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Additional News​​​

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• Putin is playing Trump (again). The Russian leader rolls out his classic strategy to handle tempestuous U.S. president. PoliticoEU

• No Cuts, No Furloughs—Tax the Rich! Workers Must Fight Back Against Trump’s Attacks and Democratic Betrayals. TheStranger

• TSA Says Its Credit Cards for Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Are Cut Off. 404Media

• R.I. doctor prevented from returning to US after visiting parents in Lebanon. BostonGlobe

• I was a Jan. 6 prosecutor. The truth of that day cannot be erased. BostonGlobe

• If the IRS betrays immigrants, we all pay the price. BostonGlobe

• Khalil’s detention is a threat to us all. BostonGlobe

• Immigration Officials Arrest Second Person Who Participated In Columbia Protests. Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian from
  theWest Bank, was arrested by immigration officers for overstaying her student visa, the Department of Homeland Security
  said. HuffPost

• State Department Revokes Columbia University Student’s Visa. The agency said Ranjani Srinivasan was ‘advocating
  for violence and terrorism’. WSJ

• Columbia expels, suspends students after government threats. AlJazeera

• Columbia University punishes pro-Palestine students who occupied building. An unknown number of student protesters
  were suspended from campus, expelled or had their degrees revoked. AlJazeera

• USA asks Denmark for eggs due to rising prices. DerSpiegel

• Protest for Palestinian students, against Trump, for Mahmoud Khalil and democracy. DerSpiegel

• Police Arrest 16 as Starbucks Workers Escalate Fight for a Fair Contract. On Eve of Starbucks Shareholder Meeting,
  Workers Struck in Six Cities. TheStranger

• Hundreds of federal offices could begin closing this summer at DOGE’s behest, internal records show. APNews

• OpenAI asks US government to allow training of AI models on copyrighted material.  AnadoluAjansı

• Critics Say Habba And Hannity's Cheap Shot At AOC Exposes An Ugly GOP Reality. HuffPost

• 'No Bigger Crisis': James Carville Nails The 'Profound' Problem With Trump's Return. The longtime Democratic strategist
  got "very serious" as he spotted how the country is in "jeopardy." HuffPost

• If You Want to Beat China, Invest in Renewables, Says John Kerry. WSJ

• U.S. Targets Small Currency Transactions to Fight Cartels. A new order from the Trump administration will require money transmitters and other businesses along the Mexican border to flag cash transactions greater than $200. WSJ

• Trump's Irish golf course damaged by protestors. BBCNews

• Hope Scholarship costs could balloon to $315 million next year to fund private schools, homeschooling. BDTNews

• Passengers evacuate after American Airlines plane catches fire in Denver. Twelve passengers treated for minor injuries
  after airliner’s engine catches fire on landing. AlJazeera

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US Administration

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• Trump Administration expels South African ambassador after remarks on Trump. The US administration’s latest
  move against South Africa is ‘regrettable’, says the country’s presidency. AlJazeera​  DerSpiegel

• U.S. Rebuffs Hamas Offer to Release American Hostages for Israeli Concessions. WSJ

• Inside the Frantic Diplomacy to Repair U.S.-Ukraine Relations. WSJ

• Trump’s Trade Threats Spur Early Start to Trade-Pact Talks. U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement that runs into 2026
  is under discussion now. WSJ

• Trump Administration Opens Investigations At More Than 50 Universities In Anti-DEI Campaign.
  “Students must be assessed according to merit and accomplishment, not prejudged by the color of their skin,”
  Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement. HuffPost

• Trump Administration Issues Columbia An Ultimatum To Restore Federal Funding. HuffPost

• FAA Permanently Restricts Helicopters From Flying Near Washington D.C. Airport. HuffPost

• Former Aide Reveals How Vladimir Putin Played Donald Trump Like A Fiddle On Phone Call. HuffPost

• DOGE plans to terminate over 2 dozen office leases for federal agencies in New England. BostonGlobe

