What You Need To Know:

1. Tayyip Erdogan won Turkey’s presidential election overcoming the biggest electoral challenge to his rule in a decade and a half.

2. President Trump threatened to escalate a trade war with Europe by imposing a 20% tariff on all U.S. imports of European Union-assembled cars.

3. Fears of a humanitarian crisis in Yemen’s Hodeidah grew as fighting spilled into residential districts after Arab coalition forces seized the airport from the Iran-aligned Houthis.

4. Unidentified assailants launched a grenade attack at a political rally in support of the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in an attack that killed several people.

5. Chinese President Xi offered high praise to visiting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, lauding the “positive” outcome of his summit with U.S. President Trump and promising unwavering friendship.

6. Taliban militants killed 30 Afghan soldiers and captured a military base in the western province of Badghis in their first major attack since a ceasefire for the Eid al-Fitr holiday.

7. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, was charged with fraud over the alleged misuse of state funds in ordering catered meals at their official residence

8. Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa escaped injury in an explosion at a political rally, and vowed the attack would not derail Zimbabwe’s first election since the ouster of former strongman Mugabe.

9. Women in Saudi Arabia hit the roads ushering in the end of the world’s last ban on female drivers.

10. Nigeria imposed a curfew after least 70 people died in communal clashes between farmers and semi-nomadic herders.

Afghanistan

• Taliban kill 16 Afghan soldiers, kidnap engineers after ceasefire ends
• Taliban kill 30 soldiers after Eid ceasefire

Algeria

• 7 ISIS militants surrender in southern Algeria

Bosnia

• Police prevent hundreds of migrants from entering Croatia

Bulgaria

• Government faces no-confidence vote over security

Cambodia

• China pledges over $100 million military aid to Cambodia

Canada

• Senate approves recreational use of marijuana

China

• China urges U.S. to stop damaging works and deeds on trade
• President Xi praises North Korea’s Kim for Trump summit, promises support
• U.S. plans limits on Chinese investments in U.S. technology firms

Colombia

• Doubts loom over peace deal with Duque’s election

Congo

• Opposition leader Bemba expected home in July

Czech Republic

• Government backs bill on same-sex marriage

Denmark

• PM appoints new business minister

Egypt

• Egypt to extend state of emergency for three months
• White House’s Kushner meets with President Sisi about Middle East peace plan

Ethiopia

• Grenade attack caused blast at rally for Ethiopian PM, 7 killed

France

• President Macron urges Europeans to fight ‘leprosy’ of populism

Germany

• Chancellor Merkel says climate change is a fact, laments U.S. stance
• Conservative allies want to cut number of migrants

Greece

• Far-right lawmaker arrested on treason-linked charges

Hungary

• Parliament approves ‘Stop Soros’ law, defying E.U., rights groups

India

• Seychelles Parliament blocks planned Indian naval base on remote island

Indonesia

• Dozens missing after ferry sinks at Lake Toba

Iran

• Iran says no plans to increase missile range, rejects talks with Trump

Iraq

• U.S. strike kills 22 Shi’ite paramilitaries
• Iraq bombs meeting of ISIS leaders in Syria
• PM Abadi, Sadr alliance brings government closer
• Top court upholds election recount, reverses vote cancellations
• Two policemen wounded in clash with militiaman
• Upper house of parliament approves government’s Brexit law

Israel

• PM Netanyahu’s wife charged with fraud over catered meals
• Authorities indict ex-cabinet minister over alleged spying for Iran
• PM Netanyahu meets with Jordan’s King Abdullah in Amman
• Militants rockets, Israeli air strikes heat up Gaza border

Italy

• Container ship picks 113 migrants from boat south of Italy
• Italy says ‘arrogant’ France risks becoming ‘No. 1 enemy’ on migration

Japan

• Japan to halt missile attack drills after Trump-Kim summit
• Magnitude 6.1 quake in Osaka area kills 4, halts factories
• Support for PM Abe rises, boosting shot at historic tenure

Kazakhstan

• Police detain dozens at anti-government rally

Kenya

• At least 8 police officers killed by militants

Lebanon

• PM Hariri signals new government near

Libya

• East Libya forces in full control at Ras Lanuf oil port
• Libya recovers 5 bodies, picks up 185 migrants 
• 220 migrants drown off Libya in recent days
• Coastguard picks up 443 migrants headed for Italy

Macedonia

• More than 1,000 Macedonians protest country’s name change
• Parliament ratifies name agreement with Greece

