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This week Turkey and Ukraine agreed to work on a new Black Sea grain corridor as Washington considered proposals to protect shipping.

This comes as Serbia’s student-backed opposition won the country’s parliamentary election, and as Israel’s final count left both main blocs short of a majority.

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1️⃣ 🇹🇷 🇺🇦 🇺🇸 Turkey and Ukraine pursue grain corridor: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to work on a Black Sea grain corridor in Istanbul on Saturday. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington was reviewing Turkish and Indian proposals for a limited ceasefire to protect grain and energy shipments.

2️⃣ 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 US approves possible Patriot sale: Washington approved a possible $2.1 billion sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles, parts and support to Ukraine on Friday after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised delays in US approvals. The interceptors have yet to be manufactured, and two people briefed on the decision said deliveries were not expected until the early 2030s.

3️⃣ 🇪🇺 🇨🇳 EU lawmakers press China on exports: A delegation of 12 European lawmakers pressed Beijing to extend export restraints beyond hybrid cars, warning that China’s export-led model threatened European industry and jobs. The call builds on an existing car-import agreement, while wider EU-China negotiations are expected to continue until at least March.

4️⃣ 🇮🇱 Final count confirms Israeli deadlock: Israel’s final election count gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc 53 seats, Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc 48 and Arab-led parties 19, leaving both main blocs below the 61 needed to govern. Most parties in the main opposition bloc have ruled out cooperation with the Arab factions, complicating coalition talks despite their combined majority.

5️⃣ 🇷🇸 Students’ List defeats Vucic: Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat to the student-backed Students’ List in last Sunday’s parliamentary election, marking a major shift after 14 years of his party’s rule. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen congratulated the movement and offered support for democratic reforms and Serbia’s EU membership path.

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🇵🇱 Poland’s court dispute deepens

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk defended his government’s handling of a Constitutional Tribunal crisis in a televised address on Saturday, following a confrontation at the court the night before.

President Karol Nawrocki entered the Tribunal building early on Saturday during a confrontation with judges over control of the court.

Parliament elected the judges and they took their oaths, but Nawrocki did not formally receive those oaths and Tribunal President Bogdan Święczkowski refused to let them begin work.

The opposition accused the government of attempting a coup, while Tusk’s administration said it was restoring judicial independence after years of Law and Justice party interference.

Tusk pledged to provide security for the Tribunal and said it would operate independently of the executive, but offered no agreement with Nawrocki or detailed plan to resolve the dispute.

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1️⃣ 🇮🇷 🇺🇸 🇶🇦 Iran welcomes outreach but sets conditions: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called a US attempt to open dialogue a positive step on Saturday, while an Iranian delegation continued consultations in Qatar. He said there were no plans to meet US officials and tied reopening the Strait of Hormuz to demands including sanctions relief, restored oil waivers and the release of frozen funds.

2️⃣ 🇧🇷 🇺🇸 Bolsonaro arrives in Miami after defeat: Senator Flávio Bolsonaro arrived in Miami on Wednesday after losing Brazil’s presidential election to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and refusing to concede. He denies wrongdoing in Supreme Court corruption investigations, while his Liberal Party has accepted the election result.

3️⃣ 🇺🇸 🇷🇼 🇨🇩 US sanctions Rwanda’s defence ministry: The US sanctioned Rwanda’s defence ministry and the Zigama financial institution on Wednesday over alleged support for M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo. Rwanda denies backing armed groups and says it remains ready to implement the Washington peace accords, but argues that Congo has not fulfilled its own commitments.

4️⃣ 🇾🇪 UN warns of worsening Yemen displacement: A UN humanitarian report released on Friday said at least 290,000 people had been displaced in Yemen since fighting resumed in August, as clashes intensified around Taiz and coastal areas. Among those recently displaced were 6,100 pregnant women, including 600 due to give birth within two weeks, with disrupted services and rising food and fuel prices worsening conditions.

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