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Kirill Dmitriev—a former banker with stints at McKinsey, Goldman Sachs and Russia’s sovereign-wealth fund—cuts a distinct figure on Moscow’s negotiating team at U.S.-Russia talks on Ukraine wsj.com/world/russia/m… via The Wall Street Journal Alan Cullison benoit faucon Georgi Kantchev

Russia Provided Targeting Data for Houthi Assault on Global Shipping wsj.com/world/russia-p… via The Wall Street Journal

Congo’s leader has offered a secret deal to the U.S. president: Help defeat a powerful rebel force in exchange for access to a trove of minerals wsj.com/world/africa/w… via The Wall Street Journal benoit faucon Nicholas Bariyo Alex Ward

U.S. president’s ally Erik Prince in talks to help embattled Congolese government with mining tax collection wsj.com/world/africa/w… via The Wall Street Journal benoit faucon Nicholas Bariyo Alex Ward

The U.S. has deployed heavy, radar-evading B-2 bombers to the Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean, a warning to Iran and Yemen’s Houthi militia wsj.com/world/middle-e… via The Wall Street Journal

Iyad ag Ghali wrote the lyrics of a hit song for a band that has shared the stage with U2’s Bono and Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant. He now leads one of the world’s most deadly al Qaeda franchises. wsj.com/world/africa/i… via The Wall Street Journal benoit faucon @MPhillipsWSJ

Back in the day, he championned rock musicians. Then years later, he turned into Africa's Bin Laden wsj.com/world/africa/i… via The Wall Street Journal benoit faucon @MPhillipsWSJ

The Pentagon is expanding its forces in the Middle East to bolster airstrikes against Houthi militants and step up pressure on Iran with ⁦Nancy Youssef, نانسي يوسف⁩ and ⁦benoit faucon⁩ wsj.com/world/middle-e…

Yemeni militias are planning a ground offensive against the Houthis, Yemeni and U.S. officials say wsj.com/world/middle-e… via The Wall Street Journal benoit faucon Nancy Youssef, نانسي يوسف Saleh al-Batati

"Salaries to many Gaza govt employees have ceased; many senior Hamas fighters & pol staff began receiving about half-pay during Ramadan...creating hardship across Hamas ranks & signaling a deepening org dysfunction." Summer Said, Carrie Keller-Lynn, benoit faucon wsj.com/world/middle-e…

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis are turning to Russia and China to help target the US, Israel and their allies - and becoming less dependent on Tehran for weapons. w/ Saleh al-Batati benoit faucon wsj.com/world/middle-e…

Iran is planning to set out proposals for a new nuclear pact, including guarantees that the U.S. won’t leave a future accord, people familiar with the matter said, as officials resumed talks in Rome. With ⁦benoit faucon⁩ wsj.com/world/middle-e…

"Trump has given a deadline of two months to conclude a pact... but comments by Araghchi that the negotiations are a process “that takes time and is difficult” suggested that if a deal can be reached, the process won’t be swift." benoit faucon, Michael R. Gordon wsj.com/world/middle-e…

"Both sides will need to be creative if they want to avoid an impasse,” said Mohamed Amersi, at the Wilson Center, a Washington think tank. As a compromise, Amersi said, Iran could stop enriching to levels they are entitled for a year before resuming once trust has been built

U.S. and Iranian officials are set to hold a fifth round of nuclear talks in Rome wsj.com/world/middle-e… via The Wall Street Journal laurence norman benoit faucon