1. President Joe Biden invited Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, to meet him at the White House on Tuesday. The pair will discuss the “vital importance” of continued American support in Ukraine’s war against Russia. Mr Zelensky will also address some American senators in an attempt to win support. Last week Republicans blocked a new funding package for Ukraine. 總統喬·拜登邀請烏克蘭總統沃洛迪米爾·澤連斯基於星期二在白宮會面。雙方將討論美國在烏克蘭對抗俄羅斯戰爭中的「至關重要」支持。澤連斯基先生還將向一些美國參議員發表演講，以爭取支持。上週，共和黨人阻止了一項針對烏克蘭的新資金配套。 2. Israel’s army reached the centre of Khan Younis, a city in the south of the Gaza Strip, after facing fierce resistance from militants. It also reported that it had flooded Hamas tunnels beneath the city. Some 18,000 people in Gaza have been killed since October 7th, according to the enclave’s Hamas-run health ministry. 以色列軍隊在加薩走廊南部城市汗尤尼斯遭到激進份子激烈抵抗後，抵達了該城市的中心。據報導，以色列軍方還表示已淹沒了該城市底下的哈馬斯地道。據加薩走廊由哈馬斯主導的衛生部稱，自10月7日以來，加薩地區有1.8萬人喪生。 3. A paltry 27.5% of voters turned out in Hong Kong’s district elections—a record low—despite extensive efforts by the government to encourage people to cast ballots. Not voting is nearly the only way that Hong Kongers can now express their discontent. In 2019 turnout was 71%, mostly backing pro-democracy candidates. Spooked, the government subsequently changed the law to ensure only “patriots” may stand. 香港區議會選舉的投票率僅有稀弱的27.5%，創下歷史新低，盡管政府作出大量努力鼓勵人們參與選舉。不投票幾乎是香港人現在表達不滿的唯一途徑。在2019年，投票率達到71%，主要支持親民主的候選人。政府感到驚慌，隨後修改法律確保只有“愛國者”有資格競選。 4. Donald Trump said he would not testify in his civil fraud trial in New York on Monday. Mr Trump is charged with fraudulently inflating the value of his properties. He has already testified once at the trial and was expected to appear again. Mr Trump denies the charges, but the judge has already ruled that some of his financial statements were fraudulent. 唐納德·特朗普表示，他將不會在週一的紐約民事欺詐審判中作證。特朗普被指控詐欺性地誇大他的資產價值。他已經在審判中作過一次證供，預計將再次出庭。特朗普否認指控，但法官已經裁定他的一些財務報表存在欺詐行為。 5. The children of Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian human-rights activist serving a ten-year prison sentence in Tehran, accepted a Nobel peace prize on her behalf at a ceremony in Oslo. In a speech smuggled out of prison Ms Mohammadi criticised the “tyrannical” Iranian regime and its laws on compulsory hijab-wearing, and insisted that “the Iranian people, with perseverance, will overcome repression and authoritarianism.” 伊朗人權活動家娜爾吉斯·穆罕默迪的子女在奧斯陸的一場儀式上代表她接受了諾貝爾和平獎，娜爾吉斯·穆罕默迪目前在德黑蘭服刑十年。穆罕默迪女士在一篇從監獄中走私出來的演講中批評了“暴虐”的伊朗政權以及其對強制戴頭巾的法律，並堅稱“伊朗人民將以毅力克服壓迫和威權主義。” -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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