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Fidel Castro’s daughter says the US has failed to find a way to deal with Cuba for decades. But she tells the ABC that the Trump administration has a difference that could spell the end of the regime she fled. Source link

The British capital’s previous hottest May day was set only one day prior, when the mercury topped 33.5C. Source link

The train collided with a minibus, which was carrying nine people at the time, at a level crossing. Source link

Australia’s Chief of Navy says China stirred “anger” in New Zealand when it sent a powerful naval flotilla into the Tasman Sea last year, encouraging political support on both sides of the ditch for increased defence spending. Source link

A Japanese mayor will take maternity leave this year, becoming the first in the country’s history to do so while in office.  Source link

Russia escalates attacks on Kyiv by using a hypersonic missile in one of its largest assaults on the Ukrainian capital since the start of the four-year war, and warns foreigners to leave the city ahead of further strikes. Source link

As the US president pushes for a deal with Iran, he is reviving one of the signature foreign policy projects of his first term: the Abraham Accords. Here’s what to know about the series of agreements, and whether Arab countries will answer his call to formally establish diplomatic ties with Israel.  Source link

US Centcom says the strikes were designed “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces”. Source link

Xi Jinping has learned that every ingredient placed on a state table is a word in a diplomatic sentence. Source link

Seven villagers entered the cave in central Laos five days ago looking for gold when heavy rain caused flash flooding, trapping them inside. Source link