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SDF commander announces disbandment and integration into Syrian army

Kremlin condemns British support for Ukraine

Evergrande collapse continues to burden China’s economy

Poll indicates support for Carney’s withdrawal from trade talks

U.S. forces could join Colombia’s campaign against armed groups

Ukraine seeks additional Patriot interceptors amid constrained supply

Market snapshot places WTI crude at $81.83 per barrel and gold at $4,399 per ounce

One in 10 Afghan children suffers acute malnourishment

Spain maintains 500 additional police and a new maritime barrier at Ceuta

Post-election accusations and arrests raise tensions in Zambia

Russian-backed forces remain unable to pursue Kidal effectively

Trilateral defense alliance left open to additional members

Questions remain about whether DRC dialogue will resolve opposition grievance

Capital flight may indicate rising domestic costs from the war

Repeated central bank turnover signals narrowing options for Kiir

Potential Mali strikes could challenge Russia’s security credentials

Survivors blame protection failures after Kenscoff attack

Analysts cited strike in Qatar as a possible catalyst for negotiations

Nairobi venue is possible evidence of Kenyan support for RSF

Junta’s tolerance of visit may reflect reduced perception of Suu Kyi as a threat

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

Iranian hardliners weigh attacks on U.S. assets

Prosperity Party victory in Ethiopia

Russian concerns may obstruct proposed Sudan embargo

Continued Iranian oil access aligns with Beijing’s interests

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

Japanese prime minister calls Putin’s Kuril visit “absolutely unacceptable”

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

U.S. lifted sanctions on Delcy Rodriguez

Approaching expiration of AGOA trade preferences

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

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

Keiko Fujimori prepares to assume Peru’s presidency

Scientists test radioactive horn markers against rhino trafficking

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

UK provides Ukraine with Scalp component blueprints

RSF massacres of civilian men in El Fasher

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

UAE embargoes Iran as China resists U.S. pressure

Iran package stops short of secondary sanctions

Pakistan cites progress toward ending war and reopening Hormuz

Treasury announces limited package of new measures against Iran

Bessent announces plans for expanded sanctions on Iran

Colombian armed-group members seek drone-warfare training in Ukraine

Renewed Tigray fighting drives hundreds into Sudan

Nauru moves to restore the traditional name Naoero without referendum

About 330,000 Haitians lose U.S. Temporary Protected Status

Ukraine strikes vessels linked to Iranian military shipments

Saudi-Houthi attacks extend from Red Sea shipping to refineries

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

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

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

Israel-France tensions over Palestinian statehood

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

North Korean media claims successful hypersonic missile test

Finland seizes tanker after subsea cables are damaged

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

UK Parliament approved Rwanda deportation legislation

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

U.S., Japan and Philippines plan trilateral summit