Situation Reports

The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies overwhelmingly approved a motion to expedite a vote to revoke a financial tax increase President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva introduced on May 22, Folha de S.Paulo reported on June 16.

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon arrived in China for a four-day visit, his first to the country since assuming office in late 2023, The New Zealand Herald reported on June 17.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba did not announce an anticipated trade framework following their 30-minute talk on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Canada on June 16, The Asahi Shimbun reported on June 17.

The European Union decided not to convene its EU-China High-Level Economic and Trade Dialogue ahead of the leaders' summit in Beijing on July 24-25, citing a lack of progress on key trade disputes, the Financial Times reported on June 17, referencing internal EU sources.

Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress, or APC, is facing rising internal tensions amid speculation that President Bola Tinubu is considering running mates other than Vice President Kashim Shettima for the 2027 general election, the Punch reported on June 17.

Malian court appointed an administrator to run Canadian mining company Barrick Mining's Loulo-Gounkoto gold mining complex for an initial period of six months, the Financial Times reported on June 16.

The U.S. Trump administration reportedly dissolved a working group on pressuring Russia to be more flexible in peace talks with Ukraine, Reuters reported on June 17, citing three unnamed U.S. officials.

A cyberattack targeting The Washington Post compromised several journalists' email accounts and was potentially the work of a foreign government, The Wall Street Journal reported on June 15.

The U.S. State Department issued a memo giving 36 countries 60 days to meet new department requirements or be added to a travel ban implemented on June 9, The Washington Post reported on June 14.

The Sudanese Armed Forces, or SAF, found crates of ammunition and mortar bombs ordered by the Kenyan Ministry of Defense and dated from 2023 and 2024 in recaptured weapon depots belonging to Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, Daily Nation and Bellingcat reported on June 15.