Let's review the most notable events of the week through outstanding photos:
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Trump resumes US-North Korea summit
On June 1 (US time), after meeting with senior North Korean official Kim Yong-chol, President Donald Trump affirmed that he will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as planned, on June 12 in Singapore. Trump also said that the North Korean official had delivered him a "very nice" and "very interesting" letter from Mr. Kim, but then added that he had not read the letter yet. Photo: White House |
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| "I never said it would happen in one meeting, I think it would be a process. But the relationship is being built, and that's a very positive thing," Trump affirmed. This Trump-Kim meeting, if held, would be the first US-North Korea summit ever. Photo: CNN |
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| Responding to the above information, on June 2, South Korea welcomed the resumption of the Trump-Kim summit. South Korean Presidential Office (Blue House) spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom said: "It seems that the path to the North Korea-US summit has been pushed forward and expanded. We will eagerly but calmly look forward to the upcoming historic meeting in Singapore." Photo: Yonhap |
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Russian journalist “murdered” in Ukraine suddenly “resurrected”
On May 29, Ukraine announced that Russian journalist and TV host Arkadiy Babchenko - who has long annoyed the Kremlin with his articles criticizing Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine - was suddenly shot three times in the back at his apartment in Kiev. This information immediately pushed Russia-Ukraine relations into a new spiral of tension: Ukraine accused Russia of being behind the assassination of the dissident reporter, while Foreign Minister Lavrov denied it, calling it part of an anti-Russian campaign. Photo: Internet |
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| Surprisingly, a day later, on the afternoon of May 30, Mr. Babchenko appeared in good health at a press conference organized by the Ukrainian security agency to talk about his own “death”. Accordingly, Babchenko’s fake death was part of a special operation to preempt the real assassination plot. The Russian side said that Kiev was exploiting the story for propaganda purposes, asserting that this was a “false flag operation” to smear Moscow’s reputation. Photo: CNN |
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Italian politics: Compromise to escape crisis
On May 23, Italian President Sergio Mattarella appointed law professor Giuseppe Conte as Prime Minister, tasking him with forming a government. However, five days later, Mr. Conte resigned due to failure to fulfill the task, when Mr. Mattarella rejected the nomination of the former Minister of Industry as Minister of Economy and Finance. Photo: Express |
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| But on May 30, the two sides agreed to a compromise, according to which Mr. Conte returned to the Prime Minister's chair, and then a day later submitted to the President a list of new cabinet nominees, offering more suitable concessions. "We will actively strive to achieve the political goals in the agreement on the country's leadership platform. We will show our determination to improve people's lives," the new Italian Prime Minister emphasized. Photo: CNN |
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America starts taxing its friends
On May 31, the US announced that it would impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from the European Union (EU), Mexico and Canada, ending a two-month exemption for these markets. Responding to the news, the head of the European Commission (EC) said the US move was unacceptable and affirmed that the EU would retaliate. Photo: Internet |
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| On the same day, Mexico and Canada announced retaliatory measures, according to which from July 1, Canada will impose tariffs on a series of US goods with a total value of up to 16.6 billion USD, while Mexico will target goods including steel, pork legs, apples, grapes, etc. originating from US states that supported Mr. Donald Trump in the presidential election. Analysts said that the US decision could spark a new trade war between the US and its allies. Photo: RNN |
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US takes tough stance on East Sea
After China's illegal militarization of islands in the East Sea, such as moving surface-to-air missiles and air defense systems to the area and landing bombers on an island for the first time, the Pentagon on May 31 warned of the possibility of blowing up China's artificial islands. US Lieutenant General McKenzie said that they would not compromise, affirming that "we will continue to conduct freedom of navigation operations permitted by international law. And we will continue to do what we are doing." Photo: Internet |
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| Then, on the sidelines of the 17th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, US Defense Secretary Mattis agreed with his counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to strengthen the US security relationship with the region, amid concerns about China's increasing militarization activities in the East Sea. Photo: CNN |
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