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🇨🇩🇷🇼 BBC News: Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila has returned to the country after two years, arriving in M23-held Goma. His return follows senators stripping his immunity over alleged support for the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, accusations he denies.

🇮🇱 🇵🇸 A day of heavy Israeli strikes across Gaza has killed dozens, per Hamas run Gaza Health Ministry officials.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇺🇸 The Hill: Russia launched a record 355 drones and 9 missiles into Ukraine late Sunday, with Ukraine neutralizing most. This massive attack follows President Trump's recent strong criticism of Vladimir Putin, whom he called "crazy" while warning of Russia's "downfall" if attacks continue.

🇵🇸🇮🇱 JPost: Hamas is urging Gazans not to cooperate with a new Israeli-initiated aid mechanism, calling it an "intelligence operation" to collect information and create internal division. Hamas claims Israel is using food as a weapon and demands a return to UN-based aid distribution.

🇺🇸🇮🇱 SAN: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is in Israel conveying President Trump's support after two Israeli embassy staffers were killed in a D.C. shooting last week. Noem met with Israeli PM Netanyahu and FM Sa'ar, and is the first Cabinet secretary to participate in Jerusalem Day.

🇰🇵 Miami Herald: North Korea is reportedly using balloons to salvage the destroyer that capsized during its May 21 launch in Chongjin.

🇸🇩 SAN: Drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Port Sudan "signal a new phase" in the civil war marked by new weapons and foreign interference. The UAE is accused of supplying Chinese-made drones to the RSF, which the US has formally determined committed genocide.

🇵🇸 Al Jazeera: More than 95% of Gaza's agricultural land is unusable due to the ongoing war, according to a UN assessment. The FAO warns that this destruction of cropland, greenhouses, and wells is exacerbating the critical risk of famine for the entire population.

🇺🇸 The Hill: President Trump considers redirecting $3 billion from Harvard to vocational schools due to the university's stance on antisemitism and its 27.2% international student body. This follows DHS attempts to revoke Harvard's foreign student cert, which a judge has temporarily blocked.

🇩🇰🇫🇮🇸🇪 UK Defence Journal: Nordic Air Forces from Denmark, Finland, & Sweden conducted a joint "Nordic Combat Enhanced Training" operation over the Baltic Sea on May 21. The exercise enhanced NATO interoperability & showcased Agile Combat Employment.

🇺🇸 AP: President Trump will participate in a wreath laying ceremony and deliver Memorial Day remarks at Arlington National Cemetery today.

🇬🇧 UK Defence Journal: The UK Ministry of Defence is launching a £48M assessment phase for a new Mounted Short Range Air Defence (SHORAD) capability. This program aims to develop mobile air defenses for the British Army against threats like drones, signaling efforts to restore layered air defense.

🇨🇦🇬🇧 NYT: King Charles III is in Canada for a two-day visit, his first as King. He will deliver Parliament's opening Speech from the Throne, a symbolic act underscoring Canadian sovereignty amid American threats. The visit includes ceremonial events and meetings with Canadian leaders.

🇫🇷🇺🇸 The Guardian: French President Macron says Donald Trump realizes Putin has "lied" about Ukraine and hopes Trump's anger "translates into action."

🇬🇷🇪🇺🇨🇾🇮🇱🇪🇬 AP: Greece has completed a €1B undersea power cable link to Crete, plugging it on Saturday for full operation this summer. Key step in plans to expand the grid across the Eastern Mediterranean to Cyprus & Israel, bolstering energy diversification & enabling Crete's shift to renewables.

🇺🇸🇪🇪 UK Def Journal: The U.S. has approved a potential $296M sale of 800 Javelin missiles & 84 launch units to Estonia. The FMS deal aims to strengthen Estonia's territorial defense & NATO interoperability, supporting U.S. foreign policy & national security. The sale awaits Congressional approval.

🇺🇸 🇮🇱 🇵🇸 BREAKING: Hamas says they'll agree to a 70-day truce & release of 10 hostages for reciprocal releases & partial IDF withdrawal from Gaza. WH envoy Steve Witkoff rejects Hamas' terms, and tells Axios: "What I have heard so far from Hamas has been disappointing and completely acceptable."

🇺🇸🇲🇽 Military: The Pentagon is sending 1,115 additional troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, bringing the total to over 8,000 active-duty personnel. These "ground components" will provide logistics, engineering, & medical support efforts to "gain full operational control" of the southern border.

🇮🇷 Mehr: Iranian Judiciary Chief Ejei has called for accelerated investigation into the Bandar Abbas port fire case, insisting on quickly examining any fault or negligence. The fuel tanker blast at Shahid Rajaee port on April 26 resulted in 70 deaths.

🇺🇬🇩🇪 BBC: Uganda has suspended all military cooperation with Germany, accusing German Ambassador Mathias Schauer of "subversive activities." Comes after reports that Schauer raised concerns about controversial statements by Uganda's army chief, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Germany rejects charges.

🇳🇴 AP: Norwegian prosecutors have charged a cargo ship's on-duty navigator for allegedly falling asleep, causing the vessel NCL Salten to run aground near a home on the Trondheim Fjord last Thursday. The ship's bow came within meters of the house, though no injuries or oil spills were reported.

🇮🇷🇫🇷 AP: Iran has summoned France's top diplomat in protest after the French Foreign Minister praised the Palme d'Or-winning Iranian film "It Was Just an Accident" as "a gesture of resistance." Tehran's Foreign Ministry called the remarks "interventionist" and criticized France's stance on Gaza.

🇷🇴 ABC: Nicusor Dan was sworn in as Romania's president, easing a political crisis that followed his May 18 election rerun victory. The mathematician & former Bucharest mayor pledged to tackle economic woes, and reaffirmed Romania's Western ties & support for Ukraine.

🇰🇵 Yonhap/AP: North Korea's state media announced its new destroyer, damaged last week during a launch attempt, is under repair. Leader Kim Jong Un decried the accident as a "criminal act" of "absolute carelessness," and has had several arrested, including shipyard officials.

🇺🇸 ABC News: DHS has asked DoD for ~20,000 National Guard troops for domestic immigration operations, including potential "interior immigration enforcement." Pentagon is reviewing. Move tied to boosting manpower for ICE-led ops, a shift from traditional Guard roles.

🇺🇸 BREAKING: President Trump has announced his intent for the defense industry and military to develop two new aircraft: the F-22 Super, and the twin engine F-55, per Axios.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇶🇦 NYT: President Trump said his administration is "getting close to maybe doing a deal" with Iran on nuclear weapons, claiming Iran "has sort of agreed to the terms" during his Middle East tour in Qatar. Iranian officials could not immediately confirm his remarks on the talks happening in Oman.

Breaking:
Unconfirmed reports indicate that Indian air defense systems have activated in Samba, Jammu and Kashmir, and potentially other areas near the border with Pakistan amid reports of drone incursions. The situation remains fluid despite the ceasefire, and it is not yet clear what is going on.

NYT: Trump Administration to Announce Trade Deal With Britain

President Trump teased a trade deal announcement, nearly a month after he implemented a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs and implemented a 145 percent tariff on China.