Crosshairs, orange jumpsuits, and sniper dots: no, this is not a promotional still for John Wick 7 , but actually the latest kill list just dropped in Iran. So shall we take a look?
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UNITED STATES
Foreign condolences are pouring in for long-time Republican senator and Trump critic-turned-ally Lindsey Graham, who died suddenly of a ruptured aortic aneurysm on Saturday night. An old-school hawk, he was a vocal backer of Ukraine (where he’d just been), while Netanyahu has hailed him as “a true friend of Israel”. (NBC)
UKRAINE
President Zelensky has announced a reshuffle of his senior leadership, with PM Yuliia Svyrydenko stepping down just a year into her tenure. No word on her replacement just yet. (The Hill)
SOUTH KOREA
South Korean authorities have asked North Korea to assist in the search and rescue of a South Korean navy sailor presumed to have drifted across the Northern Limit Line. Interestingly, Seoul delivered the message via a text to reporters, as the two neighbours don’t currently have any working lines of communication. (Reuters)
ISRAEL
The Israeli parliament has set 27 October as the date for its next general election, the last possible day permitted by electoral law. (TOI)
ANGOLA
Angola’s central bank has approved local commercial banks using China’s yuan to meet their foreign reserve requirements. (BIA)
PERU
Incoming right-populist leader Keiko Fujimori is seeking to reset ties with Mexico, months after Mexico’s left-populist government angered Peru by granting asylum to an ex-PM wanted over Peru’s attempted ‘self-coup’ back in 2022. (Al Jazeera)
MALAYSIA
PM Anwar Ibrahim’s ruling coalition now looks a little wobbly after Malaysia’s long-time former ruling movement (BN) scored a resounding win over the PM’s own party in his home state of Johor. (The Diplomat)
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