As Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky replaces the head of his personal protection unit after two of its officers were detained over an alleged assassination plot against him. We examine what this and other staffing shake-ups might indicate. Then: after Iran-backed Houthi rebels vow to broaden their attacks in the Red Sea, we ask how much longer companies can afford alternative routes. Plus: the latest from Trump’s hush-money trial and could the UK be about to get a new political party?
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Will Israel accept the United States ceasefire plan for Gaza?
Trump is convicted on all counts and a US policy shift in Ukraine
Early election results from South Africa and the ‘Hong Kong 47’ trial
Rafah on the brink and closing arguments in the Trump trial
UN Security Council meets as Israeli tanks enter Rafah
Monday 27 May
Russia strikes the key Ukrainian city of Kharkiv
China’s ‘punishment’ drills around Taiwan
Ireland, Norway, and Spain to recognise Palestinian state
ICC wants arrest warrants and the latest from New Caledonia
A US-built aid pier in Gaza and tussles in Taiwan’s parliament
Security in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region and a state of emergency in New Caledonia
Jordan alleges an Iran-backed plot and the German far-right under the spotlight
Georgian students walk out to protest ‘Russian law’
Protests against the ‘foreign influence’ bill grip Georgia
Biden warns Netanyahu over Rafah and Apple’s advertising blunder
EU ambassadors discuss further sanctions on Russia
Xi Jinping’s European tour kicks off and learning from the campus protests
Chad heads to the polls
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