Madagascar

• Plane crash kills 5

Mali

• At least 16 dead in central Mali ethnic clashes

Mexico

• Leftist Obrador consolidates presidency lead in latest polls

Moldova

• Thousands protest after court voids mayoral election result

New Zealand

• PM Ardern gives birth to baby girl

Nicaragua

• Violence flares up after suspension of peace talks

Nigeria

• Authorities impose curfew as 70 die in escalating communal clashes

North Korea

• Kim Jong-un visits China to discuss next steps on nukes
• North and South Korea agree to round of reunions of divided families

Palestinian Territories

• Palestinian killed in border fence explosion
• Trump adviser Kushner criticizes Abbas, says U.S. peace plan near 

Paraguay

• President Abdo to name his brother as Finance minister

Philippines

• President Duterte says no ‘justice’ for families of drug war casualties
• President Duterte approves $5.6 billion military upgrade

Romania

• Parliament changes criminal procedure; opposition says aims to hide corruption
• Ruling party leader sentenced, thousands rally

Russia

• Russia to impose duties on American goods after U.S. sets metal tariffs

Saudi Arabia

• Air defenses intercept missiles above Riyadh 
• Entertainment chief sacked after conservative backlash
• Women take victory lap as driving ban ends
• Authorities arrest two more women’s rights activists

South Korea

• U.S. drills suspended to aid talks with North Korea

South Sudan

• South Sudan rules out rebel leader re-joining government
• President Kiir heads to Ethiopia for peace talks with rebel leader

Sweden

• 3 men die of wounds in southern Sweden drive-by shooting
• 2 people killed in Malmo shooting

Syria

• Turkey and U.S. forces begin patrols near Manjib
• U.S. bombs Syrian army position near Tanf
• Army steps up attacks in southwest, Jordan concerned

Turkey

• President Erdogan wins presidential election, opposition yet to concede
• Authorities arrest 124 in Gulen probe targeting military
• 30,000 Syrians granted citizenship will vote
• Air strikes kill 26 militants in southeast Turkey, Iraq
• Police detain 47 suspected coup supporters 
• Kurdish militants attack Turkish troops; Turkish jets hit northern Iraq

Uganda

• President unveils measures to curb crime wave, criticize police

United Kingdom

• 3 people killed after being hit by a train in south London
• House of Lords reject PM’s Brexit plan on ‘meaningful vote’
• PM May says images of caged children in U.S. ‘deeply disturbing’

United States of America

• President Trump threatens 20% tariffs on E.U. car imports
• U.N. rights boss calls for end to Trump’s policy of family separation
• Senate passes defense bill, battle looms with Trump over China’s ZTE
• U.S. withdraws from U.N. Human rights council
• Pope Francis criticizes Trump administration policy on migrant family separation
• E.U. to impose duties on U.S. imports after Trump tariffs

Vatican

• Pope Francis urges press freedom, cites case of jailed Reuters reporters

Venezuela

• Chavez ally Cabello to lead Venezuelan Constituent Assembly

Vietnam

• Authorities arrest more oil executives amid corruption crackdown
• Floods, landslides in northern Vietnam kill 7

Yemen

• Saudi-led coalition seizes Hodeidah airport, fears for population grows

Zimbabwe

• President unhurt after ‘cowardly’ blast at rally

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What You Need To Know:

1. President Trump announced that the United States will implement a 25% tariff on $50 billion of goods from China related to intellectual property and technology.

2. Right-wing candidate Ivan Duque won the Colombian presidential election against leftist Petro.

3. Greece and Macedonia set aside three decades of dispute as they agreed to rename Macedonia the “Republic of North Macedonia.”

4. Blasts killed at least 20 people in northeast Nigeria in the largest attack for weeks in a region blighted by Boko Haram.

5. Eight people died in a shoot-out and fire that shattered a truce struck hours earlier between Nicaraguan President Ortega and protesters.

6. A car bomb killed at least 26 people at a gathering of Taliban and Afghan armed forces in the eastern city of Nangarhar, Afghanistan.

7. Forces from an alliance of Arab states wrested control of the entrance to the airport in Yemen’s Houthi-held main port city of Hodeidah.

8. Turkish warplanes killed 35 militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party in air strikes in northern Iraq.

9. U.K. Prime Minister May defused a rebellion in parliament over her Brexit plans after having to compromise and hand lawmakers more control over Britain’s departure from the E.U.

