U.S. President Donald Trump departed the meeting early, leaving the bloc with less ability to coordinate on the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Iran wars, FP’s Keith Johnson reports.

As tensions flare around the world over Trump’s tariffs, New Delhi has an opportunity to center itself in global trade, Sanjay Kathuria argued last month.

Since taking office, Xi has visited Kazakhstan more times than any country except Russia—perhaps in a bid to expand Beijing’s influence in the energy-rich nation, FP’s James Palmer writes in China Brief.

Pakistan has long sought to strengthen geoeconomic ties with Afghanistan and other countries in resource-rich Central Asia, FP’s Michael Kugelman writes in South Asia Brief.

Under existing Victorian-era laws, women in England and Wales can be criminally prosecuted for ending a pregnancy after the 24-week mark, FP’s Alexandra Sharp reports in World Brief.

Constant Mutamba claimed the investigation was a plot by Rwanda. The country backs the M23 rebel movement that is battling the Congolese government, Jason K. Stearns and Kristof Titeca wrote in February.

In May, Geoff Ramsey and David Goldwyn argued that U.S. negotiations with Maduro’s regime could incentivize a democratic opening in Venezuela.

Despite his initial caution against entering the war, Trump now appears to want to take credit for Israel’s wins, FP’s Howard W. French writes.

Blaise Metreweli will be the first woman to lead the agency since its founding in 1909. She is currently the MI6 director of technology and innovation, The Associated Press reports.

This treatment is a “real breakthrough” for patients, Associate Health Minister David Seymour said, as Time reports.