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United States
Direct US engagement with Min Aung Hlaing's government began around an American detainee and cyber-scam centres but has widened toward rare-earth access, marking the highest-level contact since the 2021 coup.
Africa
Fatima Zahra Mansouri's appointment breaks a political barrier, but advocates say its lasting significance will depend on legal reform, cabinet powers and progress on Morocco's long-delayed family code.
China
The Xiangshan Forum brings military and diplomatic delegations to Beijing as China promotes a multipolar security order while regional governments weigh doubts about both Beijing and Washington.
Middle East
The three governments held their first strategic committee meeting, established a permanent secretariat in Riyadh and defined the pact as defensive and potentially open to future members.
China
The removals leave only two active members on a body that once had seven, while the officers' parallel Communist Party posts have not been publicly withdrawn.
Europe
A money-laundering investigation reached Ukraine's presidential office as a dismissed defense minister called for a legal path to elections under prolonged martial law.
Middle East
Fourteen states endorsed a defensive framework led from Riyadh, but its effectiveness will depend on national operational choices, political agreement over threats and progress on conflicts ashore.
United States
A coalition of 32 tech companies and organizations has called on U.S. policymakers to support open-weight AI models, arguing that American leadership in artificial intelligence depends on fostering an open ecosystem rather than restricting access to frontier models. The signatories include Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI and IBM.
Russia
Russia's Defense Ministry said Ukraine rejected a proposed halt to shelling in Konstantinovka that would have allowed the return of bodies of Ukrainian soldiers killed during recent fighting for the Donbass city.
China
Xi Jinping promoted Zhang Shuguang and Wang Gang to the rank of general, placing Zhang at the head of the Central Military Commission's discipline body as China continues to rebuild a military command weakened by years of anti-corruption purges.
Russia
Vladimir Putin said Western governments first create threats to Russia, then force Moscow to respond and finally use that response to justify further pressure, linking the argument to his call for equal security and a multipolar world order.
