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    IRAN

    Strikes and signals.

    The US has claimed hits on Iran’s strategic Qeshm Island in Hormuz, reportedly in response to another Iranian attempt on US assets. Meanwhile, JD Vance is voicing optimism that a deal could be close. (Guardian)

  2. 02

    UNITED NATIONS

    Latvia’s debut.

    NATO member Latvia has now officially assumed the powerful UN Security Council’s rotating monthly presidency for the first time, setting artificial intelligence and international law as key priorities while calling for an emergency session over Russia’s latest hit on an aid centre that’s left at least 29 Ukrainians dead. (AA)

  3. 03

    HAITI

    White flag?

    The infamous leader of Haiti’s powerful 400 Mawozo gang (Wilson Joseph) wants UN mediation to find a “peaceful solution” to Haiti’s crisis. (ABC)

  4. 04

    BELGIUM

    It’s called the Belgian dip.

    The king has deferred a decision on whether to accept PM de Wever’s resignation after weekend budget negotiations collapsed over a $11B fiscal gap. (AP)

  5. 05

    RWANDA

    Off the list.

    Kigali is yet to respond to DC’s announcement that the US will strip both Rwanda and South Africa from their quarter-century of duty-free trade access from 2027. (Reuters)

  6. 06

    SIERRA LEONE

    Millions on the table.

    Freetown is yet to respond after Dutch authorities dangled — and actively flooded local media with — a record $2.2M bounty targeting Europe’s most wanted cocaine kingpin, Jos Leijdekkers. He’s reportedly operating with near-total impunity in Sierra Leone’s capital. (BBC)

  7. 07

    ANTIGUA & BARBUDA

    Summit season.

    Leaders from the Commonwealth (56 mostly ex-British colonies) are in Antigua & Barbuda for their biennial summit, with British PM Andy Burnham hoping his “debt reset” proposal might fend off African/Caribbean calls for slavery reparations. (Independent)

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