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Trump's USA Chagos Islands Agreement
Report: Trump wants to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius
US President Donald Trump is considering buying the Chagos Islands, The Telegraph has learned.
Previously, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer wanted to cede sovereignty over the archipelago to Mauritius. However, Trump criticized the decision harshly, citing security reasons. The archipelago includes the island of Diego Garcia, where NATO has a military base.
In April, Britain withdrew its decision to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
Now, the White House has formulated a plan to take control of Diego Garcia, according to the newspaper. To buy the island, Washington would first have to make Starmer's proposal a reality, and then negotiate with Mauritius about a price.
Climate Threat Global Challenges
China's Emissions Increase – Wasting Solar and Wind Power
China's emissions have increased in the first quarter of 2026. An inflexible electricity grid has caused extensive losses of solar and wind power, reports Climate change news.
According to an analysis by the Finnish think tank CREA, China discarded an amount of renewable energy equivalent to the entire electricity consumption of France at the beginning of 2026.
The combustion of coal and gas increased during the same period. According to CREA, this is because coal and gas power plants have long-term contracts that do not have room to reduce production if solar and wind power becomes more available.
With the current system, it is also not possible to sell electricity in real time between provinces.
Political situation in Armenia
Polling stations closed in Armenia – now the votes are being counted
Polling stations in Armenia have closed, and now the votes will be counted, reports SVT.
Around 2.5 million Armenians were eligible to vote in the much-talked-about parliamentary elections, and voter turnout is expected to be unusually high.
Preliminary election results are not expected until Monday, writes TT.
The big election question is whether Armenia should move closer to Russia or the EU. The party of incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who is seen as more pro-EU, is pitted against billionaire Samvel Karapetian, who emphasizes the importance of Russia as an ally.
Political situation in Bolivia
The military is deployed against the protests in Bolivia
The military is deployed against the protests in Bolivia, reports AFP. After 14 hours of night-time fighting, Congress voted through emergency laws on Sunday with a more than two-thirds majority, writes Bolivian media.
They will now go to the president for a decision before they come into force.
The demonstrations against the government have blocked roads around the country for 37 days, writes El Deber.
Pope Leo XIV
Madrid has papal hysteria – 1.2 million at the mass
1.2 million people and over 30,000 flowers are said to be in place when the Pope holds mass in Madrid today, several media outlets report. It is the first papal visit to Spain in 15 years and Pope Leo XIV was greeted by the cheers of the crowd when he arrived in his popemobile.
Ignacio from Cádiz in southern Spain slept under the open sky to secure a good place at the mass, writes TT.
– Jesus slept on stones, he tells the Spanish news agency EFE.
Midterm elections in the US
Democrats are upset over the Biden family's comeback: "A hole in the head"
Just as things were looking a little brighter for the Democrats ahead of the midterm elections, the wounds from the stinging election loss in 2024 were reopened. That's pretty much how it sounds among some Democrats after the former first lady of the United States recently released her memoirs, writes The New York Times.
In her memoirs, Jill Biden describes her husband's last time as president from her perspective. In connection with the promotion of the book, Joe Biden himself also appeared and claimed that his own memoirs would be published in September. Bad timing, according to many Democrats.
- We need this as much as we need a hole in the head, says Jim Manley, Democratic strategist and former Senate staffer, to the New York Post.
Biden's former spokesman Andrew Bates agrees.
- I don't understand why this painful conversation needs to be resumed right now.
Russian invasion Negotiations
Zelenskyj meets European leaders in Britain
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj is to meet France's Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Friedrich Merz and Britain's Keir Starmer to discuss support for Ukraine on Sunday, The Guardian reports.
The meeting will be held at the prime minister's residence at Downing Street in London.
This week, the attacks between Ukraine and Russia have increased in intensity. On Friday, Russian leader Vladimir Putin rejected Zelenskyj's proposal to meet face to face.