10. China’s navy carried out drills in the South China Sea to simulate fending off an aerial attack, as the country clashes with the U.S. over responsibility in the disputed waterway.

Afghanistan

• Blasts hit gathering of Taliban and security forces in eastern Nangarhar
• Eid car bomb claimed by ISIS kills 26
• President extends ceasefire with Taliban by 10 days

Argentina

• Lower house passes legal abortion bill in a tight vote

Australia

• Right-wing party loses power to block PM’s bills

Bangladesh

• Rohingya toddler among 12 killed as first monsoon rains hit Bangladesh

Bulgaria

• Military helicopter crashes, killing two pilots

Cambodia

• Political prince hurt in car crash that kills wife
• U.S sanctions PM’s top bodyguard over rights abuses

Canada

• Parliament condemns U.S. attack on Trudeau, country simmers 

Chile

• Bank of Chile trades down after hackers rob millions in cyberattack

China

• Taiwan charges pro-China party spokesman and others with breaching national security
• China holds missile drills in South China Sea amid heightened tension
• China to impose 25% tariffs on 659 U.S. goods worth $50 billion
• Authorities complain to U.S. about new de facto embassy in Taiwan

Colombia

• Right-wing candidate Duque wins Presidential election

Congo

• Parliament to consider legal protection for ex-presidents

Czech Republic

• Center-left party approves joining coalition, new government close
• New government in jeopardy over foreign minister nomination

Egypt

• President Sisi pardons 3,477 prisoners ahead of Eid holiday 
• Lawmakers slam President Sisi’s fiscal reforms

El Salvador

• Judge orders arrest of 17, including minister, in Funes probe

France

• Farmers suspend fuel blockades after government gesture
• Parliament approves SNCF reform bill in breakthrough for President Macron
• France asks Italy to reconsider position on migrant ship

Georgia

• Prime Minister Kvirikashvili resigns

Germany

• New German FM wants ‘Europe United’ to counter ‘America First’

Greece

• Police fire tear gas to protesters over Macedonia deal
• PM survives no-confidence vote in parliament
• Greece, Macedonia sign pact to change Macedonia’s name

India

• U.N. urges inquiry into human rights violations in Kashmir
• Gunmen kill newspaper editor, two security guards in Kashmir

Indonesia

• Rescuers search for survivors after at least 15 die as boat capsizes

Iraq

• Turkish air strikes kill 35 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
• Cleric al-Sadr joins forces with Iran-backed coalition
• Cleric al-Sadr warns of civil war

Ireland

• Ireland to vote on removing blasphemy as an offense 

Israel

• Israel targets rights group with bill to outlaw filming of soldiers
• Rights group says Israeli lethal force in Gaza may be war crime 
• Israeli forces evict settlers in West Bank land dispute case

Italy

• Italy won’t ratify E.U. free-trade deal with Canada
• Italy demands Netherlands recall NGO migrant rescue ships

Jordan

• Qatar extends $500 million aid package to Jordan

Libya

• 12 migrant bodies recovered off Libya

Macedonia

• President won’t sign off on name deal with Greece

Madagascar

• President names consensus cabinet, promises fair election

Malaysia

• Top two judges resign amid purge of top officials
• Malaysia to reopen embassy in North Korea

Mali

• Rioters ransack government buildings after dispute with Randgold mines

Mexico

• Cyber attack on campaign site triggers election nerves 
• Another political murder in last week of presidential race

Myanmar

• Witness no-show as Reuters reporters mark six months in detention

Nicaragua

• President’s foes stage nationwide strike
• Gunfire and home blaze breaks Ortega peace truce; 8 dead

Nigeria

• Blasts kill at least 20 in northeast Nigeria

North Korea

• Pompeo says North Korea sanctions to remain until complete denuclearization
• State media says President Trump agreed to lift sanctions against North Korea

Pakistan

• Pakistani Taliban leader killed in air strikes in Afghanistan near border

Palestinian Territories

• U.N. condemns excessive Israeli force against Palestinians

Philippines

• Authorities to arm community leaders to help fight crime, drugs

Russia

• Russia vows consequences after Norway invites more U.S. Marines
• Taxi plows into Moscow crowd injuring 8
• U.S. sanctions Russians over military, helicopter hacking

