🇺🇸 USA 🔴 Trump’s $893B Budget Shifts Focus to Drones & Missiles, Cuts F-35s 🔸 Requests only 47 F-35s for 2026, down from Biden’s 68 in 2025. 🔸 Boosts funding for drones, JASSM-ER & LRASM systems; cuts Precision Strike Missiles. 🔸 $25B added to “Golden Dome” in $150B defense

🇬🇧 UK 🔴 Britain Weighs Joining Europe-Med Customs Deal 🔸 UK to consult business on joining Pan-Euro-Med (PEM) customs system. 🔸 Deal isn’t a customs union—London keeps trade policy & tariffs. 🔸 Gov’t admits some sectors may lose out, but calls move “pragmatic.” 🔸 PEM

🇷🇺 RUSSIA 🔴 Russia Starts Mass Production of Mini Missiles for Pantsir 🔸 State firm Rostec begins producing mini missiles for Pantsir air defense system. 🔸 Designed to counter drone swarms, especially small UAVs. 🔸 New Pantsir-SMD-E can reportedly take out dozens of drones

🇫🇷 FRANCE 🔴 Macron: U.S. Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Sites Had “Real Impact” 🔸 Macron says attacks on Natanz, Isfahan & Fordow were effective. 🔸 Warns worst-case scenario would be Iran withdrawing from NPT.

🇮🇷 IRAN 🔴 Tehran Denies Nuclear Talks with U.S. Are Set to Begin 🔸 FM Araghchi says “no agreement or arrangement” exists for new negotiations. 🔸 Trump claimed talks could start next week and lead to a deal.

🇷🇺 RUSSIA 🔴 Russia Sharply Boosts Drone Production in May 🔸 Combat drone output rose ~17% in May—four times the monthly average. 🔸 Moscow uses Iranian-origin Shahed drones in a “punishment strategy” to pressure Ukraine.

🇪🇺 EUROPE 🔴 EU Calls for More Military Aid to Ukraine, Sanctions Stalled 🔸 Leaders urge stepped-up support for air defense, anti-drone gear & ammo. 🔸 Backing Ukraine’s defense industry seen as key to cost-effective production. 🔸 Kyiv’s EU bid supported, but no progress on

🇮🇳 INDIA | 🇨🇳 CHINA 🔴 India Seeks “Permanent Solution” to Border Dispute with China 🔸 Defense Minister Singh tells China’s Dong Jun lasting solution is needed. 🔸 Urges restoration of trust lost after deadly 2020 clash. 🔸 20 Indian & 4 Chinese soldiers died in 2020; tensions

🇩🇪 GERMANY 🔴 China’s DeepSeek Faces Ban from App Stores Over Data Concerns 🔸 Data chief Meike Kamp urges removal of AI app from Apple & Google stores. 🔸 Says DeepSeek unlawfully sends German user data to China, violating EU rules. 🔸 Claims Chinese authorities have broad

🇨🇩 CONGO | 🇷🇼 RWANDA 🔴 US-Brokered Peace Deal Signed After 30 Years of Conflict 🔸 Congo & Rwanda signed a US-mediated peace deal; rebels like M23 say it won’t apply to them. 🔸 Trump warns of "severe penalties" if deal is broken; US seeks access to $24T mineral reserves. 🔸

🇵🇸 GAZA 🔴 At Least 72 Killed in Overnight Israeli Strikes 🔸 Israeli airstrikes killed 72 people in Gaza overnight, including a family of five in their sleep at Muwasi camp. 🔸 12 died near Palestine Stadium, 8 in an apartment building, and 11 in a street strike in Gaza City.

🇹🇭 THAILAND 🔴 Mass Protests Demand PM Shinawatra's Resignation 🔸 Tens of thousands rallied in Bangkok, blaming PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra over a border crisis with Cambodia. 🔸 It's the largest protest against the ruling Pheu Thai Party since it took power in 2023. 🔸 The PM

🇷🇸 SERBIA 🔴 Anti-Government Protests in Belgrade 🔸 Tens of thousands marched in Belgrade demanding President Vucic's resignation and early elections. 🔸 Vucic rejected calls for a vote, saying no elections will take place before 2026.

🇮🇷 IRAN 🔴 Iran Casts Doubt on Ceasefire, Warns of Readiness 🔸 Chief of Staff Mousavi questioned the U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Israel. 🔸 “We seriously doubt the enemy will honor its commitments,” he said, adding Iran is ready for renewed attacks.

🇷🇺 RUSSIA | 🇺🇦 UKRAINE 🔴 Largest Airstrike Since War Began 🔸 Russia launched 550 drones & missiles across Ukraine—Kiev was the main target. 🔸 1 killed, 26 injured in 7-hour raid; major damage across the capital. 🔸 US paused some air defense missile shipments; Europe seeks

🇮🇱 ISRAEL | 🇵🇸 GAZA 🔴 15 Killed as Trump Awaits Ceasefire Reply 🔸 Israeli strike hit a tent camp in Khan Younis, killing 15 Palestinians overnight. 🔸 Trump expects Hamas to respond within 24h to a 60-day ceasefire plan. 🔸 Hamas insists on a “permanent ceasefire” and says

🇷🇺 RUSSIA | 🇺🇦 UKRAINE 🔴 Dutch Minister: Russia Using Chemical Weapons 🔸 Russia drops choking agents like chloropicrin via drones into trenches, says Dutch Defense Minister. 🔸 Ukraine claims ~9,000 chemical weapon incidents; at least 3 dead, 2,500+ injured. 🔸 OPCW:

🇩🇪 GERMANY | 🇺🇦 UKRAINE 🔴 Berlin Eyes More Patriots as US Halts Delivery 🔸 Germany sent 3 Patriot systems to Ukraine; key for defense against ballistic missiles. 🔸 With €38B in aid, Germany is Ukraine’s #2 military backer after the US. 🔸 Berlin also plans €25B tank order

🇮🇷 IRAN | 🇺🇸 USA 🔴 Iran Signals Cooperation Amid Talks Rumors 🔸 Iran confirms commitment to NPT & safeguards, despite law halting IAEA cooperation. 🔸 Reports: Possible Iran–US meeting in Oslo next week with envoy Steve Witkoff. 🔸 Would mark first direct contact since

🇨🇳 CHINA | 🇫🇷 FRANCE 🔴 Beijing Open to Broad Cooperation with France 🔸 China ready to work with France on AI, biotech, green energy, nuclear & aviation. 🔸 FM Wang Yi made the offer in Paris, final stop of EU tour after Brussels & Berlin. 🔸 China also seeks closer strategic