• The Italian poet who is DOGE’s unlikely muse. BostonGlobe

• Elon Musk Has Brought 'The R-Word' Back — And It's Part Of A Disturbing New Trend. HuffPost

• Trump administration's clear-cutting: Renowned US university Johns Hopkins has to lay off more than 2,000 employees. DerSpiegel

• Musk's car company: Tesla warns of consequences of Trump tariffs in unsigned letter. DerSpiegel

• Musk’s never been more powerful so why are Tesla shares tanking? Sales of electric vehicles are down as Musk’s
  involvement in politics becomes a ‘distraction’, experts say. AlJazeera

• Is Trump trying to pull Putin away from China – and can it work? Observers say Trump wants to pull off a ‘reverse Nixon’
  by deepening ties with Russia, but is that even possible? AlJazeera

• Chinese Ships Are Carrying America’s Cargo. The U.S. Wants to Reverse That. WSJ

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Judges/Courts

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• Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to updated indictment. BBCNews

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Cabinet

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• JD Vance: I’d be ‘shocked’ if Trump moved nukes to Poland. Polish President Andrzej Duda had called
  on the U.S. to station nuclear weapons in his country to deter Russian aggression. PoliticoEU

• US has ‘cautious optimism’ on Ukraine ceasefire after Trump envoy’s Moscow visit. Kremlin confirms that Steve Witkoff
  met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday night, as the sides work toward a presidential summit. PoliticoEU

• ​Pentagon considering military options for Panama Canal access: Report. Officials say US military’s Southern Command exploring multiple options, from working with Panama to military action. AlJazeera​

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Congress

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• Dr. Oz Criticizes Some Medicare Advantage Business Practices. WSJ

• Senate hearing on nomination of Mehmet Oz as head of Medicare and Medicaid services. PBSNewsHour

• Dr. Mehmet Oz heads to the Senate with pitch to oversee America’s health insurance programs. APNews

• Former Sen. Alan Simpson, Known For Quick Wit That Bridged Partisan Divide, Dies, at age 93. HuffPost PBSNews

• Republican Funding Bill Could ‘Defund The Police’ In Washington, D.C. HuffPost

• 'Unthinkable': AOC Shreds Chuck Schumer For 'Profoundly Misreading The Moment’. HuffPost

• Senate approves funding bill hours before shutdown deadline, sending to Trump for signature. BostonGlobe  BDTNews

• Democrats Implore Schumer to Reverse Course as Vote on Funding Bill Nears. WSJ

• Senate works to avert partial government shutdown ahead of midnight deadline. APNews

• Sen. Mark Kelly Says He's Ditching His Tesla Over 'A**hole' Elon Musk. HuffPost

 

Sates

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• Tariffs Set Off Scramble in the Supermarket Produce Aisle. WSJ

• California Approves State Farm’s Emergency Rate Increase on Homeowners. WSJ

• North Carolina GOP town hall gets rowdy as attendees hurl scathing questions on Trump. BostonGlobe HuffPost

• South Carolina schedules its fifth execution in less than 7 months. BDTNews

• Katie Wilson wants to be Seattle’s mayor. The long-time progressive organizer says Harrell dropped the ball,
  and she’s ready to pick it up.  TheStranger

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Business/Finance

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• Wall Street rallies to its best day in months, but that’s not enough to salvage its losing week. BDTNews

• Stock Market Today: Dow Rises More Than 600 Points After Shutdown Averted. WSJ

• Dayforce Inc. stock rises Friday, outperforms market. MarketWatch

• How Wall Street and Business Got Trump Wrong. They thought his second term would be like the first, giving priority
  to economic growth and the stock market. He had other ideas. WSJ

• Microsoft, Ferrari, and Other High Quality Stocks to Weather the Market Selloff. WSJ

• These Stocks Moved the Most Today: Tesla, Palantir, Nvidia, Rubrik, Docusign, Ulta Beauty, Semtech, Peloton,
  and More. Barrons

