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  1. 01

    RUSSIA

    Your place or mine.

    The Kremlin has dismissed responded to the Ukrainian president’s open letter proposing direct leader-level peace talks on neutral turf, instead noting Zelensky “can come to Moscow any time.” Meanwhile, the US is reportedly halting Patriot sales to Germany out of concern it could be seen as “escalatory” by Moscow. (Politico)

  2. 02

    BRAZIL

    A Brazilian reasons.

    According to government and Petrobras projections reported this week, Brazil plans to increase its oil output 30% by 2032, which would theoretically push it into the world’s top five producers. (Nikkei $)

  3. 03

    NORTH KOREA

    What’s the (nuclear) matter?

    Dictator Kim Jong Un has used his tour of a new weapons-grade nuclear material facility to pledge he’ll expand the country’s nuclear forces “at an exponential rate”. He’s already got ~50 nukes, with enough enriched uranium for another ~40. (CNN)

  4. 04

    EUROPEAN UNION

    Okay let’s talk.

    All members of the European Union have finally agreed to kick off Ukraine and Moldova’s accession talks later this month. (RFE/RL)

  5. 05

    INDONESIA

    No free lunch.

    President Prabowo’s flagship free-school-meals program, which promised to feed 80 million kids every day, is turning sour amid poisonings, corruption allegations, and now a criminal ‘causing state losses’ probe into the program’s boss. It’s all contributing (with oil prices) to the rupiah’s continued slide, with Finance Minister Purbaya now having to deny rumours he might resign. (Independent)

  6. 06

    BOLIVIA

    Ministers resign.

    The Bolivian defence and education ministers both resigned earlier this week, in a further sign of pressure on new-ish President Paz after weeks of anti-government protests. (Reuters)

  7. 07

    SOUTH AFRICA

    Anti-immigrant violence.

    Authorities are investigating the killings of Mozambicans amid what the broader region now condemns as a surge in xenophobic attacks. Various governments, including Nigeria, Ghana, Malawi, and Mozambique, have already started organising repatriation flights for their citizens to leave South Africa. (Guardian)

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