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New leader pledges stability

South Korean acting President Lee Ju-ho says he will ensure government functions are stabilised and the June 3 presidential election is managed fairly, following the resignations of the prime minister and finance minister. Education Minister Lee took over as the third acting leader of Asia’s fourth-largest economy, thrust into the job of shepherding the country out of a period of political and economic turmoil triggered by a martial law attempt last year by ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol and sweeping US tariffs.

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Security

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New CIA videos aim to lure Chinese officials

The CIA has rolled out two Chinese-language videos aimed at enticing officials in China to leak secrets to the US, the latest public effort by the intelligence agency to ramp up human intelligence gathering on Washington’s strategic rival. The move comes after the CIA in October launched a drive to recruit new informants in China, Iran and North Korea by posting instructions online on how to securely contact the agency, following what it said was successful efforts to enlist Russians. The CIA is confident that the videos are penetrating China’s “Great Firewall” internet restrictions and reaching the intended audience.

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Syria

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Israel strikes near Syrian presidential palace

Israel attacked a target near the presidential palace in the Syrian capital Damascus, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says, reiterating his vow to protect members of the Druze community. It marks the second time Israel has struck Syria in as many days, following through on a promise to defend the minority group. The strikes reflect Israel’s deep mistrust of the Sunni Islamists who toppled Bashar al-Assad in December, posing a further challenge to interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s efforts to establish control over the fractured nation.

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Government

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Waltz out in major security switch-up

US President Donald Trump has ousted his national security adviser Mike Waltz, naming Secretary of State Marco Rubio as his interim replacement in the first major shakeup of Trump’s inner circle since he took office in January. Trump, in a social media post, said he would nominate Waltz to be the next US ambassador to the United Nations, adding that “he has worked hard to put our nation’s interests first”. Earlier in the day, multiple sources said Trump had decided to force Waltz out of his White House position.

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Ukraine

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Minerals deal strengthens Trump

Kyiv and Washington have hailed a deal giving the United States preferential access to new Ukrainian minerals as a milestone, which a top US official says will allow US President Donald Trump to negotiate with Russia on a stronger basis. The Kremlin was silent on the agreement, but former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said it meant Trump had “broken the Kyiv regime” because Ukraine would have to pay for US military aid with mineral resources.

Reuters

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Court

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Use of wartime law for deportations ruled unlawful

A US judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from using an 18th-century wartime law to deport some Venezuelan migrants, in the most sweeping ruling thus far against a key part of the Republican president’s aggressive immigration crackdown. In a 36-page opinion, US District Judge Fernando Rodriguez in Brownsville, Texas, ruled that the Trump administration exceeded the scope of the Alien Enemies Act by using it to speed up the deportations of alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. The government labels the gang a terrorist organisation. Trump’s mid-March proclamation invoking the 1798 law to justify rapid deportations faces multiple court challenges.

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