The world, one conflict at a time

Iranian rejection of U.S. ceasefire proposal

France's youth social-media restrictions are likely to be ineffective

Questions remain about proceeds from Venezuelan oil sales

Xi promoted beneficial AI development at Shanghai conference

Advanced AI is an emerging cybersecurity risk

Warehouse strikes are pressure on Russia’s home front

Indian education protests could expand into broader opposition

Tariff threat is leverage before trade talks

Russian-backed forces remain unable to pursue Kidal effectively

Pressure on Havana assessed as targeting hostile foreign operations

Questions remain about whether DRC dialogue will resolve opposition grievance

Continued anti-migrant agitation

South Sudan schedules election amid legal and security obstacles

Russia is limiting its support for Iran

UK sets conditions for Palestinian-state recognition

Deadly JNIM-claimed attack at Niamey airport

Analysts cited strike in Qatar as a possible catalyst for negotiations

Nairobi venue is possible evidence of Kenyan support for RSF

Differing Houthi treatment of Saudi and Chinese-owned tankers

EU tariffs will not eliminate Chinese EV price advantage

Kadyrov claims Chechnya trained more than 47,000 fighters

Chinese missile test is linked to Australia-Fiji defense treaty

Rapid Chinese solar expansion

Rodríguez is resistant to facilitating Machado’s return

Warning that U.S. engagement could entrench Libyan patronage networks

Prosperity Party victory in Ethiopia

Electoral abolition could prompt greater U.S. pressure

Analysts suspect Vucic may seek continued power as prime minister

Iran links Hormuz reopening to assets, sanctions and Lebanon

Saudi Arabia and UAE favor a contained dispute over Yemen

Kazakhstan plans to join the Abraham Accords

Islamic State affiliate is likely responsible for abduction

Legal critics and Maduro challenge U.S. maritime strikes

Nvidia emphasized safeguards around advanced chips

Russia moving toward recognition of Taliban government

Xi presents Chinese support as an alternative to Western development models

Lethal Operation Southern Spear boat strike

Trump and Zelensky plan NATO-sideline meeting

Secret relocation route moved about 4,500 Afghans

Canadian intelligence identifies India as a foreign-influence actor

China, Iran and Russia expected to hold joint naval exercises

Taiwan

Demokraatit wins largest vote share in Greenland election

Iran expected to hold nuclear-related talks with European states

Philippine Senate begins Sara Duterte impeachment trial

U.S. lifted sanctions on Delcy Rodriguez

Approaching expiration of AGOA trade preferences

Araghchi’s reported outreach is interpreted as an effort to find an off-ramp

Initial allied response to Ukraine plan is muted

China-Philippines sailor clash near Second Thomas Shoal

China restricts rare-earth sales to 10 U.S. companies

Analysts assess Houthis are maintaining Red Sea restraint

Ukrainian drone assistance is diplomatic outreach to Washington

Kazakhstan’s planned inclusion is largely ceremonial

Trade agreement is preferable to escalation

Abbas’s commitments are linked to pursuit of French recognition

Greenland election viewed as an indicator of support for greater autonomy

Questions remain about durability of DRC cobalt export restrictions

Trump proposed using frozen Iranian funds for shipping damages

Scientists test radioactive horn markers against rhino trafficking

Xi, Putin and Modi expected to attend two-day SCO summit

RSF massacres of civilian men in El Fasher

Rare-earth controls trigger renewed U.S.-China tariff tensions

Most underage Australian teens continued using restricted platforms

Trump accused China of stealing voter files and influencing the 2020 election

Russian legislator alleges extensive refinery outages

Mercosur expected to announce economic partnership with Japan

Ukrainian campaign is disrupting fuel supplies to occupied Crimea

EU hosted Taliban delegation for migration-related talks

RSF appears poised for an offensive against El Obeid

G7 session produced no breakthrough on Ukraine

Pashinyan’s party won amid Russian efforts to shape the election

Major revision to suspected Ebola caseload

Parliamentary and presidential votes reported for June 7

French boarding of tanker Tagor

Delayed Ebola detection amid insecurity and testing shortfalls

Direct American Airlines service to Caracas is resuming

King Charles scheduled to meet Trump and address Congress

Trump asked FIFA to replace Iran with Italy at the World Cup

Lai canceled Eswatini trip after overflight permissions were withdrawn

Artemis II transmitted lunar-flyby images

Explosives found near pipeline carrying Russian gas to Hungary

Renewed Trump threat to withdraw United States from NATO

OPEC+ will set May production targets on Sunday

Russia prepares drone and aid shipment to Iran

Votes in Vietnam, Congo-Brazzaville and Kazakhstan

Russia blamed Ukraine for sinking Arctic Metagaz LNG tanker

Israel became the first state to recognize Somaliland

Houthi threat against an Israeli presence in Somaliland

Machado absent from Nobel ceremony in Norway

Naval strike killed three drug traffickers

China eases automotive-chip export restrictions for 12 months

Claim that NATO ammunition output has reached Russia’s level

Trump hosted C5+1 leaders for minerals and energy summit

Famine conditions were identified in El Fasher and Kadugli

U.S.-Australia rare-earth development agreement

Sanctions curtailed some Russian oil purchases and lifted prices

Two U.S. strikes on trafficking vessels

Macron appoints Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister

DRC and M23 resume mediated talks in Doha

Higher U.S. tariffs on India took effect

China and India agreed to restore travel and trade links

Petro called for a ban on mercenary activity

Major earthquake and Pacific tsunami alerts

Trump withholds final decision on U.S. intervention against Iran

U.S. and China agreed on a preliminary trade framework

Israel-France tensions over Palestinian statehood

Russia and North Korea begin first road-bridge project

U.S. and Ukraine signed minerals revenue agreement

Shin Bet chief accuses Netanyahu of politically motivated demands

Putin signals openness to direct talks with Ukraine

European donors pledge €522 million for Sudan

Pope Francis's death initiates Vatican succession process

Venezuela rejects Bukele's proposed prisoner exchange

İmamoğlu’s detention triggers major protests and mass arrests

China imposes retaliatory tariffs on Canadian exports

Trump letter sets approximate nuclear-deal deadline

Rwanda and Belgium severed diplomatic ties

U.S. deported gang members to El Salvador

Reported outreach on resettling Gazans in East Africa

Trump canceled concessions supporting Chevron’s Venezuelan operations

Plans for rival RSF and SAF governments

Russian oil sanctions drove tanker rates higher

North Korean media claims successful hypersonic missile test

Finland seizes tanker after subsea cables are damaged

Hostage-release ultimatum comes from Trump

Investigators suspect deliberate anchor-dragging in Baltic cable damage

Russia accused of recruiting and coercing Yemenis for war in Ukraine

North Korea is sending soldiers to eastern Russia

China imposes provisional deposits on European brandy

Russian hypersonics scientist received 15-year treason sentence

Four countries begin Black Sea power-cable project

United States seized aircraft associated with Maduro

Azerbaijan and Germany will hold parliamentary elections

Sudan talks end without a deal but yield limited aid progress

Islamic State-aligned prisoners killed guards and took hostages

Iran plans to complete an Afghan border-security program

Chinese carrier group operates in Philippine Sea

Houthis attack bulk carrier Tutor with multiple weapon systems

Rosatom seeks French-linked uranium mining assets in Niger

Slovak prime minister survives assassination attempt

Russia detained a U.S. Army soldier

Solomon Islands elected Jeremiah Manele prime minister

UK Parliament approved Rwanda deportation legislation

CNPC signs $400 million oil agreement with Niger’s junta

U.S., Japan and Philippines plan trilateral summit