- Mark Carney is trying to broker a deal between the EU and various middle powers in Asia, to form a united front against the US.
- Eleven people have been arrested in France following the death of a far-right activist in Lyon. One of those arrested was an assistant to leftwing MP Raphaël Arnault; the assistant has apparently been fired.
- The US is accusing China of conducting a covert underground nuclear test after a seismic station in Kazakhstan detected a tremor. This is disputed, as that sensor was the only one to pick anything up, and independent observers are skeptical. I wouldn't be surprised if the Americans want to conduct new tests of their own and need an excuse to do so.
- CBS has refused to air an interview conducted by Stephen Colbert with James Talarico, a Democratic member of the Texas legislature. Colbert says that the network's lawyers feared a response from the FCC.
- Russia is threatening to deploy naval vessels to protect its so-called "shadow fleet" that helps it evade sanctions.
- China has apparently developed robots that can dance and perform martial arts.
- Songwriter Billy Steinberg, who wrote or co-wrote numerous songs for such iconic artists as Madonna, Roy Orbison, the Bangles, Whitney Houston, and Cyndi Lauper, has died at the age of 75.
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