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Ukraine · 24 May 2018 BBC: Trump’s personal lawyer received secret payment to arrange meeting between the US and Ukrainian Presidents Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, received a secret payment of at least $400,000 (£300,000) to fix talks between the Ukrainian president… USA · 24 May 2018 NFL players will be fined if they kneel during US anthem Various US media outlets report that N.F.L. players will be allowed to stay in the locker room during the national anthem, but… USA · 24 May 2018 New York Times : Iran established a secret missile research facility The New York Times reports that Iran has established a secret missile research facility in the desert where it may be developing… Russia · 24 May 2018 Yulia Skripal speaks for the first time after Salisbury poisoning Yulia Skripal, who survived an assassination attempt that UK authorities blame on Russia spoke for the first time following her release from… Russia · 24 May 2018 Reuters : Cyber researchers, Ukraine warn of possible Russian attack Reuters reports that "hackers have infected at least 500,000 routers and storage devices in dozens of countries, some of the world’s biggest… Italy · 24 May 2018 “I will be the defence lawyer of the Italians” – Giuseppe Conte accepts official mandate to form government The President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella gave Professor Giuseppe Conte the task of forming the new Italian government. The decision… European Commission · 23 May 2018 European Education Area by 2025 The European Commission is advancing work to build a European Education Area by 2025, reinforce the cultural dimension of the European Union… Australia · 23 May 2018 EU approves start of negotiations for free trade deal with Australia and New Zealand The Sydney Morning Herald reports that European officials will land in Australia next month to begin negotiations on a free trade deal,… Israel · 23 May 2018 Palestinian government requests ICC to investigate what it called Israeli crimes The Palestinian government has submitted a referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC) calling on prosecutors to open an immediate investigation into… Russia · 23 May 2018 Russia blocks UN sanctions on six Libyan people accused of human trufficking The Libya Observer reports that Russia has blocked a proposal to impose sanctions on six Libyan figures accused of human trafficking and… Iran · 23 May 2018 Israel’s High-Level security cabinet to meet in special bunker The Times of Israel reports that Israel’s high-level security cabinet will meet in a new, specially built underground bunker in Jerusalem for… USA · 22 May 2018 “Substantial Chance” that summit between US and North Korea might not happen next month US President Donald Trump has said there is a "very substantial chance" a historic summit with North Korea's Kim Jong-un next month…