• Gold has already topped $3,000. Here’s what it needs to go up another 16%. MarketWatch

• Consumer Sentiment Tanks as Americans Expect More Pain Ahead. WSJ

• Best Buy CEO Bought $1 Million of Stock After 2024 Gains Were Wiped Out. Barrons

• Dispute over high sickness rate: Tesla allegedly withheld wages of sick employees. DerSpiegel

 

Health

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• Scientist’s study led FDA to ban red No. 3 food dye. Yet he says it is Safe. SCIAM

• How to protect pets and backyard chickens from bird flu. SCIAM

• Lower risk of diabetes to bone fractures: What are the benefits and drawbacks of being vegetarian? Experts for a French agency spent five years on a literature review and dietary intake recommendations for vegetarians. Here’s what they have
  to say. EuroNews

• Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia at highest level in over 25 years. A new report from global health authorities
  has warned about the rise of measles after a high number of cases in 2024. EuroNews

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Science/Technology

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• Apple encrypted data row hearing begins in secret. BBCNews

• These Dogs Can Sniff Out Invasive Species before It’s Too Late. SCIAM

• If Life on Mars Ever Existed, This Bizarre Rock May Tell Us. SCIAM

• Pentagon Starts Purging Climate Change Measures. SCIAM

• Ancient DNA Shows Stone Age Europeans Voyaged by Sea to Africa. SCIAM

• Life on Earth May Have Been Jump-Started by ‘Micro-lightning’. SCIAM

• Blue Ghost Captures Total Lunar Eclipse from the Moon. SCIAM

• NASA and SpaceX launch mission to replace US astronauts stranded on the International Space StationUS astronauts
  Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at the ISS in June for what was meant to be an eight-day trip. EuroNews

• AI use at work: Which are the most skeptical and the most enthusiastic countries in Europe? Most EU workers believe
  AI technologies are having a positive impact on their job, but at the same time remain afraid robots might take them
  away in the future. EuroNews​

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Weather

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• ​World’s biggest iceberg — a massive wall of ice named A23a - nears South Georgia. APNews​​​​

• ‘Unexpected’ rate of sea level rise in 2024: NASA. Earth’s oceans rose faster than expected last year as the world experienced its hottest year on record, NASA says. AlJazeera

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World News​​​

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• Global markets mixed amid Trump’s new tariff threats on EU. AnadoluAjansı

• WHO calls for urgent action as European region records highest number of measles cases in decades. AnadoluAjansı

• Global stability won't be achieved in coming years, Azerbaijan's Aliyev tells EuronewsAzerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev
  told Euronews that global stability is unlikely in the coming months or even years, stressing the need for realistic expectations about resolving major conflicts. EuroNews

• Why is the global rubber market likely to see shortages in 2025?Euronews Business looks at the factors impacting the rubber market this year, while also exploring how sustainable farming practices like agroforestry may impact the rubber industry. EuroNews

• ‘Faster and faster’: Why did global sea levels rise more than expected in 2024?Since the satellite recording of ocean height began in 1993, the rate of annual sea level rise has more than doubled. EuroNews

• We’re all living longer, but Mediterraneans live longest in EU, says Eurostat. Figures show a stark east-west divide in life expectancy within Europe. PoliticoEU

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EU/EN/NATO

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• European stocks, euro rally as Germany strikes historic debt deal Germany’s next chancellor, Friedrich Merz,
  struck a deal to loosen borrowing limits, unleashing €500 billion for defense and infrastructure. Markets surged,
  while analysts debated its impact on inflation and ECB rate policy. EuroNews

• EU Commission aims to tackle the EU's skilled labour shortage. The European Commission has identified
  42 occupations shortages, particularly in construction, transport and health sectors. EuroNews

• EU Parliament ethics system 'not fit for the job', EU expert says. Professor Alberto Alemanno thinks the European Parliament's ethics rules have failed to address corruption risks, but that this does not damage the image of the
  EU as a whole. EuroNews

