1. India is reviewing a decade-old $30 billion programme requiring coal-fired power plants to install equipment to cut sulphur emissions.

2. Philippines justified the country's deployment of a U.S. medium-range missile system and plans to acquire its own.

3. A strike at Starbucks will expand to over 300 U.S. stores on Tuesday, with more than 5,000 workers expected to walk off the job.

4. A Russian cargo ship called Ursa Major sank in the Mediterranean Sea overnight after an explosion ripped through its engine room and two of its crew are still missing.

5. Iranian authorities have lifted a ban on Meta's instant messaging platform WhatsApp and Google Play as a first step to scale back internet restrictions.

6. Nippon Steel's $15 billion bid for U.S. Steel has been referred to Biden, giving him 15 days to decide on a tie up he has previously said he opposes.