Germany Announces Gaza Aid Airlift; Thailand, Cambodia Reach Ceasefire; Haitian Soldiers Train in Brazil

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The United States and European Union finalized what President Trump called "the largest trade deal in history," with Europe committing $600 billion in U.S. investments and $750 billion in energy purchases, though analysts suggest the EU may have conceded more ground. Meanwhile, Thailand and Cambodia agreed to "halt five days of fighting along their disputed border that's killed at least 36 people," following pressure from both Trump's tariff threats and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's diplomatic mediation. The ceasefire comes as regional conflicts continue to reshape global politics, with Sudan's paramilitary RSF forming a parallel government, Germany planning Gaza aid airlifts, Palestinian leadership calling for Hamas to surrender control, and Haiti deploying 400 police officers to Brazil for training as gang violence escalates domestically.

Top Stories

• Who are the winners and losers in US-EU trade deal? - BBC

• Middle East: Germany announces plan to airlift aid to Gaza - DW

• Coalition led by paramilitary RSF forms parallel government in Sudan - Africa News

• Hamas must surrender control of Gaza and disarm, Palestinian PM says - France24

• Thailand, Cambodia Reach Ceasefire After Push By Trump, Anwar - Bloomberg

• Haiti to send 400 police officers to Brazil for training as gangs seize more territory - Associated Press

United States

• Who are the winners and losers in US-EU trade deal? - BBC

• Immigrants in the US illegally fight the Trump administration's new no-bail policy - NPR

• US used up about a quarter of its high-end missile interceptors during Israel-Iran war, exposing gap in supplies - CNN

• U.S. and China Meet as Trade Truce Nears Expiration - New York Times

• US government probes Duke University in latest federal funding threat - Reuters

Africa

• Google announces $37 million in cumulative funding to advance AI in Africa - The Citizen

• The reverse migration: African Americans relocating to Kenya cite heritage and restoration - Associated Press

• Coalition led by paramilitary RSF forms parallel government in Sudan - Africa News

• President Touadéra confirms third-term bid amid constitutional controversy in CAR - Daily News Egypt

• Eswatini rights groups stage rare protest over ‘illegal aliens’ deported from the US - France24

Middle East

• US used up about a quarter of its high-end missile interceptors during Israel-Iran war, exposing gap in supplies - CNN

• Hamas must surrender control of Gaza and disarm, Palestinian PM says - France24

• US asked Saudi Arabia to send missile interceptors to Israel during Iran conflict. Riyadh refused - Middle East Eye

• Middle East: Germany announces plan to airlift aid to Gaza - DW

• US calls Saudi and French-led conference on two-state solution a 'publicity stunt' - Middle East Eye

Indo-Pacific

• U.S. and China Meet as Trade Truce Nears Expiration - New York Times

• US senator wants Musk to block use of Starlink by financial fraud groups in Southeast Asia - Reuters

• Great Recall Taiwan: 'Pro-China' politicians survive Taiwan vote to kick them out - BBC

• Thailand, Cambodia Reach Ceasefire After Push By Trump, Anwar - Bloomberg

• Why these two neighbors in Asia launched the world's latest armed conflict - NBC

Europe 

• Who are the winners and losers in US-EU trade deal? - BBC

• Middle East: Germany announces plan to airlift aid to Gaza - DW

• Reaction to the European Union’s trade agreement with the Trump administration - Associated Press

• On defence, France and Germany are inching closer but remain far apart - Euro News

• At least 20 killed in overnight Russian strikes, Ukraine says - France24

Latin America

• Mexico Looks to Tap Debt Markets With Offering to Support Pemex - Bloomberg

• Brazil withdraws from IHRA shortly after country joins South Africa's genocide case against Israel - Jerusalem Post

• Brazil coffee growers wary of incoming Trump tariffs - Reuters

• Haiti to send 400 police officers to Brazil for training as gangs seize more territory - Associated Press

• Trump announces plan to lift Argentina visa restrictions - NBC

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