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• Russia and Ukraine to Begin First Direct Peace Talks Since 2022 - The New York Times

  1. Russia and Ukraine to Begin First Direct Peace Talks Since 2022  The New York Times
  2. Live updates: Russia and Ukraine officials set to meet for peace talks in Turkey  CNN
  3. Russians and Ukrainians in Turkey for what would be first talks in 3 years  Reuters
  4. Ukraine-Russia talks back on track but Rubio expects no breakthrough  The Washington Post
  5. The outlook for Ukraine-Russia talks fades, as Putin skips out  NPR

• Live updates: Trump visits UAE, attends business meeting on last day of trip - The Washington Post

  1. Live updates: Trump visits UAE, attends business meeting on last day of trip  The Washington Post
  2. Trump Wraps Up Middle East Visit Dominated by Syria and Business  The New York Times
  3. Trump administration live updates: President Trump ends Mideast trip with AAPI proclamation  NBC News
  4. Trump hints at new global tariff terms on final day in the Middle East  CNN
  5. Trump announces more than $200bn of deals between US and UAE  The Guardian

• Thailand: 17 wanted over deadly Bangkok tower collapse - DW

  1. Thailand: 17 wanted over deadly Bangkok tower collapse  DW
  2. Thai court issues 17 arrest warrants over Bangkok skyscraper collapse  BBC
  3. Thai construction magnate surrenders on felony negligence charges over earthquake building collapse  Yahoo
  4. Construction tycoon among 17 wanted in Thailand over deadly tower collapse  CNN
  5. Thai construction tycoon and 14 others surrender to police over fatal Bangkok tower collapse  Reuters

• 54 people killed in overnight airstrikes on southern Gaza city, hospital says - AP News

  1. 54 people killed in overnight airstrikes on southern Gaza city, hospital says  AP News
  2. Updates: Israel kills 143 in a day as Gaza death toll passes 53,000  Al Jazeera
  3. Israeli strikes kill at least 20 people in Gaza as Trump wraps up his Middle East visit  AP News
  4. Militant’s Death Would Be Blow to Hamas, but May Have Limited Long-Term Consequences  The New York Times
  5. Accused of making starvation a 'bargaining chip,' Israel launches another wave of strikes on Gaza  NBC News

• Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister al-Shaibani - U.S. Department of State (.gov)

  1. Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister al-Shaibani  U.S. Department of State (.gov)
  2. Marco Rubio Meets Syria’s Foreign Minister, in Another Sign of Warming Ties  The New York Times
  3. Trump’s decision to lift Syria sanctions fuels dreams of economic revival  Al Jazeera
  4. Is Syria's new president a U.S. ally or enemy?  NBC News
  5. Trump’s Pledge to Lift Syrian Sanctions Faces Long, Complex Road  Bloomberg

• AP PHOTOS: Children die as USAID aid cuts snap a lifeline for the world's most malnourished - AP News

  AP PHOTOS: Children die as USAID aid cuts snap a lifeline for the world's most malnourished  AP NewsView Full Coverage on Google News

• Trump’s Middle East Trip: Here Are All The Major Deals Signed - Forbes

  1. Trump’s Middle East Trip: Here Are All The Major Deals Signed  Forbes
  2. Vengeful at Home, Trump Takes His Forgiving Side on Middle East Tour  The New York Times
  3. Trump sheds his MAGA isolationism during Middle East trip  CNN
  4. 'Perfecto': Wealthy Gulf rulers bring A-game to Trump charm offensive  USA Today
  5. Trump resets America’s Middle East policy in surprising ways  The Economist

• Rubio says all NATO members will agree at June summit to 5% defense spending over next decade - Axios

  1. Rubio says all NATO members will agree at June summit to 5% defense spending over next decade  Axios
  2. Surprise defense spending pledge splits German coalition  politico.eu
  3. Germany backs Donald Trump goal for Nato to spend 5% of GDP on defence  Financial Times
  4. Germany to comply with Trump's 5% defence spending target, foreign minister suggests  Euronews.com
  5. Germany backs Trump's push for 5% NATO defense spending target  CNBC

• TikTok influencer murdered during livestream was targeted by hitman, Mexican officials say - AL.com

  1. TikTok influencer murdered during livestream was targeted by hitman, Mexican officials say  AL.com
  2. Killing of a Mexican influencer live on TikTok raises questions  BBC
  3. TikTok beauty influencer shot dead during live stream in Mexico  CNN
  4. Mexican influencer shot dead during TikTok livestream appeared to be killed by hit man: prosecutors  Yahoo
  5. Influencer shot live on TikTok: How rampant is femicide in Mexico?  Al Jazeera

• Trump Says Talks on Iran’s Nuclear Program Are ‘Very Serious’ - The New York Times