South Korea

• Ruling party set for landslide victory in regional polls

Spain

• Spain brings back free healthcare for illegal migrants
• Italy-France tensions flare as migrants head to Spain
• Minister resigns over tax fine
• New government agrees to raise pensions in life with inflation

Syria

• Army bombards rebels in southwest region
• Chemical weapons body confirms more sarin use in Syria

Turkey

• 3 killed as campaign visit in southeast Turkey turns into gun battle
• Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militants in Iraq’s Quandil
• Jailed pro-Kurdish candidate in first TV appearance for 20 months 
• Military destroys 12 targets in northern Iraq

Uganda

• President, police vow crackdown after killing of MP

United Kingdom

• PM May wins vote in parliament on Brexit, compromises to avoid rebellion 
• Scottish lawmakers walk out of parliament in Brexit row
• PM May ‘disappointed’ after colleague blocks ‘upskirting’ law
• Minister resigns, plans to rebel over parliament’s Brexit role

United States of America

• President Trump announces 25% tariff on Chinese technology
• President Trump says Kim Jong-un makes ‘unwavering commitment’ to denuclearize
• President Trump to stop ‘expensive’ provocative, South Korea war games

Vatican

• Pope Francis accepts resignations of three Chilean bishops

Venezuela

• Tear gas explosion at Caracas club kills 17 people

Vietnam

• Thousands hold peaceful protests against foreign investment plans
• Government to deal with extremists behind protest clashes

Yemen

• Arab coalition seize entrance to Houthi-led Hodeidah airport

On June 11, 2018, United States President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met in Singapore. This was the first meeting between a sitting U.S. President and a North Korean leader in decades. The meeting resulted in a joint statement between the two leaders.

The GOOD:

North Korea agreed to a freeze of nuclear testing in exchange for the U.S. and South Korea freezing its military exercises. In the short term, this is a big success for peace and stability in the region.

Long-term, the United States may finally begin to establish diplomatic and possibly economic relations with North Korea, making any potential future conflict less likely, and giving Koreans hope for a better future.

The BAD:

The major criticism of the Singapore Summit is President Trump’s failure to force North Korea to make improvements when it comes to human rights, as well as releasing prisoners of war, an issue that matters a lot to Japan.

There were also no concrete steps towards denuclearization, only vague statements, which many diplomats will require to entertain the idea of establishing closer ties with North Korea.

Additionally, the summit with North Korea established a precedent that pursuing a nuclear weapons program may eventually grant your country diplomatic and economic ties with the U.S..

Conclusion:

Although more work needs to be done, the situation undeniably looks better than it did six months ago. We must credit South Korean President Moon and U.S. President Trump for this positive development.

Overall, this summit gets everyone closer to South Korea’s ultimate goal to reunite the Korean peninsula.

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What You Need To Know:

1. U.S. President Trump asked U.S. representatives not to endorse the joint communique put out by the G7 leaders after Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau’s news conference.

2.  Burundi’s President Nkurunziza announced that he will not run for another term, even as he put in place a new constitution that would allow him to stay in power until 2034.

3. At least 109 people were killed after Guatemala‘s Fuego volcano erupted.

4. Clashes between troops backed by a Saudi-led coalition and the Iran-aligned Houthis intensified near Yemen’s Hodeidah as the U.N. tries to negotiate a ceasefire to avert a possible assault on the main port city.

5. Jordan’s King Abdullah replaced his prime minister in a move to defuse the biggest protests in years, over IMF-backed reforms that have hit the poor.

6. A motorcycle suicide bomber killed 14 people near a gathering of Muslim clerics in Afghanistan after they had issued a fatwa against suicide bombings.

7. Czech President Zeman appointed Andrej Babis as prime minister for a second time, giving him a new chance on forming a government to end a long political stalemate.

8. A storage site housing ballot boxes from Iraq’s parliamentary election caught fire, just days after parliament demanded a nationwide recount of votes, drawing calls for the election to be re-run.

9. At least 60 migrants were killed as their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia.

10. Airstrikes on a rebel-held Syrian village killed at least 35 people, including children, in one of the deadliest incidents this year.

