Good evening, let’s start with today’s top stories:

China is defending its prosecution of two Canadians for espionage after recent reporting from The Globe and Mail found that that Michael Spavor blames his fellow prisoner Michael Kovrig for their nearly three-year-long detention.

Evening Update: China defends prosecution of Kovrig and Spavor; premature babies in Gaza evacuated to Egypt comes via ChinaTechNews.com.