Mexico’s hit on cartel boss. The Mexican government announced yesterday its forces had killed one of the country’s most-wanted cartel bosses. The United States provided intelligence support for the operation and commended the Mexican military afterward, the White House press secretary wrote on social media. The operation sparked retaliatory attacks by organized crime groups across Mexico, which blocked roads and set fire to buildings such as banks and supermarkets.
Dispute over oil flow through Ukraine. Ahead of a European Union (EU) meeting today, Hungary threatened to block new sanctions on Russia and loan for Ukraine over a dispute regarding Russian oil. Last month, Ukraine said a Russian drone hit a Soviet-era pipeline, which halted the flow of Russian oil through Ukraine to Hungary and Slovakia. The two countries, which rely on the pipeline, have accused Ukraine of slowwalking the restart. In response to Hungary’s threats regarding aid for Kyiv, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said "we should not tie together things that are not connected to each other.”
Plans for more Iran talks. Negotiations between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program will likely continue in Geneva Thursday, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi told CBS News yesterday. While unnamed U.S. officials also confirmed plans for the meeting to multiple news outlets, they stressed Trump is still considering military strikes using the large-scale U.S. deployment in the region. In Iran, meanwhile, antigovernment protests have reignited as the new school semester begins in spite of the regime’s recent brutal crackdowns.
India-Brazil cooperation. Government bodies and private companies from the two countries signed at least twelve cooperation agreements during Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s visit to India, the Indian foreign ministry announced Saturday. They include plans to cooperate on access to rare earths, steel, and pharmaceuticals. Bilateral trade grew 25 percent in 2025, reaching around $15 billion.
Madagascar-Russia ties. Madagascar President Michael Randrianirina pledged “full cooperation” with Russia following a trip to Moscow late last week. The visit was a departure from Madagascar’s diplomatic tradition, in which former colonial power France is typically the president’s first official visit. Randrianirina, who took power in a coup last year, will travel to France tomorrow. While Russia was Madagascar’s 46th-ranked trading partner in 2024, that bilateral partnership has grown through Russia’s training the country’s military and providing weapons.
Armed man shot at Mar-a-Lago. Secret Service agents and a sheriff’s deputy shot at an armed man who entered Trump’s Florida resort early yesterday morning, a Secret Service spokesperson said. The Palm Beach County Sheriff said the man raised his gun to a shooting position when confronted. Authorities are investigating the incident. It’s the latest apparent threat to the president, who has faced multiple assassination attempts.
U.S. boat for Greenland rejected. Officials from Greenland and Denmark rejected the U.S. hospital boat sent to Greenland by Trump, who announced on social media that Washington would provide medical care to those in need. Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen noted the territory has free public healthcare.