Afghanistan

 

• Forces seize huge bomb-making cache at Pakistan border
• Forces kill 10 Taliban as ceasefire is announced
• President announces holiday cease-fire with Taliban
• Suicide bomber kills 14 after Afghan clerics outlaw suicide bombings 

Bosnia

• Drivers block roads over fuel prices

Brazil

• Support for leftist Haddad leaps with Lula backing
• Poll shows far-right presidential candidate as clear front-runner

Burundi

• President Nkurunziza says he won’t run for another term

Canada

• Populist Doug Ford wins Ontario polls, promises prosperity

China

• President Xi extolls free trade at Asia meet 
• China hacks sensitive U.S. Navy undersea warfare plans
• President Xi awards Putin friendship medal, promises support
• China says not scared after reported U.S. bomber trip over South China Sea
• Mine blast in northeast China kills 11
• Gas pipeline explosion injures 24 people in southwest China
• Hong Kong pro-democracy activist jailed six years for rioting

Colombia

• Right-wing Duque keeps lead in two election polls

Congo

• ICC overturns ex-VP Bemba’s war crime convictions
• Strong progress made in calming Ebola outbreak

Czech Republic

• Czech protests against PM Babis before his second appointment
• President appoints Babis as Prime Minister for second time 
• PM Babis to sue Slovakia over informer charges

Ecuador

• Foreign minister elected U.N. General Assembly President

Egypt

• President Sisi pardons 712 prisoners

El Salvador

• Attorney General seeks to arrest former President for alleged embezzlement

Eritrea

• U.S. detainee kills himself at Egyptian airport

Ethiopia

• PM Ahmed will not cut Egypt’s share of Nile waters
• PM replaces security chiefs as part of reforms
• Parliament votes to end state of emergency

Finland

• U.S., Russian military leaders meet in Finland for talks

France

• Farmers start refinery blockade over palm oil imports
• Members of Parliament ban mobile phone use in schools

Greece

• Thousands protest in northern Greece over Macedonia name

Guatemala

• Death toll climbs to over 100 in volcano eruption

Hungary

• PM Orban flags big changes to constitution

Iran

• President Rouhani criticizes U.S. ‘unilateralism’ over nuclear deal
• Revolutionary Guards kill 6 crossing border from Iraq
• Iran stands ground on nuclear inspections as France warns of red line

Iraq

• Bomb kills 2, injures 20 in Diyala province
• Ballot box storage site catches fire days after parliament demands recount
• Explosion kills at least one in Kirkuk
• Cleric Sadr announces disarmament initiative
• At least 18 killed in Baghdad explosion
• Lawmakers approve manual ballot recount in May 12 vote

Israel

• Israeli troops kill 4 Palestinians as Gaza protest resumes
• Over 250,000 people celebrate Gay Pride at Tel Aviv parade 
• Israel in uproar after Argentina cancellation of soccer match over Palestinian concerns
• Army kills Palestinian in West Bank during raid

Italy

• Authorities close ports to migrant boats, ask Malta to open its doors
• New economy minister vows to stay in euro, cut debt level
• New PM backs Trump on re-admitting Russia into G7
• Conte wins parliamentary backing, promises tough E.U. talks

Japan

• One man killed in bullet train attack

Jordan

• King Abdullah replaces PM to subdue protests 
• New Prime Minister says he will cancel tax bill amid protests 
• Unions strike after new PM appointed 
• Jordan to push IMF to slow reforms after protests 
• King appoints economists to form new government, calls for tax dialogue
• Gulf states pledge $2.5 billion aid package to Jordan

Kenya

• Ten people killed as domestic flight crashes in Kenya
• 5 police officers killed in explosive device attack

Malaysia

• PM Mahathir calls for review of Trans-Pacific trade pact
• Wife of former PM questioned, new corruption scandal unfolds

Mali

• Thousands rally against President Keita before election

Mexico

• 7 mine workers missing after accident in northern Mexico
• Mexico targets U.S. steel, pork, bourbon, and motor boats with tariffs

Myanmar

• Myanmar, U.N. sign pact on initial steps for Rohingya return

Netherlands

• Queen’s sister found dead at Buenos Aires home

Pakistan

• Former dictator Musharraf to run for Parliament

Palestinian Territories

• Palestinians killed in protest near Gaza-Israeli border

Peru

• President Vizcarra’s approval tumbles 15 points in third month in office
• Former government official Oliva to be finance minister
• Finance minister quits over fuel tax hikes

Philippines

• Troops kill 15 militants in air and ground assaults
• Duterte says will quit if enough women protest his kiss

Poland

• Gay pride parade turnout defies conservative times

Romania

• Ruling coalition stages rally against alleged abuses by anti-corruption prosecutors
• Measles outbreak kills dozens of children