US President Donald Trump has said it would be good if Zelenskyj and Putin met, but also said that both sides must "compromise". It was unclear on what.
Several dead as ship capsizes off Malta coast
At least ten people died when a ship capsized off the coast of Malta, according to the Italian coast guard.
The ship “set sail from the Libyan coast and had around 60 people on board,” the coast guard reported on Sunday.
The Maltese coast guard had requested assistance in connection with the accident, which occurred southeast of the Maltese coast.
According to reports, the passengers on board were migrants trying to reach Europe.
The search for more people continued late on Sunday.
Iran threatens revenge after Israel's Beirut attack
At least two people were killed and eleven injured in a new Israeli attack on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut.
Iran threatens to retaliate against both Israel and the United States.
The Israeli military said in a statement that targets linked to the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement in the al-Dahiya area were attacked.
According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this is in response to attacks from Hezbollah.
Two apartments in two buildings were hit, according to Lebanon's state news agency NNA. Pictures from the scene show that several floors were damaged.
“Legitimate targets”
The powerful speaker of Iran’s parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf – who is also the chief negotiator in the Iran-US peace talks – condemned the attack and accused the US of giving Israel the “green light” to carry it out.
The Beirut attack and the ongoing US blockade of Iranian ports make both American and “Zionist” bases and interests in the region “legitimate targets”, according to Ghalibaf.
“Our armed forces are, as always, free to act”, he writes on X.
Attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs have been relatively few in recent weeks, with only two attacks since mid-April.
Israel is said to have informed the US of the latest attack in advance, writes The Times of Israel, citing the Saudi television channel al-Hadath. One reason why Israel has refrained from attacks on the Beirut areas is that the White House has requested it, as it is considered to damage attempts to negotiate an end to the Iran war.
Sensitive situation
The sensitivity of the situation is also emphasized by US President Donald Trump when he said in an interview with NBC News on Sunday that he wants to see more clinical, “surgical” attacks on the Hezbollah movement. He also says that he wants “a better life for the people of Lebanon”.
This week, the current ceasefire in Lebanon was extended after Israeli and Lebanese representatives met in the US. Hezbollah has repeatedly rejected the ceasefire, demanding that Israeli forces in Lebanon leave the country.
Middle East Crisis
Peace Talks
Trump: Not Thinking of Thawing Frozen Assets Before Agreement Reached
US President Donald Trump will not release frozen Iranian assets or lift sanctions against the country before a peace agreement has been reached. He tells NBC News.
However, he is considering releasing the assets after the parties reach a possible agreement.
– If they behave, if they do a good job, then we can start talking.
Previously, Iranian regime leaders have said that a peace agreement with the United States depends on the release of the assets. However, Washington wants to use the assets to pay for the damage caused by the war in the Gulf States, according to sources.
Gaza War
Several killed in Gaza on Sunday
Ten people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza on Sunday, Gaza's Hamas-controlled rescue service said according to AFP.
Four people were killed in an airstrike on a vehicle near a school in Gaza City. In Khan Yunis, five people were killed in an attack on a police station, and another 17 were wounded. Early in the morning, a fisherman was shot dead by the Israeli navy, according to Al Aqsa Hospital.
The Israeli military said it was investigating the reports.
Both Israel and Hamas accuse each other of violating the ceasefire that has prevailed in Gaza for several months. Since it came into effect, more than 900 Gazans have been killed.
Israel-Hezbollah
Israel Attacks Beirut During Current Ceasefire
Israel has attacked Beirut's southern suburbs days after a ceasefire agreement came into effect. This is reported by AP, among others.
According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the attacks are in response to the Iranian-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah attacking northern Israel.
On Thursday, the two sides extended the ceasefire, in an agreement negotiated with the help of mediators from the United States. However, Hezbollah refused to join the ceasefire.
Israel has continued its military operation in southern Lebanon, where the IDF has both carried out drone attacks and entered with ground troops.
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