Europe prepares for new responsibilities, Iran completes military drills, France targets Russian assets, and U.S. halts deportation flights.

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Iran has concluded significant military exercises that researchers describe as highlighting both its strengths and weaknesses. Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron has labeled Russia as a threat to both France and Europe, with France considering the seizure of Russian assets in response. In the United States, the government has suspended costly deportation flights that utilized military aircraft.

Top Stories

• Iran wraps up 'unprecedented' military exercises highlighting strengths, weaknesses, researchers say (www.voanews.com)

• US cuts off intelligence sharing with Ukraine, FT reports (www.reuters.com)

• U.S. Suspends Costly Deportation Flights Using Military Aircraft (www.wsj.com)

• France warms to idea of seizing Russian assets in Europe (www.politico.eu)

• Italy Is Getting Cold Feet Over Deal to Use Musk's Starlink (www.bloomberg.com)

• Iran wraps up 'unprecedented' military exercises highlighting strengths, weaknesses, researchers say (www.voanews.com)

United States

• Elon Musk says the Post Office and Amtrak should be privatized (www.businessinsider.com)

• Exclusive: Canada and US offered Uyghurs in Thailand asylum before deportation to China, sources say (www.reuters.com)

• Canada Won’t Scrap Tariffs Unless All US Levies Are Lifted, Official Says (www.bloomberg.com)

• Trudeau not willing to lift Canada's retaliatory tariffs if Trump leaves some tariffs on Canada (apnews.com)

• Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo (apnews.com)

• Trump Promised Retribution. Turns Out He Had a Very Big Target in Mind. (www.nytimes.com)

Africa

• Lesotho responds after Trump says nobody has heard of the country (www.reuters.com)

• Opposition arrests spark fears over South Sudan peace deal (www.bbc.com)

• Tunisia puts 40 opposition figures on trial. Activists say the move is politically motivated (apnews.com)

Middle East

• Egypt Offers Their Plan for a Gaza With Resorts. Trump’s Team Says No (www.wsj.com)

• U.S. holding secret talks with Hamas (axios.com)

• Syria’s foreign minister makes landmark first visit to global chemical weapons watchdog (apnews.com)

Indo-Pacific

• What are Southeast Asia's scam centres, and why are they being dismantled? (www.reuters.com)

• North Korea Appears Close to Completing its First Airborne Early Warning Aircraft (apnews.com)

• Ambanis Overhaul Retail Unit in Quest of $125 Billion Valuation (www.bloomberg.com)

• TMC accuses EC of voter fraud in West Bengal: ‘Epic scam’ (indianexpress.com)

• Deaths way up, births way down yet again in Japan as population shrinks faster than expected (soranews24.com)

Europe

• Europe is getting ready for the end of NATO. That’s according to the former supreme allied commander. (www.bloomberg.com)

• Live, speech by Emmanuel Macron: “The Russian threat is here and affects the countries of Europe” (www.lemonde.fr)

• Garry Kasparov: ‘Putin will violate a truce when he finds it convenient, as he did with dozens of others’ (english.elpais.com)

• Macron says Europe needs to be 'ready' for the US to 'not be at our side' (www.theguardian.com)

• France warms to idea of seizing Russian assets in Europe (www.politico.eu)

• Italy is getting cold feet over Starlink (www.bloomberg.com)

Latin America  

• Panama president says ‘Trump is lying’ about reclaiming canal (theguardian.com)

• Tariff concerns prompt Honda to move Civic production from Mexico to US (mexiconewsdaily.com

• Trump administration rethinking Guantánamo immigrant detention plan amid cost issues and power struggles (nbcnews.com)

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