• This is the EU's chance to support a better future for SyriansIf the EU and its members are truly committed to helping
  Syrians to break with decades of repression and impunity, they should redouble and speed up efforts to assist Syria,
  Philippe Dam writes. EuroNews

• EU’s ETIAS travel authorization delayed until 2026. Here’s when you’ll have to payThe ETIAS will require visa-free travelers from non-EU countries, including the UK, to obtain authorization before short stays in the Schengen Area. EuroNews

• Governments agree to ease regulation of new-generation GMOsThe EU is to set to release a new class of genetically modified crops from strict regulation that dates back over 20 years, but MEPs and governments are divided over
  whether biotech firms should be allowed to patent them. EuroNews

• UN experts accuse Israeli forces of sexual and gender-based violence in Gaza. Israel has dismissed the inquiry
  as flawed, accusing the UN-backed commission of relying on “second-hand, single, uncorroborated sources". EuroNews

• Who's hit by tariff war crossfire? Wine, plastics and pulp top list of sectors. European industry is scrutinizing the list
  of products drawn up by the European Commission in response to US tariffs on steel and aluminum, and not everyone
  is pleased. EuroNews

• European markets bounce back despite renewed Trump tariff threats. Donald Trump has kicked trading tensions
  up a notch by threatening tariffs on EU alcohol, even as ECB president Lagarde warns that an escalating trade war
  could have severe global consequences. EuroNews

• More, better, European: White Paper maps path for EU rearmament. Next week, the EU Commission will present
  the White Paper on the Future of European Defence, with guidelines on how to boost production and defence readiness
  in the face of possible Russian military aggression. EuroNews

• Direct impact of US tariffs on EBRD to remain limited, says Chief Economist. As Trump continues to shake up the global trading order, EBRD nations aren’t likely to feel the brunt of the disruption. Even so, diminished growth in other countries
  is set to have ripple effects. EuroNews

• ECB's Lagarde warns of severe economic hit from Trump's trade wars. Lagarde warns Trump’s trade war could hit global growth, inflation. She indicates that escalating tariffs risk severe economic consequences, while stressing the ECB’s
  challenge in stabilizing inflation amid record-high uncertainty. EuroNews

• Has the EU-US trade war already started? The EU has retaliated after being hit hard by the US tariffs. But with Trump’s
  threats to slap more tariffs, the bloc could step up the fight with its anti-coercion instrument, a tool that was put in place
  in 2023. EuroNews

• NATO chief opens door to restoring Russia relations after Ukraine war. “But we are absolutely not there yet,” defense
  chief says a day after talks with Trump. PoliticoEU

• European security advisers dash to Washington after Witkoff’s talks with Putin. As Washington and Moscow negotiate Ukraine’s future, European security advisers scramble to avoid being left out of the deal. PoiticoEU

• EU renews Russian sanctions after deal with Hungary. Four sanctioned Russians will see their restrictions relaxed
  as part of a compromise. PoliticoEU

• EU lays out ‘massive investment’ boost in defense to deter Russia. The European Commission’s defense policy
  proposal lays out a strategy for the bloc to rearm. PoliticoEU

• UN chief, Antonio Guterres visits Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh as hunger fears rise after WFP says it may have to halve food vouchers starting next month. AlJazeera

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Canada

 

• Mark Carney sworn in as Canada's new prime minister as country faces US trade war. The governing Liberal Party appeared to be poised for a historic election defeat this year until Donald Trump declared an economic war and threatened to annex
  the country as a "51st state". EuroNews  PBSNewsHour  PoliticoEU

• Mark Carney readies for tough tests as Canada’s new leader. AnadoluAjansı

• ‘Crazy’: Canada’s new PM Carney rejects Trump annexation push. Amid Canada-US trade war, Carney pledges to support Canadian workers in face of ‘unjustified’ actions. AlJazeera

• Trudeau ending tenure as Canada’s PM ‘at his best’ amid Trump threats. As Justin Trudeau formally steps down, experts say he will be remembered as ‘reassuring’ figure in face of Donald Trump. AlJazeera

