USCIS Agents to Conduct Arrests; Gaza Ceasefire Talks Collapse; Africa Deals With Population Crisis

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The US immigration agency USCIS moves to arm its agents with arrest powers while American tariffs drive India closer to Russia and China. Gaza's death toll surpasses 64,000 as ceasefire talks collapse, while geopolitical alliances shift dramatically with North Korea's Kim Jong Un strengthening ties to Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, 26 nations commit to post-war troop deployments in Ukraine, the US and Panama propose a 5,550-strong force for Haiti's gang crisis, and Africa confronts a looming demographic challenge as its population rapidly ages.

Top Stories

• USCIS, agency handling green cards and citizenship, to hire armed special agents who can make arrests - NBC

• India, bruised by US tariffs, cozies up to Russia, China - Politico

• How Africa is grappling with an impending aging crisis - AP

• Palestinian death toll in Gaza passes 64,000, officials say, after ceasefire talks break down - PBS

• North Korean leader Kim joins Chinese President Xi, Russian counterpart Putin, reviving Cold War links for strategic gains - ANN

• Ukraine's security: 26 countries agree to deploy post-war troops - Euro News

• US and Panama propose new force of 5,550 in Haiti with the power to detain gang suspects - AP

United States

• 5 Takeaways From RFK Jr.’s Senate Hearing - NYT

• DOJ says human smuggling has increased along the US-Canada border - CNN

• What does Trump want in the Caribbean as US deploys warships? - BBC

• USCIS, agency handling green cards and citizenship, to hire armed special agents who can make arrests - NBC

• India, bruised by US tariffs, cozies up to Russia, China - Politico

Africa

• Nigeria's maternal mortality rates prompt urgent community initiatives - Africa News

• South Africa's sugar farmers face 'double whammy' from Trump tariffs, cheap imports - Reuters

• How Africa is grappling with an impending aging crisis - AP

• Xi Jinping and Emmerson Mnangagwa announce upgraded bilateral relations - Africa News

• Ebola in DR Congo: New outbreak kills 15 - BBC

Middle East

• Palestinian death toll in Gaza passes 64,000, officials say, after ceasefire talks break down - PBS

• On plans for a ‘new Middle East’ without the Palestinian people - Vatican News

• 'Financially feasible, but impossible': Why the 'Gaza Riviera' is doomed to fail - MEE

• Dispatches from Damascus: The state of Syria’s postwar transition nine months after Assad’s fall - Atlantic Council

• The Druze-Bedouin clashes in Syria were not a sectarian conflict - Al Jazeera

Indo-Pacific

• India, bruised by US tariffs, cozies up to Russia, China - Politico

• Xi Jinping and Emmerson Mnangagwa announce upgraded bilateral relations - Africa News

• App users in Southeast Asia send food, gifts to Indonesia delivery riders in show of solidarity - CNA

• North Korean leader Kim joins Chinese President Xi, Russian counterpart Putin, reviving Cold War links for strategic gains - ANN

• PM Ishiba plans to stay on for now despite LDP aide's readiness to quit - Kyodo News

Europe

• India, bruised by US tariffs, cozies up to Russia, China - Politico

• North Korean leader Kim joins Chinese President Xi, Russian counterpart Putin, reviving Cold War links for strategic gains - ANN

• Ukraine's security: 26 countries agree to deploy post-war troops - Euro News

• French authorities detain seven over cryptocurrency-linked kidnapping of Swiss man - France24

• European leaders face tough choices as the UK and France host another meeting on Ukraine - ABC

Latin America

• What does Trump want in the Caribbean as US deploys warships? - BBC

• US and Panama propose new force of 5,550 in Haiti with the power to detain gang suspects - AP

• What is missing from a plan to tackle Haiti’s gangs - Economist

• Oil Juniors PRIO, Brava, BW Eye Petronas’ Stake in Brazil Field - Bloomberg

• Mexico considering imposing tariffs on China, President says - Reuters 

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