Russia Intensifies Drone and Bomb Attacks on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, Deepening Civilian Fear 
Russian Strikes Kill Six in Eastern and Northern Ukraine, Dozens Injured 
U.S. Unseals Charges Against Five Alleged CJNG Leaders, Raises Reward for New Cartel Chief 
Zelensky Urges Faster NATO Action on Air Defense Missiles 
SEC Moves to Dismiss Insider Trading Case Against Trump-Pardoned Terren Peizer 
Senate Majority Leader John Thune Moves to Advance Crypto Clarity Act 
Canada, US Hold Constructive Trade Talks as Tariff Negotiations Continue 
Bezalel Smotrich Faces Election Battle as Israel’s Far-Right Vote Fractures 
Ukraine Agrees to Protect Kazakhstan Oil Exports via Black Sea 
US Expects Iran-Oman Hormuz Shipping Deal Soon 
Russian Strikes on Ukraine Kill Six, Wound Dozens in Balakliia and Sumy 
Colombia President Abelardo De La Espriella Pledges Drug Crackdown, Economic Reforms 
Taiwan President Lai Oversees Coastal Strike Drills in Han Kuang War Games 
Trump Faces Tough Choices as Iran War Drags On 
Germany Warns of Daily Hybrid Warfare Threats 
Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Democratic Senate Primary, Sets Up Key Midterm Showdown 
Trump Administration Plans $1 Billion Security Aid Package for Colombia 
The press secretary for British Prime Minister Liz Truss said Britain is still looking to ditch the laws it has when the country was still part of the European Union by the end of 2023. This follows Truss’s remarks at the annual Conservative Party conference.
Truss’s press secretary clarified her remarks at the annual Conservative Party conference Wednesday when pressed on the target date for the plan to scrap out all EU laws in the country.
In her remarks, Truss said, “by the end of the year, all EU-inspired red tape will be history,” and her press secretary clarified by saying that the plan would be in place until the end of 2023.
Truss’s remarks come as the UK, and the European Union are still at odds over the post–Brexit trade agreement concerning Northern Ireland. Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney said Wednesday that the “mood music” from the British government on the plans to resolve issues in the Northern Ireland Protocol has changed ahead of the upcoming talks between the UK and the bloc.
“Both sides have agreed to engage this week, this is a very welcome change of course that the British government is engaging now seriously as opposed to moving ahead with unilateral action,” Coveney told reporters, likely referring to the legislation being pushed in London to unilaterally scrap out some provisions in the agreement.
“It remains to be seen whether this new look British government is willing to make compromises to get a deal done but certainly the mood music has changed quite fundamentally, we welcome that and we will work on not only relationships to rebuild trust, but also work on solutions in a practical way,” added Coveney.
Coveney also said he would be meeting with British foreign minister James Cleverly in London ahead of the annual British-Irish intergovernmental conference that will take place on Friday.
Cleverly said Tuesday that there were good signs around the upcoming talks with the bloc to resolve the issues in the Northern Ireland Protocol. Cleverly said improving the tone around the upcoming discussions could mean that a deal would be made before the legislation would take effect.
