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In today’s video, we run through which three European countries have recognised Palestine. Also, we discuss Sunak’s sudden announcement of a UK election; Macron visits New Caledonia; and China launches military drills around Taiwan. 

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Further reading:

✍️ Which EU Countries Have Recognised Palestine?

• https://apnews.com/article/norway-palestinian-state-ddfd774a23d39f77f5977b9c89c43dbc
• https://www.ft.com/content/dfa16579-c44e-4069-ba6f-fcc45cc518ae
• https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/22/significant-spain-norway-ireland-recognition-state-palestine 

✍️ Macron Visits New Caledonia

• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-23/france-s-macron-touches-down-in-new-caledonia-urges-calm?srnd=politics-vp 

✍️ China Launches Military Drills in Taiwan

• https://apnews.com/article/china-military-drills-taiwan-president-inauguration-2598c308207041be0638a0be028a9097
• https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-starts-military-drills-around-taiwan-days-after-new-president-takes-office-2024-05-23/
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqvv29gpqn1o 

✍️ TLDR Good News

• https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/potato-donation-manitoba-1.7206483 

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