings of Poles a crime.

South Sudan: Authorities confirmed over 52,000 people were displaced from Tambura due to renewed conflict.

Kremlin:

There are many people living in Ukraine’s Odesa and Mykolaiv regions who want to link their fate to Russia but are afraid to speak out.

Hungarian PM Orban:

Ukraine is not a sovereign country. The West is keeping it alive. If tomorrow morning we stop paying, Ukraine shuts down.

Hungarian PM Orban:

Russia cannot hurt us. Militarily, economically, demographically—they are weak. We are the stronger ones, but we behave like the weaker.

Hungarian PM Orban:

This war is already decided. The Russians have won. The only question is when and with whom they will make peace.

Hungarian PM Orban:

If Russian drones cross into Hungary, we will just shoot them down. We’re not afraid.

Kremlin:

Building walls is always bad, as history shows.