June 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025 - Events in June include a military parade to mark President Trump’s 79th birthday and the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary; presidential elections in Poland and South Korea; a UN conference on the Israel-Palestine conflict; and a NATO summit in the Netherlands. The FIFA Club World Cup kicks off in the U.S., the world’s highest bridge opens in China, and the Hollywood film F1 is released.
Jun 1, Poland: Warsaw’s liberal Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski and national-conservative Karol Nawrocki meet in second round of presidential election.
Jun 2-4, U.S.: UN convenes conference co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia to discuss two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Jun 3, South Korea: Elections held to replace former President Yoon Suk-yeol, who was removed in April over his contentious move to declare martial law late last year.
Jun 14, U.S.: Multi-million-dollar military parade takes place in Washington DC to mark President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday and the Army’s 250th anniversary. Critics have called parade an authoritarian display of power.
Jun 15, U.S.: FIFA Club World Cup kicks off at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, pitting 32 teams, all winners of continental football championships, against each other. Manchester City are the defending champions.
Jun 24-25, The Netherlands: NATO hosts summit as members look to show unity in turbulent political landscape.
Jun 25, Worldwide: Much hyped movie F1, starring Brad Pitt, releases with extensive location filming, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Max Verstappen on the Silverstone starting grid.
Jun, China: Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, the world's highest, is scheduled to open to traffic.
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Geopolitics, Geoeconomics, And More
1. Ukraine Demands Russian Cease-Fire Details Before Monday Peace Talks - UPI
Ukraine said it will not send a delegation to Istanbul for peace talks on Monday until Russia provides details of its cease-fire proposal.
Ukraine accused Russia, which has said it will send a delegation to Istanbul for the talks, of stalling peace negotiations. During a joint press conference with Turkey's foreign minister, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Russia must accept an unconditional cease-fire. Ukraine has sent Russia details of its cease-fire proposal.
2. Russia-North Korea Illegal Military Cooperation- TIPP Insights
Political, economic, and military cooperation between Russia and DPRK has led to massive violations of UN sanctions by both sides and undermined non-proliferation efforts previously supported by Moscow.
3. China Broke Trade Pact, Once Again, Says Trump - TIPP Insights
President Donald Trump accused China of violating a trade agreement he said was hastily arranged to save its collapsing economy.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed his sweeping tariffs had pushed China to the brink of economic disaster, shutting down factories and sparking civil unrest. Trump said he “didn’t like” what he saw happening in China and stepped in with a “fast deal” to help stabilize the situation. “Everybody was happy!” he said — until China allegedly reneged on the agreement.
4. China Forms New Global Mediation Body In Hong Kong - D.W.
China signed a convention forming a global mediation-based dispute resolution organization in Hong Kong, seeking to grow it to a status similar to that of bodies such as the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
More than 30 countries backed the Convention on the Establishment of the International Organization for Mediation in Hong Kong, including Laos, Cambodia, Serbia, Papua New Guinea and Venezuela. Pakistan, Indonesia, Belarus and Cuba also signed the convention to become founding members of the global organization, following Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
5. China Agrees To Begin Steps To Resume Japanese Seafood Imports: Tokyo - Kyodo News
Japan's government said that China has agreed to begin procedures to resume imports of Japanese seafood, lifting a ban imposed after the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.
Chinese authorities are expected to issue a public notice easing the blanket ban that has been in place since August 2023 and soon open registration for Japanese facilities that process and preserve marine products, sources familiar with the matter said.
6. Huawei Invested In 60-Plus China Chip Firms Since U.S. Sanctions - Nikkei Asia
Huawei Technologies has bought into more than 60 Chinese chip-related companies since it became subject to U.S. sanctions in 2019, Nikkei has found, as it works to overcome a lack of access to Western technology with a homegrown supply chain.
Huawei has been expanding investments in the companies through Hubble, a wholly owned investment company it set up in 2019 when Washington began to restrict the Chinese telecom leader's access to U.S. technology and its market.
7. U.S. Proposes 60-Day Ceasefire For Gaza, Plan Shows - Reuters
The U.S. plan proposes a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 28 Israeli hostages—alive and dead—in the first week, in exchange for the release of 125 Palestinian prisoners sentenced to life and the remains of 180 deceased Palestinians.
The plan, which states it is guaranteed by President Donald Trump and mediators Egypt and Qatar, includes the delivery of aid to Gaza as soon as Hamas signs the ceasefire agreement. It also stipulates that Hamas will release the remaining 30 hostages once a permanent ceasefire is in place. The White House said Thursday that Israel has agreed to the U.S. ceasefire proposal.
8. Saudi Arabia’s Prince Faisal To Travel To West Bank In Historic Visit - Al Arabiya
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, is expected to visit the West Bank this weekend, marking one of the most senior Saudi officials to do so since 1967.
The top Saudi diplomat will lead an Arab delegation that will meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and other officials from the Palestinian Authorities (PA) during their one-day visit, according to Palestinian Ambassador to Riyadh, Mazen Ghoneim. Ghoneim said the talks would focus on Arab efforts for a two-state solution based on the 1967 borders and East Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital.
9. Israel Announces Major West Bank Settlements Despite Sanctions Threat - TIPP Insights
The creation of 22 new settlements in the occupied West Bank – the biggest expansion in decades – is straining Israeli ties with key allies, who have threatened sanctions.
10. Supreme Court Clears Way For Trump’s Fast-Track Deportations - TIPP Insights
The Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump to revoke parole status for over half a million migrants, letting his administration resume deportations paused under President Joe Biden.
In a brief, unsigned order, the court froze a lower ruling that had blocked Trump from ending parole protections for Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian, and Nicaraguan migrants. Two liberal justices, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson, dissented, warning of “devastating consequences.”
11. Syria Inks $7 Billion Energy Deal With Qatari, Turkish, U.S. Firms - AFP
The agreement, which aims to generate 5,000 megawatts, was sealed at the presidential palace in Damascus in the presence of President Ahmed al-Sharaa and U.S. ambassador Thomas Barrack.
The consortium is led by Qatar’s UCC Concession Investments and includes Turkey’s Kalyon GES Enerji Yatirimlari and Cengiz Enerji, along with Power International USA. Syria’s 14-year civil war wrecked its power grid, leaving people with up to 20 hours of daily blackouts.
12. Diabetes, High Blood Pressure Combo Puts More Americans At Risk - HealthDay News
Twice as many Americans now face the increased risk of death that comes from having both high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, a new study reports.
About 12% of the U.S. population had high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes at the same time in 2018, up from 6% in 1999, researchers reported recently in the journal Diabetes Care.