 

Mexico

 

• Search group in Mexico discovers possible cartel mass killing site. A group of citizens found shoes, clothes and bones
  at a ranch in the west Mexican state of Jalisco. The site is thought to have been used by the Jalisco New Generation cartel. EuroNews HuffPost

 

China

 

• China orders banks to boost lending, credit card use to get consumers to spend more. APNews

• China Is Unhappy With BlackRock’s Panama Ports Deal. WSJ

• China and Russia call for end to nuclear sanctions on Iran. The trilateral meeting in Beijing came after Donald Trump wrote
  to Iran’s supreme leader aiming to restart negotiations over the nuclear issue. AlJazeera EuroNews PBSNewsHour  

• China’s Shadow Looms Over Argentine Ports. DialogoAmericas

• Iran, Russia, China discuss Tehran’s nuclear programme at Beijing meeting. Meeting between top diplomats signals Tehran may be ready for renewed negotiations on its nuclear programme. AlJazeera

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Europe

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• Greenland PM calls for ‘tougher rejection’ of Trump’s plan to take island. Outgoing Prime Minister Mute Egede says ‘disrespect’ for Greenland must stop as US president says he wants island. AlJazeera

• Trump’s latest remarks ‘unacceptable,' says Greenland’s election-winning leader. AnadoluAjansı

• Danish FM to Trump: Greenland’s flag can’t be painted with stars and stripes. Greenland voted for pro-independence party
  in Tuesday’s election, a decision Trump welcomed. PoliticoEU

• North Sea collision: What tech was onboard the two ships and why didn't it prevent a crash?Various technologies would
  have been onboard the Stena Immaculate and the Solong at the time they collided in the North Sea. Why didn't they stop
  a collision? EuroNews

• The UK economy unexpectedly contracts in January in setback for state. The British economy shrank in the first month
  of 2025 compared with December, driven by a decline in production. EuroNews

• Freeze on PIP disability benefit likely to be dropped after Labour backlash. The planned freeze prompted anger among MPs when it was leaked — and is now likely to be dropped, two people with knowledge of the proposals tell POLITICO. PoliticoEU

• Tony Blair’s right-hand man goes into battle for Ukraine. Jonathan Powell played a crucial role in securing peace in Northern Ireland — and his much-hyped skills as a negotiator are being put to the test again. PoliticoEU

• Portugal wobbles on buying F-35s because of Trump. The country’s defense ministry says that the Lockheed Martin F-35s “were not ruled out”. PoliticoEU

• Alcaraz’s Indian Wells three-peat bid on track with Draper next up. Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz overcomes Francisco Cerundolo to set up semifinal meeting with Jack Draper at Indian Wells. AlJazeera

• Europe's Defense: "The use of our nuclear weapons will always remain a purely French decision”. DerSpiegel

• French Socialist candidates take their marks ahead of dramatic leadership race. The race could determine if the left unites ahead of upcoming elections, including for the presidency. PoliticoEU

• Huawei bribery scandal reignites EU corruption fight. Two years after Qatargate, Parliament is still split over reform
  in its ethics checks. PoliticoEU

• Huawei lobbyists barred temporarily from the European Parliament. A temporary ban will be in place until the end
  of the investigation carried out by Belgian prosecutor over alleged corruption case. EuroNews PoliticoEU

• 900-year-old Vatican doomsday prophecy resurfaces amid Pope Francis’ illnessAccording to a 900-year-old book
  in the Vatican, 'Judgement Day' may be upon us soon, and Pope Francis might be the last leader of the Church. EuroNews

• Is it safe to travel to Naples? Italy prepares for possible evacuations amid earthquake tremorsResidents have been warned that evacuations may be necessary if the seismic activity continues. EuroNews

• Florence and Pisa on alert as flooding hits Italy. BBCNews

• ‘A bad joke’: Greece gives green light to oil drilling while expanding marine protected areasEnvironmental lawyers
  say that the new concessions threaten endangered species in the biodiversity-rich Hellenic Trench. EuroNews

