Kilmar Abrego Garcia Seeks US Asylum; Kim to Attend Chinese Parade; Mexico Levies Tariffs on China

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia seeks asylum in the United States while a South African politician accused by the Trump administration has been found guilty of hate speech for comments made in 2022, alongside major developments including exclusive reporting on US contractors allegedly pursuing a journalist before his killing in Gaza, North Korea's Kim Jong Un planning to attend China's military parade, Denmark summoning the US envoy over Greenland interference claims, and Mexico raising tariffs on Chinese imports following US pressure.

Top Stories

• Abrego Garcia Requests Asylum in the United States - NYT

• South African politician criticized by Trump is found guilty of hate speech - ABC

• Exclusive: US contractors in Gaza pursued MEE journalist before his killing - MEE

• North Korea's Kim Jong Un to attend China military parade - BBC

• Denmark summons U.S. envoy over claims of interference in Greenland - PBS

• Mexico to Raise Tariffs on Imports From China After US Push - Bloomberg

United States

• Trump hits India with punishing 50% tariffs for buying Russian oil - NBC 

• Denmark summons U.S. envoy over claims of interference in Greenland - PBS

• Abrego Garcia Requests Asylum in the United States - NYT

• Trump administration restores ‘neighborhood checks’ for citizenship applicants after 30-year hiatus - Politico

• Zelenskyy picks Olha Stefanishyna as ambassador to US - The Guardian

Africa

• South African influencer Cyan Boujee apologises over viral Russian job videos - BBC

• Senegal’s Faye meets Macron to reset relations post French troop exit - Africa News

• South African politician criticized by Trump is found guilty of hate speech - ABC

• EU deal fuelling Mauritania's abuse of migrants: Human Rights Watch - BBC

• DR Congo, M23 rebels begin Qatar-brokered peace talks in Doha - Africa News

Middle East 

• Exclusive: US contractors in Gaza pursued MEE journalist before his killing - MEE

• Middle East updates: Trump hosts meeting on post-war Gaza - DW

• Trump’s envoy tells Lebanese journalists not to be ‘animalistic,’ ties behavior to Middle East’s ‘problem’ - CNN

• Israeli tanks close in on Gaza City - Reuters

• The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor: Connectivity in an era of geopolitical uncertainty - Atlantic Council

Indo-Pacific

• Trump hits India with punishing 50% tariffs for buying Russian oil - NBC 

• The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor: Connectivity in an era of geopolitical uncertainty - Atlantic Council

• North Korea's Kim Jong Un to attend China military parade - BBC

• China rules out participating in denuclearization talks with U.S. and Russia, as suggested by Trump - CBS

• Japan's trade negotiator cancels US visit to finalise investment pact - Reuters

Europe

• Trump hits India with punishing 50% tariffs for buying Russian oil - NBC 

• Denmark summons U.S. envoy over claims of interference in Greenland - PBS

• Zelenskyy picks Olha Stefanishyna as ambassador to US - The Guardian

• The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor: Connectivity in an era of geopolitical uncertainty - Atlantic Council

• EU deal fuelling Mauritania's abuse of migrants: Human Rights Watch - BBC

Latin America

• US tariffs on Brazil will reshape global beef trade flows, analysts say - Reuters

• Report: Brazil to Reject Israel's New Ambassador Amid Diplomatic Tensions - Haaretz

• Mexico to Raise Tariffs on Imports From China After US Push - Bloomberg

• US $15B seized from ‘El Mayo’ should benefit Mexicans, Sheinbaum says - MND 

• Argentina's Milei rushed from campaign event as protesters throw rocks at car - Reuters

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