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  1. 01

    IRAN

    The latest.

    With his China trip in the rear-view, President Trump has pivoted back to Iran, insisting the “clock is ticking” for the regime to do a deal. Meanwhile, the UAE has blamed Iran or its proxies for a strike near an Abu Dhabi nuclear plant. (Bloomberg $)

  2. 02

    BULGARIA

    First Eurovision win.

    Prime Minister Radev has hailed popstar Dara’s “victory with global resonance” after she won Eurovision 2026 in Vienna over the weekend with her dance track Bangaranga. Bulgaria now gets hosting rights for 2027. (DW)

  3. 03

    NORTH KOREA

    Athletes take a trip south.

    Members of a North Korean women’s football club have travelled to the democratic South for a match, the first North-South sporting visit in eight years. (CNN)

  4. 04

    RUSSIA

    War hits home.

    Russian authorities are reporting four dead after Ukraine’s largest-ever aerial counter-attack used ~500 drones to hit targets across 14 Russian regions, including Moscow. Ukraine’s Zelensky had warned of retaliation after Russia’s deadly missile strike on an apartment building left 24 dead last week. (Guardian)

  5. 05

    INDIA

    Chip fabs incoming.

    India’s Tata Electronics and Dutch lithography giant ASML have used PM Modi’s European tour to sign an $11B landmark deal to build India’s first 300mm semiconductor plant (enabling modern, high-volume production). (Al Jazeera)

  6. 06

    TAIWAN

    Not for sale.

    President Lai has declared “Taiwan will never be sacrificed or traded”, in a blunt response to President Trump describing a mooted $14B US arms package as a potential bargaining chip with China. (Lai’s FB post 🇹🇼)

  7. 07

    DR CONGO

    Ebola outbreak.

    The World Health Organisation has labelled an Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda a public health emergency “of international concern”. (WHO)

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