Russia

• Putin willing to meet Trump whenever U.S. is ready
• Two militants who plotted attack in Caucasus are killed

Saudi Arabia

• 3 dead in southern Saudi Arabia from missile attack
• U.N. claims Saudi Arabia crushing dissent through counter-terrorism law

Singapore

• Prime Minister meets with North Korean leader
• Singapore to restrict airspace during U.S. – North Korea summit

Slovenia

• President to give mandate to anti-immigrant party to form government

Somalia

• Car bomb injures 7 soldiers
• U.S. soldier killed in battle against militants in Somalia
• U.S. says airstrike kills 27 al-Shabab extremists 

Spain

• Socialists rebound in polls after ousting PM Rajoy

Sudan

• Sudan cuts defense ties with North Korea

Sweden

• Poll shows failing support for Swedish government coalition

Switzerland

• Voters reject campaign to radically alter banking system

Syria

• Airstrike on rebel-held northwestern village kills 35

Taiwan

• Taiwan holds large-scale military drills amid China tensions

Tunisia

• PM fires interior minister after boat accident
• At least 60 dead after migrant ship sinks

Turkey

• Poll shows presidential vote going to second round
• Erdogan says Turkey will strike northern Iraq if Baghdad does not clear Kurdish militants
• Air strike kills 6 Kurdish militants in Iraq
• Court releases 14 students being tried for opposing Afrin operation

Ukraine

• Parliament votes to dismiss finance minister
• Finance minister says was asked to support corruption or quit

United States of America

• President Trump refuses to endorse G7 statement after Trudeau comments
• 4 soldiers wounded in Somalia
• U.S. says it will intensify fight against ISIS in Afghanistan
• U.S. reaches deal with China’s ZTE
• Diplomats in China hit by mystery illness
• U.N. calls on U.S. to stop separating families at border

The Vatican

• Pope tells oil executives that energy needs must not destroy civilization
• Former diplomat indicted on child pornography charges

Vietnam

• Police halt protests against new economic zones
• Vietnam expels human rights lawyer, 2nd dissident to Germany

Yemen

• Heavy clashes near Hodeidah as U.N. seeks ceasefire
• U.N. says assault on Yemeni port could cost 250,000 civilian lives
• Red Cross pulls 71 foreign staff out of Yemen amid insecurity
• At least 46 Ethiopian migrants drown off Yemen’s coast

Zimbabwe

• Opposition marches in capital, seeking fair vote

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What You Need To Know:

1. The Trump administration delivered a gut punch to America’s closest allies, imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum from Europe, Mexico, and Canada in a move that drew immediate vows of retaliation

2. Giuseppe Conte was sworn in as Italy’s prime minister, heading western Europe’s first anti-establishment government bent on overhauling European Union rules on budgets and immigration.

3. At least 15 people were killed and more than 200 injured as pro-government armed groups opened fire on the marchers during a demonstration on Nicaragua’s Mother’s Day.

4. A right-wing opposition party led by a former Slovenian prime minister won the most votes in Slovenia’s parliamentary election, but not enough to form a government on its own.

5. Two Indian paramilitary soldiers were killed and 8 civilians wounded when Pakistani soldiers attacked dozens of posts along the highly militarized frontier in disputed Kashmir.

6. U.S. President Donald Trump, in a complete reversal, said he would hold a summit with North Korea‘s leader Kim Jong Un on June 12 in Singapore in the latest twist over eliminating Pyongyang’s nuclear arms program.

7. Socialist Pedro Sanchez was sworn in as Spain’s Prime Minister, taking over from conservative Mariano Rajoy who was ousted over a corruption scandal.

8. More than 50 senior Taliban commanders were killed in an artillery strike on a meeting in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand, as fighting continued across the country.

9. Israeli forces killed a Palestinian nurse as she tried to help a wounded protester at the Gaza border, while Israel said militants had attacked its troops with gunfire and a grenade.

10. Thousands of Jordanians protested against a planned tax increase, marching toward the office of the prime minister and demanding his resignation.