  1. Trump Says Talks on Iran’s Nuclear Program Are ‘Very Serious’  The New York Times
  2. Trump says US is ‘very close’ to a nuclear deal after Iran ‘agreed’ to its terms  CNN
  3. Trump: Iran nuclear issue will be solved ‘one way or another’  The Times of Israel
  4. Trump warns Iran faces 'violence like people haven't seen before' if nuclear deal fails  Fox News
  5. Trump’s Middle East trip reveals sometimes contradictory foreign policy approach  The Washington Post

• Putin’s New Hermit Kingdom - Foreign Affairs

  1. Putin’s New Hermit Kingdom  Foreign Affairs
  2. Putin Still Holds All the Cards in Ukraine, With No Reason to Fold  Bloomberg
  3. The Russia-Ukraine peace process is going exactly how Moscow wants it to: slowly  CNN
  4. Ukraine can still win, but not if Trump keeps chasing a cease-fire Russia doesn’t want  The Hill
  5. What are the outlines and risks of a possible Ukraine peace deal?  Reuters

• Israel ramps up strikes in Gaza, killing dozens, as Trump floats ‘freedom zone’ - CNN

  1. Israel ramps up strikes in Gaza, killing dozens, as Trump floats ‘freedom zone’  CNN
  2. Middle East crisis live: ‘a lot of people are starving’ in Gaza, says Trump, as Israeli strikes kill dozens  The Guardian
  3. US would make Gaza a 'freedom zone', Trump says in Qatar  Reuters
  4. Trump: 'People are starving' in Gaza, US will address it  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Donald Trump bypasses Israel on the path to peace in Gaza  The Economist

• Newspaper headlines: Starmer's scramble after 'Albania snub' and 'fastest growth' for economy - BBC

  1. Newspaper headlines: Starmer's scramble after 'Albania snub' and 'fastest growth' for economy  BBC
  2. UK in talks to send failed asylum seekers abroad  BBC
  3. Britain says it’s talking with some countries to set up migrant return hubs  AP News
  4. UK’s Starmer seeking third countries to set up asylum seeker ‘return hubs’  Al Jazeera
  5. The 6ft 7in PM who made Starmer look small on the world stage  The Telegraph

• How not to fight populism: a lesson from Romania - Financial Times

  1. How not to fight populism: a lesson from Romania  Financial Times
  2. Opinion | Romania Is Falling Into the Abyss  The New York Times
  3. Who is winning the Romanian election?  politico.eu
  4. MAGA goes East: Romania's presidential frontrunner rides hard-right wave  Reuters
  5. Romania braces for crossroads presidential runoff viewed as a choice between East or West  AP News

• Last U.S. Hostage in Gaza Is Reunited With Parents: ‘We Never Lost Hope’ - The New York Times

  1. Last U.S. Hostage in Gaza Is Reunited With Parents: ‘We Never Lost Hope’  The New York Times
  2. Freed US hostage Edan Alexander's parents speak out in exclusive ABC News interview: 'It finally happened'  ABC News
  3. Scoop: Hamas approached pro-Trump activist for secret talks that freed Edan Alexander  Axios
  4. Trump Sides With the Israeli People Against Netanyahu  The Atlantic
  5. Edan Alexander was injured when a tunnel collapsed on him in captivity, father says - NYT  The Jerusalem Post

• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 15, 2025 - Institute for the Study of War

  1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 15, 2025  Institute for the Study of War
  2. Russia’s coming summer offensive could be deadliest of the entire war  Atlantic Council
  3. US warns of looming Russian offensive in Ukraine – CNN  Українська правда
  4. Russia has already started its summer offensive in Ukraine  Ґвара Медіа
  5. Analysts: Russian Summer Offensive is Coming, With or Without Peace Deal  Kyiv Post

• Estonia says Russia sent jet after attempt to stop sanction-breaking ship - Reuters

  1. Estonia says Russia sent jet after attempt to stop sanction-breaking ship  Reuters
  2. Russian Jet Violates NATO Airspace as Putin 'Shadow Fleet' Tanker Escorted  Newsweek
  3. Estonia warns Russia may use military force to defend its shadow fleet of tankers dodging sanctions  Yahoo
  4. Nato and Russian fighter jets face-off over Baltic Sea  The Telegraph
  5. Dark fleet politics escalate as Russia scrambles jet to protect ‘nationless’ tanker  Lloyd's List

• Trump is shaking up US-Israel relations in a way no one has in decades - vox.com

  1. Trump is shaking up US-Israel relations in a way no one has in decades  vox.com
  2. Column | In Middle East, Trump marginalizes Israel without helping Gaza  The Washington Post
  3. Trump’s Trip Lays Bare a Stark Advantage Some Arab States Have Over Israel  Politico
  4. Trump’s patience with Netanyahu is running out  Financial Times
  5. Hailing Syria, arming Saudis, dealing with Iran and Houthis, Trump relegates Israeli concerns  The Times of Israel