Geopolitics intensify as Putin defies Ukraine ceasefire, Canada eyes EU military ties, and Trump faces legal and economic backlash.

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Following a brief and quickly broken ceasefire in Ukraine, Finland's president criticized Putin for revealing his "true face" through continued aggression. Meanwhile, geopolitical tensions are influencing North American and European alliances, with Canada considering deeper involvement in the EU's military industry in response to threats from former U.S. President Trump. Additionally, the Federal Reserve has warned that Trump's tariffs are contributing to rising inflation, adding economic pressure to the ongoing political challenges.

Top Stories

• Putin showed ‘true face’ by bombing Ukraine after ceasefire call, says Finland’s president (www.politico.eu)

• Menaced by Trump, Canada Prepares to Join E.U. Military Industry Efforts (www.nytimes.com)

• Russia broke Trump’s hyped partial Ukraine ceasefire after 1 hour (www.politico.eu)

• Tariffs 'clearly' driving inflation, Fed warns (www.bbc.com)

• EU to exclude US, UK and Turkey from €150bn rearmament fund (www.ft.com)

• Protests erupt in Turkey after Erdogan rival arrested (www.bbc.com)

• With Trudeau gone, can Canada and India patch up relations? (www.dw.com)

United States

• Scoop: Schumer faces growing House Dem calls to step down (www.axios.com)

• GOP senator says she'll keep criticizing DOGE even if Elon Musk spends 'the next billion dollars that he makes off of Starlink' against her (www.businessinsider.com)

• The Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks (www.theguardian.com)

• Chuck Schumer clung to belief Republicans would ‘expel’ Trump, book says (www.theguardian.com)

• Russia broke Trump’s hyped partial Ukraine ceasefire after 1 hour (www.politico.eu)

• Volodymyr Zelenskyy to talk to Donald Trump after Russia continues strikes on Ukraine (www.ft.com)

Africa

• Niger Expels Chinese Oil Executives Over Failure to Meet Local Content Criteria (www.bloomberg.com)

• Kenya Shillings stable due to diaspora inflow (www.reuters.com)

• M23 rebels enter another eastern Congo town, defying calls for ceasefire (www.reuters.com)

Middle East

• After airstrikes, Israel says it has launched new ground operation in Gaza (reuters.com)

• Scoop: Trump's letter to Iran included 2-month deadline for new nuclear deal (axios.com)

• U.N. staffer killed and 5 others wounded in a strike in the Gaza Strip (nbcnews.com)

• Germany provides 32 trucks to boost Jordanian humanitarian corridor to Gaza (jordantimes.com)

Indo-Pacific

• Rahul Gandhi says opposition's voice silenced in new India': ‘LoP not being permitted to speak' (www.hindustantimes.com)

• US says multiple offers were made to resettle Uyghurs before Thailand deported them back to China (apnews.com)

• US research hub at heart of brain drain for scientists returning to China, study finds (www.scmp.com)

• Mystery lithium levels in Beijing’s pregnant women spark worries, study finds (www.scmp.com)

• Hollywood Has a New China Problem (foreignpolicy.com)

• Trump Vows to Authorize Coal-Fired Power to Counter China (www.bloomberg.com)

Europe

• Serbian PM formally resigns (www.reuters.com)

• A french scientist has been denied entry in the US to attend a conference because of posts against Trump (www.lemonde.fr)

• Turkish opposition party calls the detaining of Erdogan's main rival as a "coup" (www.reuters.com)

• Reeves to reveal biggest UK spending cuts since austerity in spring statement (www.theguardian.com)

• No one knows why UK benefit claims have outpaced peer countries (www.ft.com)

• Single-use plastic waste on UK and Channel Island beaches ‘up by 9.5% last year’ (www.theguardian.com)

• Former Secretary Matt Hancock criticises 'wholly naive' and 'hostile' Covid inquiry (www.bbc.com)

Latin America

• FBI extradites ‘10 Most Wanted’ list fugitive from Mexico: Patel (thehill.com)

• US warns of more sanctions on Venezuela if it doesn't accept repatriated citizens (reuters.com)

• Lawmaker son of Brazil’s Bolsonaro announces relocation to the US as father faces legal woes (apnews.com)

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