1. Qin Gang: China's missing foreign minister sparks guessing game
- The lengthy absence from public view of China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang has sparked furious online speculation, while once again highlighting China's secrecy.
- He has not been seen in public for 23 days - his last reported engagements were on 25 June.
- Appointed to his post last December, Mr Qin is seen as a trusted aide of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- As one of the best known faces of the Chinese government, Mr Qin's prolonged absence has not only been scrutinised by diplomats and China watchers, but also ordinary Chinese people.

2. Wagner: Satellite images reveal Belarus camp arrival
- A large convoy of suspected Wagner fighters has arrived from Russia at a new camp in Belarus, new satellte images reveal.
- The latest images suggest Wagner has now begun to move personnel in large numbers.
- About 300 tents had been erected at Tsel over a two-week period.
- Meanwhile, Wagner-linked channels on Telegram have posted footage claiming to show the group's flags being lowered at its main training base at Molkino, in the southern Russian territory of Krasnodar.

3. January 6 probe: Trump says he expects indictment
- Donald Trump has said he expects to be arrested by a federal inquiry into the US Capitol riot and efforts to challenge the 2020 election results.
- The ex-president said in a social media post he had been informed by special counsel Jack Smith on Sunday night that he was a target of their investigation..
- Mr Trump posted that he was told to report to a grand jury, "which almost always means an Arrest and Indictment".
1. Qin Gang: China's missing foreign minister sparks guessing game
- The lengthy absence from public view of China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang has sparked furious online speculation, while once again highlighting China's secrecy.
- He has not been seen in public for 23 days - his last reported engagements were on 25 June.
- Appointed to his post last December, Mr Qin is seen as a trusted aide of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- As one of the best known faces of the Chinese government, Mr Qin's prolonged absence has not only been scrutinised by diplomats and China watchers, but also ordinary Chinese people.

2. Wagner: Satellite images reveal Belarus camp arrival
- A large convoy of suspected Wagner fighters has arrived from Russia at a new camp in Belarus, new satellte images reveal.
- The latest images suggest Wagner has now begun to move personnel in large numbers.
- About 300 tents had been erected at Tsel over a two-week period.
- Meanwhile, Wagner-linked channels on Telegram have posted footage claiming to show the group's flags being lowered at its main training base at Molkino, in the southern Russian territory of Krasnodar.

3. January 6 probe: Trump says he expects indictment
- Donald Trump has said he expects to be arrested by a federal inquiry into the US Capitol riot and efforts to challenge the 2020 election results.
- The ex-president said in a social media post he had been informed by special counsel Jack Smith on Sunday night that he was a target of their investigation..
- Mr Trump posted that he was told to report to a grand jury, "which almost always means an Arrest and Indictment".
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