Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed for Beijing overnight, with improved communication set as the goal in the high-level talks this weekend between U.S. and Chinese officials. He's the first secretary of state to travel there since 2018. | CBS Mornings

BREAKING OVERNIGHT: State media in Lebanon say an Israeli strike has killed at least 10 people. Israel’s military said the attack targeted a weapons depot used by Hezbollah. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected in Israel today as intense diplomacy continues to bring about a cease-fire and the release of the remaining hostages. | CBS Mornings

“There’s a debt, a debt that we can’t possibly repay to those who came here in defense of freedom”: Sec. Antony Blinken tells Tony what the sacrifices of those troops who stormed the Normandy beaches 80 years ago on D-Day mean to him and to “international order.” https://cbsn.ws/4aSW2AP | CBS Mornings