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  1. 01

    FRANCE

    G7 kicks off.

    World leaders are now descending on the French town of Evian-les-Bains for today’s G7 summit kick-off. Non-G7 guests include India’s Modi, Brazil’s Lula, Kenya’s Ruto, Korea’s Lee, and Ukraine’s Zelensky. (AP)

  2. 02

    UNITED STATES

    Not for you.

    The Trump administration has used natsec export controls to order Anthropic to block all foreigners (including its own non-US employees) from its most advanced AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5. (Al Jazeera)

  3. 03

    VENEZUELA

    Gang leader dead in US strike.

    President Trump has announced a US airstrike in Venezuela killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, leader of the Tren de Aragua gang. (France24)

  4. 04

    UKRAINE

    Putin attacks church.

    Russia’s latest attacks on Kyiv have killed at least another four and damaged the UNESCO-listed Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, founded back in the 11th century. Meanwhile, President Trump has held separate calls with both Presidents Zelensky and Putin for his 80th birthday (Sunday), discussing how to end the war. (CNN)

  5. 05

    UNITED KINGDOM

    Yoink.

    The Brits have seized a tanker belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet as it was sailing through the English Channel. The tanker had been expelled from the Cameroonian registry, leaving it effectively stateless. (Guardian)

  6. 06

    SWITZERLAND

    No population cap.

    Initial results suggest a 53% majority of Swiss voters have rejected the big referendum proposal to cap the country’s population at 10 million. (EuroNews)

  7. 07

    DR CONGO

    Trying to pull a fast one?

    Security forces have dispersed a group of protesters opposing a feared attempt by President Tshisekedi to run for a third term. Lawmakers just passed a bill that’d allow constitutional amendments (such as on term limits) via referendum. (Reuters)

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