Editorial
🇺🇸 Biden and Trump held a cordial White House meeting, discussing Ukraine and the Middle East. Biden pledged support for Ukraine’s security, while Trump committed
🇮🇱 Israel reports progress in ceasefire talks with Lebanon, suggesting that Russia could aid by preventing Hezbollah’s rearmament via Syria. Israel seeks Hezbollah’s withdrawal north
🇪🇺 The European Union has delivered over 980,000 artillery shells to Ukraine and aims to reach 1 million by year’s end, despite initial production delays,
🇵🇪 Peru has ramped up security in Lima ahead of the APEC summit, deploying over 15,000 police and soldiers. Schools and offices are closed, and
🇮🇱 Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced his intention to push for Israeli sovereignty in the occupied West Bank by 2025, hoping for support from
🇺🇦 Russian attacks in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region killed three people and injured at least 19, with more potentially trapped under rubble. Shelling hit Nikopol, killing
🇲🇦 Moroccan journalist Hamid Mahdaoui was sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined 1.5 million dirhams ($150,000) for defamation after accusing Justice Minister Abdellatif
🇮🇱 Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer is set to meet U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington, with the U.S.-imposed deadline to address
🇱🇹 Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda announced he would block ministers from the Nemunas Dawn party, part of the new coalition government, due to its leader
