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A Ukrainian naval drone has exploded in Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanta, as European leaders warned the war in Ukraine is becoming a “direct threat” to countries along the EU’s eastern border. Source link

Kim Jong Un has been trying to improve ties with China, North Korea’s biggest trading partner and provider of aid. Source link

The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $US113 billion United States cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century. Source link

Portugal and Austria have defeated Germany for seats on the powerful but deeply divided UN Security Council in a hotly contested race after intense campaigning. Source link

An open letter is the first public message Mr Zelenskyy has written directly to Mr Putin since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022. Source link

Iran has made a ceasefire in Lebanon a condition for any peace deal with Washington, and has suggested in recent days that it could intervene directly if Israel keeps up attacks there. Source link

China is cracking down on beef imports and says it is ready to slap Australia with an additional 55 per cent tariff in the coming days. Source link

India’s Great Nicobar Island is home to one of the world’s last isolated tribes who are believed to have lived there for thousands of years, but a rising China is set to see it undergo a major transformation at the Indian government’s insistence. Source link

As vigils to mark the 37th anniversary were held around the world, Chinese authorities reportedly banned families of those who died in 1989 from visiting their graves. Source link

The former national security adviser, who served in Donald Trump’s first administration, is now a prominent critic of the president. Source link