U.S. and Iran exchange fire despite ceasefire. And, Trump nominates a new head of ICE – NPR

  1. U.S. and Iran exchange fire despite ceasefire. And, Trump nominates a new head of ICE  NPR
  2. Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks  AP News
  3. Iran and US exchange strikes as Hormuz tensions stress agreement  CNN
  4. Iranian drones attack Bahrain and a ship is struck in the strait after US airstrikes  Politico
  5. U.S. military says it struck multiple targets in Iran as ceasefire is strained by 2nd day of attacks  PBS
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‘Saving the Kyiv regime isn’t part of our plans’: Putin on Ukraine, fuel shortages, and Trump – Meduza

  1. ‘Saving the Kyiv regime isn’t part of our plans’: Putin on Ukraine, fuel shortages, and Trump  Meduza
  2. Russia-Ukraine war: Why has Putin rejected limits on long-range strikes?  Al Jazeera
  3. Ukraine war briefing: Putin expects US negotiators in Moscow; fuel rationing in Siberia as crisis bites  The Guardian
  4. Kremlin says Russia's stance on conditions for a Ukraine peace deal has not changed since 2024  Reuters
  5. Putin says Russia will press on despite fuel shortages  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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A long-awaited Australia-Vanuatu pact blocks China from building a military base – AP News

  1. A long-awaited Australia-Vanuatu pact blocks China from building a military base  AP News
  2. Australia-Vanuatu deal bars foreign bases in island nation  DW.com
  3. Australia and Vanuatu sign delayed security deal seen as curbing China  Reuters
  4. Australia and Vanuatu sign deal barring foreign military from island  Euronews
  5. Australia and Vanuatu sign deal to block foreign military bases  Al Jazeera
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China Blacklists More Japan Entities as Takaichi Feud Deepens – Bloomberg.com

  1. China Blacklists More Japan Entities as Takaichi Feud Deepens  Bloomberg.com
  2. China widens Japan export curbs, targeting drone makers, nuclear firms and defense institutes  CNBC
  3. China imposes export controls on 40 Japanese entities as tensions with Tokyo rise  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  4. China restricts exports to Mitsubishi, Hitachi, Komatsu units  Nikkei Asia
  5. China blacklists more Japanese entities as row deepens  The Japan Times
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Pakistani airstrikes kill dozens in eastern Afghanistan

Pakistan says strikes were aimed at a terrorist group while Taliban condemn ‘cowardly act of aggression’

Pakistani airstrikes in three eastern provinces of Afghanistan killed 36 civilians and wounded 163 others, Afghan officials have said, as attacks between the two countries showed no sign of abating.

Pakistan’s information minister, Attaullah Tarar, said the operations on Sunday night were aimed at a terrorist group his country blamed for a deadly militant attack in Karachi that killed three security personnel over the weekend.

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