US News

• Cuba says the US is attempting to exclude it from the Summit of the Americas. [Link]

Russia

• Finland and Sweden will apply for NATO membership next month. [Link]
• Germany expelled 40 Russian diplomats. Russia responded by expelling 40 German diplomats. [Link]
• The US plans to return diplomatic staff to Ukraine next week. [Link]
• Senator Chirs Coons calls on Congress to get more involved on Ukraine. [Link]
• The White House rejects a demand from Russia to stop shipping arms to Ukraine. [Link]
• Poland will transfer tanks to Ukraine. [Link]
• The Pentagon put out a call to the arms industry to develop weapons for Ukraine. [Link]
• The UK will send armored vehicles with anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine. [Link]

Middle East

• Iran is calling for urgent talks on the nuclear deal. [Link]
• Iraq’s Foreign Minister says there is no legal basis for Turkey’s invasion. [Link]
• A civilian was killed by a Turkish military operation in Syria. [Link]

Africa

• An al-Qaeda affiliate group in Mali claims to have captured Russians fighting for the Wagner Group. [Link]
• The Tigray People Liberation Front says it withdrew forces from the Afar region. [Link]
• Over 200 people have been killed by fighting in Darfur. [Link]