1. World powers met in Paris aiming to raise at least 500 million euros in urgent humanitarian aid for Lebanon and push for a ceasefire.

2. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told BRICS leaders that the world needed peace in Gaza, Lebanon, Ukraine and Sudan.

3. The US has seen evidence that North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia. South Korea says North Korea promised Russia 10,000 troops.

4. China's foreign ministry said it was not aware of North Korean troops being in Russia.

5. Thai PM apologises for crackdown in the southern town of Tak Bai in 2004 that killed 85 Muslims as hopes for justice fade.

6. Boeing factory workers voted to reject a contract offer and continue a more than five-week strike.