Opposition leader María Machado returns to Venezuela

📰 Sources & Further Reading Reuters: Oman navy evacuates 25 crew from vessel off Musandam Anadolu Agency: Oman evacuates 25 crew from Panama-flagged vessel after attack sparks fire Al Jazeera: Oman rescues 25 from burning oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz Associated Press: Iran says 4 tankers str…

Sources & Further Reading Kurdistan24: Merz: Iran Conflict Has Cost Europe Over €100 Billion Clash Report: Merz Warns Iran War Has Cost Europe Over €100 Billion in Higher Energy Prices Reuters: As France erupts, Europe's far right gains from fuel-price anger ahead of elections Iran Press: Arag…

📚 Sources & Further Reading Reuters: North Korea says sanctions don't work to deny its status as nuclear weapons state Anadolu Agency: North Korea says sanctions ‘work on the weak but never on us’ after renewed sanctions push European External Action Service: Joint Statement on Democratic Peop…

Former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has warned that the UK and Europe must forge closer economic and security ties because the shift in US reliability under President Donald Trump is permanent rather than a temporary phase 📚 Sources & Further Reading The Guardian: Starmer says UK must get …