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    RUSSIA

    You should leave.

    Russia has warned foreigners, including diplomats, to leave Kyiv ahead of “systematic ​strikes” on the Ukrainian capital. Putin is still claiming it’s all retribution for last week’s deadly drone strikes on a student dorm in Russia-controlled Luhansk, which Ukraine continues to deny. (Independent)

  2. 02

    IRAN

    Cease or fire?

    Both the US and Iran’s regime say their fragile ceasefire still holds, even after the US hit missile sites in southern Iran plus IRGC mine-layers near Hormuz. Iran’s regime says it returned fire. (BBC)

  3. 03

    MEXICO

    Iranian footballers welcome.

    President Sheinbaum has announced Iran’s football team will now commute to its World Cup matches from a new base in Mexico, after the US refused to host. (CNN)

  4. 04

    NIGERIA

    Tinubu locks in 2027 run.

    President Tinubu has crushed his party’s primaries with a landslide ~11 million votes (99%) to secure his candidacy for re-election in January. Accepting the nomination, he’s vowed to continue his reform agenda. (Voice of Africa)

  5. 05

    CANADA

    Albrexit?

    Prime Minister Carney has dunked on the Alberta provincial government’s plan for a non-binding vote in October on whether to hold a referendum to secede, calling it a “dangerous bluff” that risks echoing Brexit’s mess. (Global News)

  6. 06

    CAMBODIA

    Opposition pardon.

    Hun Sen has taken to Facebook to grant a royal pardon to longtime opposition leader Kem Sokha, three years into his 27-year sentence for being an opposition leader treason. (The Diplomat)

  7. 07

    INDIA

    It’s leg day.

    India’s foreign minister (Jaishankar) hosted his ‘Quad’ counterparts in Delhi today (Tues), including America’s Rubio, Japan’s Motegi, and Australia’s Wong. Their big new announcement involves jointly building a new port in Fiji. (Reuters)

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