Afghanistan

• 50 Afghan Taliban leaders killed in rocket strike
• Afghan forces repel Islamic State attack at Kabul ministry
• Afghan forces mistakenly kill 9, mostly civilians in Eastern Nangarhar 

Argentina

• President Macri vetoes bill freezing utility prices

Belgium

• Man kills 3 with guns of stabbed police officers 

Brazil

• Deal to end trucker’s strike rattles Petrobras investors

Canada

• Canada to impose sanctions on more Venezuelan officials
• Canada to impose tariffs on U.S., challenge at WTO

China

• China warns U.S. trade deals are off if tariffs go ahead
• China rejects ‘ridiculous’ U.S.  accusations of South China Sea militarization 

Colombia

• Right-wing Duque leads leftist Petro in election poll

Croatia

• Police fire on van filled with migrants at border, 9 injured

Cuba

• Flooding in wake of storm Alberto kills 4

Denmark

• Parliament bans the wearing of face veils in public

Egypt

• Foreign Minister meets Jordan, Palestinians officials in Cairo

eSwatini

• eSwatini to keep Taiwan diplomatic relations despite Chinese pressure

France

• Paris police clear out migrant camp at center of debate
• Right-wing political group National Front renamed ‘National Rally’
• President Macron says U.S. tariffs are illegal and a mistake

Georgia

• Georgia to sever diplomatic ties with Syria after recognition of separatists 

Germany

• Man with knife, officer wounded in Berlin Cathedral shooting

Guatemala

• Volcano eruption kills 25, injures hundreds

Haiti

• Taiwan to loan ally Haiti $150 million amid China onslaught

India

• India, Pakistan, trade fire in Kashmir; 2 dead
• Pakistan, India agree to stop trading fire in Kashmir

Indonesia

• 5 dead in illegal gold mine accident

Iran

• Students harshly criticize Iran to Supreme Leader

Iraq

• ISIS kills 12 members of same family in attack in northern village

Israel

• Israel strikes Hamas in Gaza after rocket fire resumes

Italy

• Conte sworn-in as Prime Minister of anti-establishment government

Jordan

• Thousands protest against planned tax increase
• King Abdullah to ask PM Mulki to resign

Kenya

• Building collapses in Nairobi killing at least 3

Libya

• Fighting in Dern kills 17 civilians
• Rivals agree to December 10 elections despite unrest 

Mali

• President Keita confirms he will run for re-election

Mexico

• Mexico hits back at U.S. tariffs with measures on farm, steel products 
• Reporter beaten to death in Tamaulipas
• President Nieto tells U.S. that Mexico will not pay for wall
• Leftist Obrador widens lead ahead of July election

Mozambique

• At least 10 beheaded in attack in northern Mozambique

Nicaragua

• 15 killed in Nicaragua protests, including Mother’s Day march attack

Nigeria

• 15 killed by cattle rustlers in northwestern Nigeria

North Korea

• Rival Koreas agree to military, Red Cross talks for peace
• Senior official meets with President Trump at White House
• Top three military officials replaced

Palestinian Territories

• Gaza’s Hamas rulers say cease-fire reached with Israel
• Israeli army kills Palestinian nurse in Gaza border protests 
• President Abbas leaves hospital after 8-day stay

Philippines

• Congress passes autonomy bill for volatile Muslim region

Portugal

• Parliament rejects legal euthanasia in divisive vote

Saudi Arabia

• Attack in Talif kills at least 1
• Foreign Ministry denies French President’s charge it held Lebanese PM captive

Slovenia

• Right-wing opposition party wins most votes in parliamentary elections

South Africa

• Miner killed in accident at Sibanye’s Driefontein mine
• Parliament approves national minimum wage bill

Spain

• Socialist opposition leader to take over Spain’s new government after no-confidence vote

Syria

• President Assad raises prospect of clashes with U.S. forces in Syria
• President Assad to visit North Korea

Tunisia

• At least 46 migrants drown off Tunisia coast
• Tunisia to raise fuel prices, hold off public wages increases
• Ruling coalition fails to agree on economic reforms, cabinet reshuffle

Ukraine

• Prominent Russian journalist critical of the Kremlin fakes own death

United Kingdom

• Prime Minister May refuses to relax Northern Ireland abortion rules

United States of America

• U.S. imposes new trade tariffs on E.U., Canada, and Mexico
• U.S. vetoes UN Security Council proposal on Palestinians
• President Trump says June 12 summit with North Korea is back on
• Defense Secretary says U.S. to continue operations in South China Sea

The Vatican

• Pope Francis denounces a “culture of abuse and cover-up” in the Catholic church

Venezuela

• Authorities begin releasing 39 jailed opposition activists 

Yemen

• Saudi-led coalition closes in on port city of Hodeidah

Zimbabwe

• Zimbabwe sets first post-Mugabe elections for July 30