Turkey's strategic role grows amid EU reliance, regional military shifts, and US-China maritime tensions.

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Turkey is prepared to deploy troops to Ukraine if needed, highlighting its growing importance to a weakened European Union that once viewed it as an 'awkward' partner. Meanwhile, in Poland, Donald Tusk has announced plans for mandatory military training for all men, reflecting regional security concerns. In Asia, a South Korean court has ordered the release of President Yoon from jail to face trial over martial law charges. Across the Pacific, the United States plans to impose fees on China-linked ships and is encouraging its allies to adopt similar measures, according to a draft executive order.

Top Stories

• Intense Russian attacks force Ukraine to consider pulling out of Kursk (www.politico.eu)

• PM Donald Tusk announces military training plans for all men in Poland (www.bbc.com)

• Turkey, once an 'awkward' partner, has become essential for a weakened European Union (www.lemonde.fr)

• Court Orders South Korean President Yoon Released From Jail For His Criminal Trial Over Martial Law (apnews.com)

• US to levy fees on China-linked ships, push allies to do likewise, draft executive order says (www.reuters.com)

United States

• Trump says Putin launching massive strike on Ukraine is ‘what anybody would do’ (www.theguardian.com)

• Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order (www.theguardian.com)

• Canada’s tariffs to remain despite Trump postponing tariffs on many imports from Canada for a month (apnews.com)

• US Measles Cases Jump 35% in a Week, Now Found in a Dozen States (www.bloomberg.com)

• Top Democrats Accuse Trump and Musk of Imperiling National Security (www.nytimes.com)

• Trump’s attempt to topple Zelenskyy through elections (www.aljazeera.com)

Africa

• 1 crew member killed as UN helicopter is attacked in violence-prone South Sudan (apnews.com)

• Trump offers pathway to citizenship for South African farmers, families (thehill.com)

• Mali suspends artisanal gold mining permits for foreign companies after series of accidents (apnews.com)

Middle East

• Trump Says He Asked Iran to Open Nuclear Talks (www.nytimes.com)

• Aid efforts in Gaza slow as millions of promised USAID dollars do not arrive, agency officials say (apnews.com)

• 10 ‘missing’ Indian workers found in West Bank, rescued by Israel (hindustantimes.com)

Indo-Pacific

• Court Orders South Korean President Yoon Released From Jail For His Criminal Trial Over Martial Law (apnews.com)

• South Korea Prepared to Freeze Medical Student Numbers to Resolve 13-month Dispute (www.reuters.com)

• Exclusive | European Parliament removes curbs on lawmaker meetings with China (www.scmp.com)

• Donald Trump ‘confident’ China will not invade Taiwan during his presidency, Scott Bessent says (www.ft.com)

• US to levy fees on China-linked ships, push allies to do likewise, draft executive order says (www.reuters.com)

Europe

• Trump claims US is being ripped off by Europeans and ‘globalists’ as markets dip (www.euronews.com)

• PM Donald Tusk announces military training plans for all men in Poland (www.bbc.com)

• Germany Thinking of Nuclear Weapons (www.wsj.com)

• Albania shuts down TikTok for a year amid concerns over violence among children (apnews.com)

• Britain’s biggest unions call for much closer UK-EU ties amid ‘volatile’ global economy (www.theguardian.com)

• Turkey, once an 'awkward' partner, has become essential for a weakened European Union (www.lemonde.fr)

Latin America

• New leader takes over Haiti’s transitional presidential council as violence persists (apnews.com)

• Panama offers temporary reprieve for 112 migrants deported by US (cnn.com)

•  A fire in a Lima warehouse could burn until Sunday and has caused nearby buildings to collapse (abcnews.go.com)

• Potassium mining project in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe (apnews.com)

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