China conducts its first publicized ICBM test in decades, the US is reportedly seeking a temporary Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire as tensions simmer, the Russian parliament backs a ban on adoptions from countries that allow gender changes, Thailand signs a law legalizing same-sex marriages, a House committee votes to hold US Secretary Blinken in contempt over the Afghanistan probe, Washington State will maintain an abortion pill stockpile if Donald Trump wins the presidency, while a source indicates that a Trump meeting with Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy won’t happen, a Democratic Party group prepares for election lawsuits, a boat with 30 bodies is found off the coast of Senegal, and Visa is sued over an alleged monopoly on credit card swipes. Sources: verity.news