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  1. 01

    UNITED KINGDOM

    Here we go (again).

    Another day, another “PM Starmer under pressure!” headline: now a young Labour MP is resigning so that popular Manchester mayor Andy Burnham can run for his seat then challenge Starmer for leadership of not just the party, but the nation. Meanwhile, a tax probe has cleared Starmer’s former deputy Angela Rayner of wrongdoing, meaning she could also challenge Starmer for the top job. (Politico)

  2. 02

    SOLOMON ISLANDS

    New leader, who dis?

    Perennial opposition figure Matthew Wale has emerged as the new prime minister, a week after his predecessor fell in a no-confidence vote. Wale has previously pledged to publish — though not revoke — the secret 2022 security pact with China. (ABC)

  3. 03

    TAJIKISTAN

    Good neighbours.

    Just prior to Trump’s visit, Tajikistan’s President Rahmon appeared in Beijing to sign a high-level Treaty on Permanent Good-Neighborliness. (CGTN)

  4. 04

    LATVIA

    PM resigns.

    The centre-right PM Silina has stepped down amid a political crisis triggered by wayward Ukrainian drones crashing into Latvian territory — she had fired her defence minister, prompting his Progressive party to pull its support. (BBC)

  5. 05

    UAE

    Who’s lying?

    The UAE is flatly denying a statement from Netanyahu’s office that the Israeli PM secretly met the UAE’s president (MBZ) in the UAE at the height of the Iran war — a chat Israel said delivered an unspecified “historic breakthrough.” (Bloomberg $)

  6. 06

    NICARAGUA

    Group project.

    Russia’s Putin has signed into law a military cooperation pact with Nicaragua, promising joint training and intelligence sharing. (Americas Quarterly)

  7. 07

    INDIA

    Sunken ship.

    Delhi has condemned the sinking of an Indian-flagged wooden cargo ship off Oman, though has stopped short of naming names. (Independent)

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