1. Israeli bombs on Rafah flattened a mosque and destroyed homes in what residents called one of their worst nights yet, while the Hamas chief was in Cairo for talks Gazans hope could bring a truce in time to head off a full-blown assault on the city.

2. Iran has provided Russia with a large number of powerful surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, six sources told Reuters, deepening the military cooperation between the two US-sanctioned countries. US National Security Correspondent Jonathan Landay weighs in on today's Reuters World News podcast.

3. Emergency departments at all but one of South Korea's biggest hospitals are on red alert as trainee doctors vowed to stay off the job in protest at government plans to increase medical school admissions to boost the healthcare sector.

4. A spacecraft built and flown by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines is sailing around the moon headed for an attempt at the first US touchdown on the lunar surface in more than half a century and the first ever entirely by the private sector.

5. Japanese stocks raced to a record peak, breaking levels last seen in 1989 during the halcyon days of the bubble economy, as cheap valuations and corporate reforms lure foreign money looking for alternatives to battered Chinese markets. But like Japan itself, the Nikkei is very different from 34 years ago.

6. Japan’s efforts to rebuild its semiconductor industry are getting a shot in the arm as more and more Taiwanese chip companies expand there - not only to support a new TSMC plant but also excited about the Japanese sector's prospects.

7. Zara owner Inditex, the world's biggest listed fast-fashion company by sales, is expanding its low-priced Gen Z-focused brand Lefties to counter Chinese-founded rival Shein. The rapid growth of Shein is putting pressure on retailers like Inditex and Sweden's H&M to find ways to respond to its budget prices.

Source: Reuters
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