Editorial
🇱🇹 Lithuania’s Social Democrats, winners of last month’s election, are forming a coalition with Nemunas Dawn, led by Remigijus Zemaitaitis, who is on trial for
🇶🇦 Qatar has paused its mediation efforts for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, citing a lack of “willingness and seriousness” from both Hamas
🇺🇳 IAEA chief Rafael Grossi will visit Iran on Wednesday to address nuclear program concerns, including Iran’s restrictions on inspectors and unexplained uranium traces at
🇨🇳 China condemned the Philippines’ new maritime laws defining its sea boundaries, claiming they infringe on China’s South China Sea “sovereignty.” Beijing, asserting nearly total
🇸🇾 A reported Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Sayeda Zainab, near Damascus, killed seven civilians, including women and children, and injured 20 others.
🇲🇺 Mauritius held parliamentary elections with the cost of living as the top concern. Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth’s coalition pledged higher wages, pension increases,
🇲🇩 Moldova reported that two Russian “decoy” drones, used to distract Ukrainian air defenses, violated its airspace and crashed in Borosenii Noi and Firladeni during
🇨🇺 Cuba warned it will not tolerate “public disorder” amid scattered protests over extended blackouts following Hurricane Rafael, which left much of western Cuba without
🇮🇱🇩🇪 Israel and Germany are coordinating the 2025 deployment of Israel’s Arrow-3 missile defense system on German soil, following a $3.5 billion deal. Developed with
