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Trump Wants to Call the Shots. But in Iran, He Keeps Hitting His Limits.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/us/politics/trump-iran-war-middle-east.html

#Politics #InternationalRelations #USPolitics

Trump Wants to Call the Shots. But in Iran, He Keeps Hitting His Limits.

President Trump is grappling with his own version of the sort of Middle East crisis that beset his predecessors, and that he promised to avoid.

The New York Times

NYT > World 3h ago

Videos Show Chinese Businesses Hawking North Korean Labor

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/world/asia/chinese-businesses-north-korea.html

#WorldNews #InternationalRelations #China

Videos Show Chinese Businesses Hawking North Korean Labor

On social media, Chinese entrepreneurs are touting cheap labor across the border, as trade between the two countries regains momentum.

The New York Times

NYT > Politics 3h ago

Israel Halts Strikes After Trump Claims Progress Toward Nuclear Talks, Officials Say

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/us/politics/trump-netanyahu-iran-call.html

#Politics #InternationalRelations #Nuclear

Israel Halts Strikes After Trump Claims Progress Toward Nuclear Talks, Officials Say

Multiple officials said that the president told Israel’s leader that the United States and Iran were within days of a breakthrough that would clear the way for talks on a long-term nuclear deal.

The New York Times

NYT > Home Page 7h ago

China Reasserts Itself, to Contain North Korea's Tilt Toward Russia

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/world/asia/xi-kim-china-north-korea-summit.html

#WorldNews #Geopolitics #InternationalRelations

China Reasserts Itself, to Contain North Korea’s Tilt Toward Russia

On a rare visit to North Korea, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, projected unity but also sought to remind Kim Jong-un that he is the senior partner in their alliance.

The New York Times

NYT > World 7h ago

China Reasserts Itself, to Contain North Korea's Tilt Toward Russia

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/world/asia/xi-kim-china-north-korea-summit.html

#WorldNews #Geopolitics #InternationalRelations

China Reasserts Itself, to Contain North Korea’s Tilt Toward Russia

On a rare visit to North Korea, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, projected unity but also sought to remind Kim Jong-un that he is the senior partner in their alliance.

The New York Times

Jacobin [Unofficial]10h ago

Albanians Are Against Jared Kushner’s Israel-Backed Venture

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://jacobin.com/2026/06/albania-river-development-kushner-protests

NPR Topics: News 11h ago

Xi and Kim express hopes for greater ties between China and North Korea

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/08/g-s1-126863/xi-and-kim-express-hopes-for-greater-ties-between-china-and-north-korea

#WorldNews #Politics #InternationalRelations

rosebongiovanni 1d ago

https://rosettasister.wordpress.com/2026/06/07/above-all-it-is-essential-to-restore-relations-of-trust-and-cooperation-with-moscow-grounded-in-shared-interests-and-a-common-european-culture-antidiplomatico-dettnews-la_nuova_europa_dopo_l/
“Above all, it is essential to restore relations of trust and cooperation with Moscow, grounded in shared interests and a common European culture” : antidiplomatico : dettnews-la_nuova_europa_dopo_la_guerra_alla_russia
#Europe #Asia #Eurasia #Moscow #Rome #Italy #internationalRelations

“Above all, it is essential to restore relations of trust and cooperation with Moscow, grounded in shared interests and a common European culture” : antidiplomatico : dettnews-la_nuova_europa_dopo_la_guerra_alla_russia

+++ +++ +++ On the “New World Order” for Europe and Relations with Russia What is being written: “The structures that underpinned the old unipolar world are gradually crumbling. N…

Rosettasister's Weblog

World news | The Guardian 1d ago

UK readies sanctions against Israel to deter proposed illegal West Bank settlement

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/07/uk-sanctions-israel-deter-proposed-west-bank-settlement-palestine

#WorldNews #Politics #InternationalRelations

UK readies sanctions against Israel to deter proposed illegal West Bank settlement

Move comes as 137 Labour MPs sign letter demanding ‘urgent, concrete action’ to stop settler violence

The Guardian

ResearchBuzz: Firehose 1d ago

Vietnam.vn: Vietnamese intellectuals in the UK are building the first database of experts.. “For the first time, more than 200 Vietnamese experts in the UK are connected in a specialized database, creating a bridge between overseas knowledge resources and the needs of domestic science and technology development.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/07/vietnam-vn-vietnamese-intellectuals-in-the-uk-are-building-the-first-database-of-experts/

Vietnam.vn: Vietnamese intellectuals in the UK are building the first database of experts.

Vietnam.vn: Vietnamese intellectuals in the UK are building the first database of experts.. “For the first time, more than 200 Vietnamese experts in the UK are connected in a specialized data…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose