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• US Indo-Pacific commander John Aquilino says that China is pursuing a 'boiling frog' strategy in the region, with increasingly dangerous military activity.

• Reuters reports that 'some senior US officials' have told the Secretary of State Antony Blinken that they do not find 'credible or reliable' the assurances that Israel is using US-supplied weapons in accordance with international law

• Axios reports that Israel is open to discussing a 'sustainable calm' in Gaza as part of a hostage release deal

• Japan's yen falls past 157.5 per US Dollar, the weakest in 34 years.

• China's president Xi Jinping says that his country and the US should be 'partners, not rivals'

• Reuters reports that TikTok's owner ByteDance would prefer to 'shut down' its app in the US rather than sell it if all legal options are exhausted

• Israeli military official says all preparations to take Rafah are now complete, awaiting government decision.

• The Washington Post reports that ties between Russia and Iran have included a pledge by Moscow to provide the Iranians with 'advanced fighter jets and air defense technology' that 'could help Tehran harden its defenses against any future airstrike by Israel or the United States'

• US Senate approves $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

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