The South Sudan Security Service has alleged the links of some politicians and military officers lead  the start of the civil war.

Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's address to the nation has been deferred, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf leader Faisal Javed Khan said.

In Israel, at least five people were killed when a gunman opened fire in a crowded city in central Israel  on Tuesday night.

The Solomons has said it had signed a policing cooperation agreement with China. Australia and New Zealand voiced concerns. 

EU judicial agency has helped Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine to establish a joint investigation team to probe war crimes in Ukraine. 

In China, the Shanghai administration cranked up lockdown restrictions for people residing in the eastern half of the city,