1. Israel intensified strikes on Gaza hours after a ceasefire and hostage release deal was announced.

2. Disappointment, denial and confusionflooded US TikTok upon hearing the news that Chinese owner ByteDance planned to shut off the app for its 170 million US users by Sunday.

3. Sweden started building a final storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, where highly radioactive waste will be stored for 100,000 years.

4. Chinese officials and automakers are eyeing German factories slated for closure and are particularly interested in Volkswagen's sites.

5. Apple was dethroned as China's biggest smartphone seller in 2024, with local rivals Vivo and Huawei overtaking the iPhone maker after its annual shipments in the country declined 17%.