Situation Reports

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he had appointed a 10-person legal team to draft a new constitution during a speech to local Justice and Development Party administrators, AP reported on May 27.

A Colombian Senate commission approved a government-backed labor reform bill just one day before a 48-hour strike in favor of the legislation started across the country with the support of President Gustavo Petro, El Colombiano reported on May 27.

Thai and Cambodian troops exchanged gunfire for roughly 10 minutes in the disputed Chong Bok area, resulting in the death of one Cambodian soldier, Nation Thailand reported on May 28.

Australia is pursuing a cautious approach to reclaiming the China-leased Port of Darwin, seeking to avoid a diplomatic backlash akin to the U.S.-Panama Canal handover dispute, Bloomberg reported on May 28.

Australia's conservative Liberal and National parties formally reunited, ending a brief but politically disruptive split, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported on May 28.

At a press conference in Berlin with visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that his government would help Ukraine build long-range missiles without range restrictions, though he declined to provide specifics, Bloomberg reported on May 28.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu asked Nigeria's bicameral National Assembly to authorize raising around $24 billion in external borrowing over the next two years, Bloomberg reported on May 27.

EU member states approved the Security Action for Europe, or SAFE, a 150 billion euro ($170 billion) joint loan program for the bloc's defense sector, the European Council announced on May 27.

France and Vietnam signed 14 cooperation agreements during French President Emmanuel Macron's state visit in Hanoi, covering defense, satellite technology, transportation, vaccine production and a $10.25 billion Airbus aircraft deal, Bao Chinh Phu reported on May 26.

China and Indonesia signed 12 cooperation agreements during Chinese Premier Li Qiang's visit to Jakarta, including a central bank memorandum of understanding to promote the use of yuan and rupiah in bilateral trade, the Jakarta Globe reported on May 26.