Donald Trump picks Mike Waltz to serve as his national security adviser and Lee Zeldin to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Mauritius opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam is appointed the new prime minister, 50K Russian and North Korean troops reportedly prepare a Kursk offensive, dozens are killed after a car rams into a crowd in China, New Zealand apologizes to over 200K people who were abused in state care, COVID critic Patrick Ruane is jailed for five years in the UK, details of a UK bill on assisted dying are published, Bitcoin nears $90K amid a post-election boon, and DNA-testing firm 23andMe prepares to lay off 40% of its staff. Sources: https://www.verity.news/