Eritrean refugees protest in Tel Aviv; Ukraine's counter-offensive makes progress, and more

This is the world in brief from the economist. Our top stories. More than 150 people were hurt during clashes in Tel Aviv between supporters and foes of the Eritrean regime. A dozen Eritrean refugees protesting against an event organized by their country's embassy in the Israeli city were injured by police gunfire. Police said some of the demonstrators had attacked them with rocks and vandalized shops. Eritrea has been ruled by Isaiah S. F. Wurkey, a despot for 30 years. Almost 25,000 Eritrean refugees live in Israel. Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine's president, said that his country's counteroffensive against Russia was, quote, moving forward. Amid skepticism from some of Ukraine's Western allies about their tactics, in recent days Ukrainian troops have made small but significant advances in the country's south. On Friday, America's government said that the counteroffensive had begun to make, quote, notable progress. Fears that country garden, a large Chinese property developer, would default on its debts, eased when creditors agreed to extend a deadline for a matureing $3.9 billion yuan, $540 million bond payment. The deal is a rare spot of good news for China's embattled property sector, although the trouble is far from over. Country gardens outstanding repayment obligations this year are worth around $2.9 billion. Ukrainian officials identified Ehor Kolomiosky, a controversial tycoon, once close to President Zelensky, as a suspect in an anti-graphed investigation. The country's security service said that Mr. Kolomiosky had laundered over $500 million Rivenia, $13.5 million, using banking institutions under his control. Mr. Kolomiosky, who received a, quote, notice of suspicion at his home in Nipro, did not immediately comment. He has denied fraud allegations in the past. Ten days after it became the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the moon, India launched its first space mission to study the Sun. Over the next four months, Aditya L1, named for the Hindu god of the Sun, will travel 1.5 million miles, one percent of the distance to the Sun. It will proceed to study the Sun's surface and the gases that surround it. Iran seized a ship in the Persian Gulf on suspicion of, quote, carrying smuggled fuel. Its country of origin was not disclosed. America, which says Iran's revolutionary guards have made several attempts to seize ships in recent months, has strengthened its naval presence in the Gulf in response. The Nobel Foundation reversed its decision to invite the Russian, Belarusian and Iranian ambassadors to this year's award ceremony in Stockholm in December. The Foundation barred the envoys from attending last year's event, but had planned to extend invitations as usual this year. It changed its mind after several days of intense criticism, including threats of boycotts. Ukraine called the decision a, quote, victory for humanism. And word of the week. Friend shoring. When a government pushes businesses to restructure supply chains, shifting production away from geopolitical rivals to friendly powers.