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1. Japanese and Chinese leaders visit opposing capitals in Ukraine war
- If ever you needed a demonstration of how the war in Ukraine is echoing in Asia, the schedule of the Japanese and Chinese leaders offers a prime example.
- Both are on strategic foreign visits on opposing sides of the conflict.
- Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is in Kyiv where he is promising unwavering support to Ukraine's president, with talk of reconstruction and humanitarian aid.

2. US police forces on alert ahead of possible Donald Trump arrest
- Police in major US cities are preparing for potential unrest in case ex-President Donald Trump is arrested this week as part of a hush-money inquiry.
- Authorities in New York, Washington DC and Los Angeles are ramping up their law enforcement presence.
- A Manhattan prosecutor may charge Mr Trump over how he declared a payment to a porn star to keep quiet about an alleged affair.
- It would be the first criminal case brought against a former US president.

3. Ukraine says Russian missiles destroyed in Crimea
- An explosion in the north of annexed Crimea has destroyed Russian missiles being transported by rail, Ukraine's defence ministry has said.
- The Russian-installed head of the city of Dzhankoi said the area had been attacked by drones.
- Ukraine announced the explosions but did not explicitly say it was behind the attack.
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