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  1. 01

    UKRAINE

    Morning after the ‘peace express’.

    Trump envoys Witkoff (property tycoon) and Kushner (son-in-law) did Moscow on Saturday, Kyiv on Sunday (their first), then shipped out just as Putin resumed putting ballistic missiles into Kyiv apartments. (CBS)

  2. 02

    GERMANY

    Shock in the east?

    The centre-right’s Chancellor Merz has ruled out any resignation talk after the populist-right AfD (Alternative for Germany) came first in Sunday’s Saxony-Anhalt state elections, doubling its vote with a 44% result. Falling short of an outright majority, and with major parties ruling out a coalition, the populist-left’s small BSW might now emerge as kingmaker. (DW)

  3. 03

    SAUDI ARABIA

    Houthi attacks.

    The Iran-aligned Houthis have just hit four Saudi cities, leaving several oil facilities damaged and more than 70 people wounded. (Bloomberg $)

  4. 04

    CANADA

    Messy divorce.

    Ottawa’s $20B in retaliatory tariffs went live just after midnight this morning (Tuesday), hitting US steel, aluminium, timber, apparel, appliances, farm kit, electronics, and more. (Globe and Mail $)

  5. 05

    FRANCE

    Ladies first dispersed.

    The Eiffel Tower has now reopened after staff walked out in protest over a weekend visit by one of India’s more conservative Hindu movements, which reportedly asked Tower staff to limit “interactions with women”. The ‘BAPS’ movement has apologised for the incident, which reportedly saw female staff pulled off Tower posts and swapped for men. (Le Monde)

  6. 06

    BRAZIL

    Judge v judge.

    Two judges on Brazil’s all-powerful supreme court have turned on one another, with Mendonça demanding suspension for Moraes pending a probe into his links to a disgraced banker, while Moraes wants Mendonça investigated for his handling of the probe into Moraes! (Independent)

  7. 07

    INDONESIA

    Volcanic ash clears.

    Jakarta’s biggest airport and four others are now back open, three days after volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau filled the skies and grounded over 340,000 passengers. We might not be in the clear yet, as the volcano recorded another three eruptions earlier today (Tuesday). (CNA)

  8. 08

    ALGERIA

    Look at my subs.

    The Algerian navy has posted an unusual promotional video of one of its Russia-built subs firing cruise missiles as part of a Mediterranean test. (BIA)

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