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🇨🇳 CHINA | 🇫🇷 FRANCE
🔴 Beijing Open to Broad Cooperation with France
🔸 China ready to work with France on AI, biotech, green energy, nuclear & aviation.
🔸 FM Wang Yi made the offer in Paris, final stop of EU tour after Brussels & Berlin.
🔸 China also seeks closer strategic dialogue on Ukraine & Middle East crises.
🇮🇷 IRAN | 🇺🇸 USA
🔴 Iran Signals Cooperation Amid Talks Rumors
🔸 Iran confirms commitment to NPT & safeguards, despite law halting IAEA cooperation.
🔸 Reports: Possible Iran–US meeting in Oslo next week with envoy Steve Witkoff.
🔸 Would mark first direct contact since Israel’s June 13 airstrikes.
🇩🇪 GERMANY | 🇺🇦 UKRAINE
🔴 Berlin Eyes More Patriots as US Halts Delivery
🔸 Germany sent 3 Patriot systems to Ukraine; key for defense against ballistic missiles.
🔸 With €38B in aid, Germany is Ukraine’s #2 military backer after the US.
🔸 Berlin also plans €25B tank order for NATO forces.
🇷🇺 RUSSIA | 🇺🇦 UKRAINE
🔴 Dutch Minister: Russia Using Chemical Weapons
🔸 Russia drops choking agents like chloropicrin via drones into trenches, says Dutch Defense Minister.
🔸 Ukraine claims ~9,000 chemical weapon incidents; at least 3 dead, 2,500+ injured.
🔸 OPCW: Chloropicrin is banned under the Geneva Convention.
🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 🇵🇸 GAZA
🔴 15 Killed as Trump Awaits Ceasefire Reply
🔸 Israeli strike hit a tent camp in Khan Younis, killing 15 Palestinians overnight.
🔸 Trump expects Hamas to respond within 24h to a 60-day ceasefire plan.
🔸 Hamas insists on a “permanent ceasefire” and says it’s still reviewing the proposal.
🔸 No comment yet from Netanyahu; reports of coalition disputes.
🇷🇺 RUSSIA | 🇺🇦 UKRAINE
🔴 Largest Airstrike Since War Began
🔸 Russia launched 550 drones & missiles across Ukraine—Kiev was the main target.
🔸 1 killed, 26 injured in 7-hour raid; major damage across the capital.
🔸 US paused some air defense missile shipments; Europe seeks alternatives.
🔸 Russia also hit Dnipro, Sumy, Kharkiv & Chernihiv.
🔸 Ukraine downed 270 targets; 208 likely jammed.
🇮🇷 IRAN
🔴 Iran Casts Doubt on Ceasefire, Warns of Readiness
🔸 Chief of Staff Mousavi questioned the U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Israel.
🔸 “We seriously doubt the enemy will honor its commitments,” he said, adding Iran is ready for renewed attacks.
🇷🇸 SERBIA
🔴 Anti-Government Protests in Belgrade
🔸 Tens of thousands marched in Belgrade demanding President Vucic's resignation and early elections.
🔸 Vucic rejected calls for a vote, saying no elections will take place before 2026.
🇹🇭 THAILAND
🔴 Mass Protests Demand PM Shinawatra's Resignation
🔸 Tens of thousands rallied in Bangkok, blaming PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra over a border crisis with Cambodia.
🔸 It's the largest protest against the ruling Pheu Thai Party since it took power in 2023.
🔸 The PM faces investigations by the Constitutional Court and anti-graft agency, raising removal risks.
🇵🇸 GAZA
🔴 At Least 72 Killed in Overnight Israeli Strikes
🔸 Israeli airstrikes killed 72 people in Gaza overnight, including a family of five in their sleep at Muwasi camp.
🔸 12 died near Palestine Stadium, 8 in an apartment building, and 11 in a street strike in Gaza City.
🔸 2 people were killed at the entrance to Bureij Refugee Camp.
