President Donald Trump's Homeland Security chief on Tuesday praised a US agreement with Panama on migrant repatriation flights and said Washington was ready to replicate it with other countries. Under an agreement signed last July by the administration of Trump's predecessor Joe Biden, Washington finances the repatriation of irregular migrants who enter Panama overland from Colombia.

During a visit to the Central American nation, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the United States was willing to pay other countries to do the same. More than 2,300 migrants have been deported from Panama on around 50 flights so far under the agreement. Noem observed the departure of one such flight Tuesday carrying Colombian migrants. She also met President Jose Raul Mulino and other senior Panamanian officials.

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President of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, and the newly elected South Korean President, Lee Jae-myung, spoke over the phone on Monday to exchange pleasantries and discuss bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

During the call, President Lee expressed his gratitude for Prabowo’s congratulatory letter following his victory in the South Korean presidential election in early June. The two leaders discussed the global situation and agreed to continue strengthening the strategic partnership between Indonesia and South Korea.

According to Indonesia’s Cabinet Secretariat, President Lee also conveyed his intention to conduct a state visit to Indonesia in the near future. This progress reflects the joint commitment of both countries to maintain close diplomatic ties amid evolving global geopolitics, while expanding cooperation across various strategic sectors.

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Mozambique held a grand ceremony on Wednesday at Machava Stadium in Matola, Maputo Province, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the country's independence from Portuguese colonial rule.

Mozambican President Daniel Chapo lit the flame of national unity and delivered a keynote speech at the ceremony. He reviewed the progress Mozambique has made since gaining independence, highlighting remarkable achievements in education, healthcare, infrastructure, and gender equality.

Chapo emphasized that the country's future governance efforts will focus on laying the foundation for economic independence. The president also acknowledged multiple challenges facing Mozambique, including instability in the northern regions, persistent poverty and unemployment among youth, frequent natural disasters, and corruption affecting both public and private institutions.

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The British Royal Air Force will soon carry nuclear bombs again as the government plans to buy a dozen US-made F-35A fighter jets capable of holding them.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled the plan on Wednesday at the NATO summit in the Netherlands, calling it "the biggest strengthening of the UK's nuclear posture in a generation." He said his country will join NATO's shared airborne nuclear mission, which involves allied aircraft in Europe being equipped with nuclear bombs. Seven other countries are part of it, including the US, Germany and Italy. The purchase is in line with the government's new national security strategy that it released on Tuesday.

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US President Donald Trump said the war between Israel and Iran is over and the United States plans to have talks with Iran next week. He was speaking Wednesday at a news conference during the NATO summit in The Hague.

Indicating his administration will talk to Iran next week, Trump said, "they may sign an agreement”.The US and Iran have been negotiating on Tehran's nuclear program since April. But no official talks have been held since Israel launched attacks against Iran on June 13.

Meanwhile, there were no reports of major attacks or damage in either Israel or Iran on Wednesday. Trump had said both sides would stop fighting following their ceasefire agreement. But the Israeli military said on Tuesday night that it intercepted two drones "most likely from Iran" that were making their way toward Israel.

It also said on Wednesday that its air force had intercepted a drone that was "apparently" launched from Yemen and did not enter Israeli territory. It remains to be seen whether the ceasefire will be maintained.

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South Korea's special counsel team investigating insurrection charges has requested arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk Yeol for alleged obstruction of execution of public duties.

The decision on the arrest warrant for Yoon is expected as early as June 25. This time, the arrest warrant lists three allegations. The first is mobilizing the Presidential Security Service to obstruct arrest warrant execution back in January. The other allegations include ordering the deletion of secure phone records of military commanders involved in the martial law incident four days after it took place.

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The King and Queen of Belgium arrived at La Moneda Presidential Palace in Santiago for a meeting with Chile's President Gabriel Boric as part of their official visit to the country.

Ahead of the official ceremony, the Belgian King and Queen visited the monument to Bernardo O’Higgins, where they laid a wreath. They will discuss bilateral relations, economic cooperation, and international matters of mutual interest. 

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Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney arrived at the location where a NATO summit will be held in the Hague.

NATO leaders will seek to lock in US President Donald Trump's commitment to their alliance with a summit pledge to boost defence spending as they gather with global attention focused on Iran. 

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Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Tuesday called for the US and Iran to return to nuclear talks, a day after Tehran targeted a US military base in the Gulf state.

At a press conference, the Prime Minister urged the American and Iranian sides to return immediately to the negotiating table regarding the nuclear talks and resume talks to reach a diplomatic solution.

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France is to send military A400M aircraft to Israel to fly out any of its citizens who wish to leave for Cyprus, the foreign and defense ministries said Sunday.

The flights will be carried out subject to Israel's clearance and will supplement the chartered civilian flights already operating, the ministries added. France has some 250,000 of its citizens in Israel around 100,00 registered on consular lists. Earlier Sunday, 160 French nationals most of them vulnerable or in urgent situations were flown to Paris from Jordan accompanied by a doctor.

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