• Germany's CDU and SPD reach historic debt deal to jumpstart defence spendingThe agreement reached with the Greens would allow Germany to spend up to €1 trillion on defence and infrastructure over the next decade. EuroNews PoliticoEU

• BMW's annual net profit down nearly 37% in 2024 amid rising competition. AnadoluAjansı

• German defense giant Rheinmetall overtakes VW in market value. Germany’s economic agenda is shifting from cars
  to defense as the United States retreats and Russia threatens. PoliticoEU

• Black-red-green agreement: How Friedrich Merz's last-minute compromise works. DerSpiegel

• Energy transition budget in the special fund: How much money does Germany need for the climate transformation? DerSpigel

• Defense and infrastructure: Debt plans could cost €1.5 billion more in interest this year. DerSpiegel

• Personnel decision: CDU politician Klöckner to become President of the Bundestag. DerSpiegel

• Four Tesla vehicles burned out in Berlin. DerSpiegel

• Ceasefire in Ukraine: It cannot work without German soldiers. DerSpiegel

• Polish edition of Euronews debuts with exclusive interviews on EU and NATO. Euronews celebrated the launch
  of its Polish edition with a major event in Warsaw on Thursday. EuroNews

• Former Polish President Lech Walesa expresses concern over potential Ukraine peace deal. Poland’s former President Lech Walesa urges next generations to defend democracy, warning that populists and demagogues will “set the world on fire”. EuroNews

• Hungary drops veto and agrees to prolong EU sanctions on Russian individuals. The clock for renewal was ticking fast
  as sanctions on Russian individuals and companies were set to expire by midnight on Saturday. EuroNews

• Severe flooding in Bolivia destroys crops and homes. Heavy rainfall in Bolivia’s Viacha community has caused severe flooding, destroying crops, submerging homes, and impacting 6,000 people as rivers overflowed in the highlands. EuroNews

• Velichie party joins Bulgarian parliament, coalition majority now at risk. After the Bulgarian Constitutional Court ordered
  a partial recount of October's election results, the ultranationalist, pro-Russian Velichie party now has 10 seats
  in parliament. EuroNews

• Georgescu free to try his luck in other presidential votes, Romania court says. The Russia-backed candidate will haunt
  May’s do-over election from which he’s still barred. PoliticoEU

• Kazakhstan hails conclusion of peace talks between Azerbaijan, Armenia. AnadoluAjansı

• Kallas pitches plan to 'potentially' mobilise €40 billion in military aid for Ukraine. The new initiative by Kaja Kallas
  is facing unresolved questions and political resistance that threaten to slow down its approval and roll-out. Euronews

• Experts analyze Ukraine ceasefire negotiations and what Putin wants from the U.S. PBSNewsHour

• The depopulation of Ukraine. The war is exacerbating a demographics decline that had already started well before
  Putin ordered his troops across the border. PoliticoEU

• Pull the trigger on tougher Russia sanctions, Zelenskyy urges Trump. PoliticoEU

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Asia/Asia Pacific

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• Putin, Pashinyan discuss Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty in phone call. AnadoluAjansı

• Putin responds to U.S.-Ukraine ceasefire proposal with his own demands. PBSNewsHour

• Putin guarantees life of Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk if they surrenderVladimir Putin says he is prepared to spare the lives
  of Ukrainian soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region if they surrender. EuroNews

• Russia says it has recaptured Sudzha in the Kursk region from UkraineMore than 200 people were evacuated from Sudzha
  in Russia’s Kursk region as Moscow carries out an intense aerial campaign to reclaim the area from Ukraine. EuroNews

• Russia strikes Ukraine overnight as Putin questions Ukraine ceasefire. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Putin was "preparing to reject" a US-Ukraine backed proposal for interim peace. EuroNews

