CHINA: The Chinese do not intend to deploy any military forces to Ukraine as part of security guarantees in a future peacekeeping mission, China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian said at a briefing, commenting on a report by the German Die Welt newspaper.

“This information is false. China’s stance on the Ukrainian issue is clear and consistent,” said Mr Lin.

INDONESIA: Hundreds of children in Indonesia lined up for free measles shots today as authorities rolled out a vaccination campaign in response to an outbreak that has caused 17 deaths.

More than 2,000 children were infected in East Java province over the past eight months, according to officials who said 16 of the 17 deaths occurred in Sumenep district.

VIETNAM: Authorities evacuated hundreds of thousands of people and closed schools and airports today as it braces for Typhoon Kajiki, its strongest storm of the year so far.

Forecasters said the typhoon had winds of up to 103 miles per hour.

The typhoon started as a weak tropical depression on August 22 matches last year’s devastating Typhoon Yagi, according to local media.

UNITED STATES: Kilmar Abrego Garcia surrendered to US immigration authorities in Baltimore today and faces possible efforts by the Trump administration to deport him to Uganda, an African country with documented human rights abuses and a language he doesn’t speak.

The Maryland construction worker was wrongfully deported in March to a notorious prison in his native El Salvador.

He was returned to the US in June, but only to face human-smuggling charges that his lawyers call preposterous and vindictive.