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Daily Memo: Russian Interest Rates, More Money for Ukraine

Rate hike. Russia’s central bank on Friday raised the key lending rate by 200 basis points to 18 percent. The bank explained that inflation...

Daily Memo: Israel Proposes Mideast Security Bloc, Greece Signs Deal for F-35s

Netanyahu's plan. In a speech delivered before the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the creation of a security...

Daily Memo: Ukraine Reaches Out to China, Houthis Warn of More Attacks

Smoothing the waters. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met on Wednesday with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou....

Daily Memo: Palestinian Unity, EU Funds for Armenia

Coming to agreement. Some 14 Palestinian factions, including Hamas and Fatah, signed a reconciliation declaration following China-mediated talks this week, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV...

Daily Memo: China Cuts a Deal and Lending Rates

Surprising terms. China and the Philippines tentatively agreed on a code of conduct for the resupply of Philippine forces at Second Thomas Shoal, a...

Daily Memo: EU Partners With Serbia on Lithium

Committed to Europe. Serbia on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with the European Union on development of sustainable raw materials, batteries and electric...

Daily Memo: EU Defense, Russian Gas Exports

Plan for the future. Ahead of being elected to a second five-year term as president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen vowed...

Daily Memo: EU Migration, Disruptions in Global Shipping

European migration. The European Commission will propose changes to the bloc’s visa regime this month, according to a report by Euractiv. The outlet, citing...

Daily Memo: More Houthi Attacks, China in the Middle Corridor

Disruption in the Red Sea. Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched multiple attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea on Monday. U.S. Central Command reported...

Daily Memo: Iran’s President-elect Outlines Vision, Hamas Reacts to Israeli Strikes

Pezeshkian's priorities. Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian outlined his strategic vision for the country in an article for the Tehran Times. He emphasized the importance...

Daily Memo: Houthi Presence in Iraq, Solomon Island Leader in Beijing

Iraqi connections. Yemen’s Houthi rebels reportedly opened an office in Baghdad. The group apparently indirectly announced the existence of its coordination and communications office,...

Daily Memo: Moscow’s Message, China-Russia Naval Drills

Russian response. Russia will develop a military response to the future U.S. deployment of long-range missiles in Germany, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov...

Daily Memo: NATO’s Summit, Orban’s Debrief

NATO developments. At an alliance summit in Washington on Tuesday, several NATO allies pledged to send Ukraine air defense systems that Kyiv has said...

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