• What are Putin’s conditions for a ceasefire in Ukraine? AlJazeera

• North Korean soldiers in Russia: The shadow army. DerSpiegel

• Philippine ex-President Duterte appears at International Criminal Court via video linkFormer Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, 79, appeared at the court hearing on a video screen from a nearby detention centre in The Hague.  AlJazeera EuroNews

• Taiwan calls China a 'hostile foreign force' and ramps up security. A raft of new national security measures was needed
  in response to China's increased efforts to undermine the island's security, says Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te. EuroNews

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Middle East

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• High stakes as Iran nuclear issue reaches crunch moment. BBCNews

• Syria's interim president signs temporary constitution amid ongoing conflict. A recent explosion of deadly violence and reprisals has raised the pressure on domestic leaders and international allies to secure Syria for its residents as quickly
  as possible. EuroNews

• Thousands of Serbian anti government protesters converge on Belgrade for major rally. The Serbian capital was on
  edge ahead of Saturday's anti-government rally, with the authorities stepping up efforts to dissuade people from attending. EuroNews

• Gaza ceasefire in limbo as mediators seek to break Israel-Hamas deadlock. Indirect negotiations between Israel
  and Hamas in Qatar revolve around how to progress beyond the first stage of the three-phase ceasefire. EuroNews

• Hamas agrees to release one US-Israeli hostage and bodies of four other dual nationals. The announcement comes
  as talks continue in Doha to try to broker the second stage of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, the first phase of which ended
  two weeks ago. EuroNews

• Palestinian children struggle to resume education in ruined schools. Gaza’s children lost over a year of education
  due to war damage, with many struggling to resume learning through rebuilt schools and online platforms. EuroNews

• Pakistan links train hijacking to ‘Afghan handlers’ and Indian mastermind. India and Afghanistan reject charges,
  as Pakistan reveals details of operation that freed hundreds of passengers. AlJazeera

• Qatar will send natural gas to Syria to increase its meager electricity supply. APNews

• Hamas says it will release a US-Israeli hostage and 4 bodies, but Israel expresses immediate doubt. APNews

• How many hostages are left in Gaza? APNews

• West Bank: Radical settlers set fire to houses in Palestinian village. DerSpiegel

• Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says. APNews

• Dozens of Syrian Druze make a rare visit to Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. APNews

• Turkey and Israel face mounting tensions over future of post-Assad Syria. APNews

• South Sudan’s rising violence in “polarised regional environment”. Alan Boswell of the International Crisis Group unpacks South Sudan’s escalating violence, who’s behind it, and what’s next. AlJazeera

• US, Israel want to displace Palestinians from Gaza to East Africa: Report. Officials from US and Israel say governments
  of Sudan, Somalia and Somaliland have been asked to take in people of Gaza. AlJazeera

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Africa

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• IEC moves to de-register SACP and 91 other inactive parties. SABCNews

• A river ‘died’ overnight in Zambia after an acidic waste spill at a Chinese-owned mine. APNews

• MSF warns of ‘rapidly spreading’ outbreak as cholera kills 31 in Ethiopia. The charity says the situation has worsened
  with the arrival of refugees from South Sudan, where thousands are infected. AlJazeera

• Video captures moment Argentinian police shoot photojournalist. There are demands for Argentina’s hardline security
  minister to resign after police shot a photojournalist in the head. AlJazeera

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Australia

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• Nurses issue seven demands to Labor. NewsAU

• A US defense consultant has warned Australia against ‘overestimating’ Washington’s commitment to its defense,
  threatening the Trilateral Security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States (AUKUS). NewsAU

• The former senior minister has offered his colleagues some free advice after the US hit Australia with sweeping steel
  and aluminum tariffs. NewsAU

• A former top Canberra boffin has blasted a call from senator Jacqui Lambie to use Australia’s Pine Gap intelligence
  asset to hit back at Donald Trump. NewsAU

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Latin America/Caribbean

• ​Peruvian farmer’s case against German energy giant RWE could reshape global climate accountability. APNews​​​​​​​​