Diddy/Maxwell Prosecutor Fired; US, India Near Trade Deal; Germany, UK Sign Unprecedented Agreement

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The Trump administration has fired federal prosecutor Maurene Comey from her Manhattan position handling high-profile cases including Sean "Diddy" Combs, while Burkina Faso's military junta dissolved the country's independent electoral commission. International diplomacy shows mixed signals with Gaza mediators presenting an updated ceasefire proposal that Hamas responded to "positively," India and the US nearing completion of a trade deal, and Germany and the UK signing their first combined defense and migration treaty, even as Brazil's President Lula publicly rejected taking orders from "gringo" Trump, signaling real friction in US-Latin American relations.

Top Stories

• Maurene Comey, federal prosecutor in Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Ghislaine Maxwell cases, fired: Sources - ABC

• Burkina Faso ruling junta dissolves independent electoral commission - Associated Press

• Gaza mediators present updated offer, hope for ceasefire and hostage deal soon - Axios

• India and US very close to finalising trade deal, says Trump - BBC 

• Germany and UK sign 'first of its kind' defence and migration treaty - Euro News

• Brazil's Lula says he won't take orders from 'gringo' Trump - Reuters

United States

• Maurene Comey, federal prosecutor in Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Ghislaine Maxwell cases, fired: Sources - ABC

• Anti-Trump Bump Rekindles Support for Brazil’s President - New York Times

• Trump Says He Convinced Coca-Cola to Use Real Cane Sugar in the U.S. - TIME

• India and US very close to finalising trade deal, says Trump - BBC

• U.S. hit with record number of flash flood warnings - NBC

Africa

• Eswatini says it will repatriate immigrants deported by United States - Africa News

• Burkina Faso ruling junta dissolves independent electoral commission - Associated Press

• Togo votes in local elections amid outburst of public anger: What to know - Al Jazeera

• France hands back last military bases in Senegal, ending 65-year troop presence - France24

• World's oldest climate fund targets wildlife bonds for every country in Africa - Reuters

Middle East

• Gaza mediators present updated offer, hope for ceasefire and hostage deal soon - Axios

• New U.S. assessment finds American strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites - NBC

• Israel says it 'deeply regrets' strike on Catholic church in Gaza that killed 3 - ABC

• Israel demands UN scrap investigation body for Palestinian territories - Reuters

• Slovenia bars far-right Israeli cabinet ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich - Al Jazeera

Indo-Pacific

• 'Japanese First' party shakes up election with alarm over foreigners - Reuters

• India and US very close to finalising trade deal, says Trump - BBC 

• US Designates Group Behind Pahalgam Attack 'Foreign Terrorist Organisation' - NDTV

• South Korea’s Lee orders new investigation team to look into deadly 2022 crush - CNN

• US solar panel makers seek tariffs on imports from Indonesia, India, Laos - Reuters

Europe

• France hands back last military bases in Senegal, ending 65-year troop presence - France24

• Slovenia bars far-right Israeli cabinet ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich - Al Jazeera

• Afghan data leak: SAS and UK spies named in Afghan data breach - BBC

• Ukraine to boost domestic arms production in war with Russia, says Zelenskyy - NBC

• Germany and UK sign 'first of its kind' defence and migration treaty - Euro News

Latin America

• Brazil's Lula says he won't take orders from 'gringo' Trump - Reuters

• Anti-Trump Bump Rekindles Support for Brazil’s President - New York Times

• Milei steps up attacks on media as election nears - France24

• Can rent control stop gentrification? Mexico City officials plan to find out - Mexico News Daily

• Exclusive: El Salvador rights group flees Bukele's deepening crackdown - Reuters

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