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1. China is trying to play peacemaker in the Iran war - will it work?

   It's a turnaround for Beijing, whose official response has been muted so far. Why is China stepping in now?

2. Russian military plane crash kills 29 in occupied Crimea

   Russian authorities say a technical malfunction caused the An-26 to crash into a cliff.

3. US journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad

   The US state department says a suspect in her abduction has ties to an Iran-backed militia group, Kataib Hezbollah.

4. Israel says it will keep control over part of southern Lebanon after war with Hezbollah ends

   Defence Minister Israel Katz also says houses in Lebanese villages near the Israeli border will be demolished.

5. Peacekeepers killed by roadside explosion in Lebanon, initial report finds

   The deaths of the two Indonesian nationals came less than a day after another UN peacekeeper - also Indonesian - was killed in Lebanon.

6. Megan Thee Stallion taken to hospital during Moulin Rouge performance

   The rapper "started feeling very ill" mid-way through the show in New York, her representative told US media.

7. Divorced couples in Japan can now share custody of their children

   Japan was, until recently, the only G7 country to not recognise the legal concept of joint custody.

8. 'My six-year-old has nosebleeds': Chiang Mai air pollution sparks health fears

   It's peak fire season in the Thai city, which now ranks as one of the world's most polluted.

9. Judge temporarily halts construction of Trump's White House ballroom

   The Republican-appointed judge ruled that Trump was a "steward" of the White House, not the owner.

10. Thousands lose their jobs in deep cuts at tech giant Oracle

    It is thought that thousands of people may have lost their jobs at Oracle, one of the world's largest tech companies.