🇨🇩 CONGO | 🇷🇼 RWANDA
🔴 US-Brokered Peace Deal Signed After 30 Years of Conflict
🔸 Congo & Rwanda signed a US-mediated peace deal; rebels like M23 say it won’t apply to them.
🔸 Trump warns of "severe penalties" if deal is broken; US seeks access to $24T mineral reserves.
🔸 Rwanda agrees to ease “defensive measures”; Congo asks for US help to retake rebel-held areas.
🇩🇪 GERMANY
🔴 China’s DeepSeek Faces Ban from App Stores Over Data Concerns
🔸 Data chief Meike Kamp urges removal of AI app from Apple & Google stores.
🔸 Says DeepSeek unlawfully sends German user data to China, violating EU rules.
🔸 Claims Chinese authorities have broad access to stored information.
#Germany #DeepSeek #China #DataPrivacy #AI #AppStores #Surveillance
🇮🇳 INDIA | 🇨🇳 CHINA
🔴 India Seeks “Permanent Solution” to Border Dispute with China
🔸 Defense Minister Singh tells China’s Dong Jun lasting solution is needed.
🔸 Urges restoration of trust lost after deadly 2020 clash.
🔸 20 Indian & 4 Chinese soldiers died in 2020; tensions lasted 4 years.
🔸 Troop pullback deal reached in Oct 2024 to ease relations.
#India #China #BorderDispute #Ladakh #SCO #RajnathSingh #DongJun
🇪🇺 EUROPE
🔴 EU Calls for More Military Aid to Ukraine, Sanctions Stalled
🔸 Leaders urge stepped-up support for air defense, anti-drone gear & ammo.
🔸 Backing Ukraine’s defense industry seen as key to cost-effective production.
🔸 Kyiv’s EU bid supported, but no progress on new Russia sanctions.
🔸 Statement passed despite Hungary’s objections.
#EU #Ukraine #Russia #Sanctions #MilitaryAid #DefenseIndustry
🇷🇺 RUSSIA
🔴 Russia Sharply Boosts Drone Production in May
🔸 Combat drone output rose ~17% in May—four times the monthly average.
🔸 Moscow uses Iranian-origin Shahed drones in a “punishment strategy” to pressure Ukraine.
🇮🇷 IRAN
🔴 Tehran Denies Nuclear Talks with U.S. Are Set to Begin
🔸 FM Araghchi says “no agreement or arrangement” exists for new negotiations.
🔸 Trump claimed talks could start next week and lead to a deal.
#Iran #USA #NuclearDeal #Araghchi #Trump #Diplomacy #MiddleEast
🇫🇷 FRANCE
🔴 Macron: U.S. Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Sites Had “Real Impact”
🔸 Macron says attacks on Natanz, Isfahan & Fordow were effective.
🔸 Warns worst-case scenario would be Iran withdrawing from NPT.
#France #Macron #Iran #Nuclear #USA #Natanz #Fordow #Isfahan
🇷🇺 RUSSIA
🔴 Russia Starts Mass Production of Mini Missiles for Pantsir
🔸 State firm Rostec begins producing mini missiles for Pantsir air defense system.
🔸 Designed to counter drone swarms, especially small UAVs.
🔸 New Pantsir-SMD-E can reportedly take out dozens of drones on its own.
🇬🇧 UK
🔴 Britain Weighs Joining Europe-Med Customs Deal
🔸 UK to consult business on joining Pan-Euro-Med (PEM) customs system.
🔸 Deal isn’t a customs union—London keeps trade policy & tariffs.
🔸 Gov’t admits some sectors may lose out, but calls move “pragmatic.”
🔸 PEM includes EU, Turkey, Morocco, Ukraine & others.
🇺🇸 USA
🔴 Trump’s $893B Budget Shifts Focus to Drones & Missiles, Cuts F-35s
🔸 Requests only 47 F-35s for 2026, down from Biden’s 68 in 2025.
🔸 Boosts funding for drones, JASSM-ER & LRASM systems; cuts Precision Strike Missiles.
🔸 $25B added to “Golden Dome” in $150B defense bill called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
