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CHINA

Myanmar's foreign minister to pay visit

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning announced on Wednesday that Myanmar's Foreign Minister Tin Maung Swe will begin a three-day official visit to China on Thursday. The visit follows Foreign Minister Wang Yi's trip to Myanmar in late April and marks Tin Maung Swe's first visit to China since he was appointed foreign minister in April. Tin Maung Swe previously served as Myanmar's ambassador to China from November 2022 to January 2026.

UNITED STATES

Bill Pulte named as acting intel chief

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday appointed Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as acting director of national intelligence. Trump said in a Truth Social post that Pulte "has deep experience managing the most sensitive matters in America, the safety and soundness of the markets". He added that Pulte would remain director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac while serving in the acting role. Pulte will replace Tulsi Gabbard, who announced on May 22 that she was resigning from her post after her husband was diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer. The director of national intelligence is responsible for the oversight and direction of 18 elements of the country's intelligence community.

NIGERIA

Gunmen kill 37 in two attacks on one village

Criminal gangs have killed at least 37 people in two days of attacks on a rural community in northwest Nigeria's Sokoto state, a security report and residents said. Gunmen on motorbikes, believed to be "bandits", killed at least 17 people and looted shops in Dangulbi village, according to a security report prepared for the UN and seen by AFP. The attackers returned to the village early on Tuesday, killing at least 20 more residents who were mourning the 17 people killed in the Sunday raid, a local official told AFP on Wednesday. "The victims were sheltered under sheds, following an earlier attack on the community on May 31," the report said.

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