1. Malaysia and the EU have announced the resumption of negotiations for a free trade deal, 12 years after talks were put on hold over a disagreement related to the Southeast Asian country's palm oil industry.

2. Nearly 81% of Indonesians approve of President Prabowo Subianto after 100 days in office, attributing the high rating to his early delivery on campaign promises.

3. Hamas released three Israeli hostages and Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners on the first day of a ceasefire.

4. Trump's newly-created cryptocurrency soared to nearly $12 billion in market value, drawing in billions in trading volume, while bitcoin hit a record high just hours ahead of Trump’s return to the White House.

5. Meta, Facebook, Elon Musk's X, Google, YouTube and other tech companies have agreed to do more to tackle online hate speech under an updated code of conduct that will now be integrated into EU tech rules.