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  1. 01

    JAPAN

    Code red.

    Several world leaders, including Japan’s Takaichi, have issued urgent global warnings over a pair of critical vulnerabilities found in PHP, aka the programming language underpinning 70% of the internet. (BBC)

  2. 02

    UNITED NATIONS

    It’s a Hail Lana.

    The UAE has now nominated diplomat Lana Nusseibeh to join the (already crowded) race to replace António Guterres when he steps down as UN chief at the end of this year. (France24)

  3. 03

    SAUDI ARABIA

    Embassy ouster.

    DC has ordered all non-emergency embassy personnel and family members to leave Saudi Arabia amid the continued Houthi hits on critical infrastructure and airports across the kingdom. (Guardian)

  4. 04

    FIJI

    Distant friend?

    The key Pacific Islands Forum regional bloc has officially accepted Israel as a dialogue partner, alongside long-running partners like the US, China, and the EU all jostling for influence in the strategically located zone. (RNZ)

  5. 05

    RUSSIA

    Running circles.

    Following a three-hour St Petersburg sit-down with Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, President Putin has now agreed to resume US-sponsored trilateral ceasefire talks with Ukraine, and has also released 74-year-old US citizen Stephen Hubbard, held on mercenary charges since 2022. (CNN)

  6. 06

    EL SALVADOR

    Haiti showdown.

    In a remarkable turn, President Bukele has announced a direct military operation in Haiti to rescue four Salvadoran aviation technicians kidnapped by armed gangs over the weekend. (AP)

  7. 07

    LIBYA

    Maritime boundaries.

    Commander Haftar’s unrecognised eastern government has endorsed a controversial 2019 maritime border deal with Turkey, years after Libya’s UN-backed Tripoli administration first signed. It’s drawn swift condemnation from Greece and Cyprus, who have overlapping claims. (Reuters)

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