1. The number of North Korean troops stationed inside Russia could grow to 100,000, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday.

2. Hong Kong’s High Court jailed 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 years following a landmark national security trial.

3. Residents in India's northern states woke up to another day of poor air quality, as a layer of dense fog shrouded most of the region, and pollution in the capital Delhi remained severe.

4. US envoy Amos Hochstein landed in Beirut for talks with officials on a truce between armed group Hezbollah and Israel.

5. Boeing will lay off more than 2,500 workers in the US states of Washington, Oregon, South Carolina and Missouri.

6. Investors rushed into safe-haven currencies, including the US dollar, the Swiss franc and the yen, after a warning from Russia over its updated nuclear doctrine.