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This week, the Trump administration reverses course on its migrant child separation policy following international outrage; the United States withdraws from the UN Human Rights Council; EU countries to meet on immigration policy; and more.

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Americas

Following near universal outrage about its recently implemented "zero tolerance" policy that resulted in children being separated from their mothers after crossing the border into the United States, the Trump administration reversed course. President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order ending the policy following days of saying only Congress could fix the problem. "We’re going to have strong, very strong borders, but we’re going to keep the families together," Trump said Wednesday. "I didn’t like the sight or the feeling of families being separated."

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Central & South Asia

India took direct control of the Kashmir state on Wednesday. The move followed the end of a shaky alliance between the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and the Kashmiri People’s Democratic Party. The political coalition fell apart following a "deteriorating security situation" and a "wake of increasing violence." Elections in the state will be held in 2020, with all decisions made by the federal government in New Delhi until then.

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• China distances itself from its envoy’s idea of India-China-Pakistan trilateral cooperation – The Economic Times

China & East Asia

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made his third visit to Beijing this week, just days after his historic summit with President Trump in Singapore. Chinese President Xi Jinping said the recent efforts of North Korea, China, and the United States will make the Korean Peninsula "peaceful and stable." North Korean state media also said China-North Korea relations have reached a new level of development and that the two countries plan to bolster bilateral cooperation.

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• China’s economy shows signs of slowing. A trade war won’t help – CNN Money

Europe & Russia

Officials from Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Bulgaria will hold an emergency summit this weekend in Brussels to discuss the refugee crisis and EU immigration policy. The leaders of Germany and France have called for a unified EU approach to migration, including allowing EU countries to turn asylum seekers away who have already registered in another EU member country. The meeting is intended to avoid conflict on the migration issue at the upcoming EU summit on June 28-29.

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Middle East & North Africa

U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley announced Tuesday that the United States is withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council. The move came after the council criticized Israel for shooting unarmed protesters. Haley called the council a "cesspool of political bias" and a "hypocritical and self-serving organization." Rights groups condemned the withdrawal and said it could result in countries with less than stellar human rights records filling the void.

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• Will Russia let Iran down to win the United States over? – Al Jazeera

Southeast Asia & Oceania

According to a new poll by the Lowry Institute, a majority of Australians are worried about the state of the world. Only 30 percent have confidence in President Trump, compared to 43 percent who have confidence in President Xi. However, Australians are also concerned about Chinese expansion and investment, as well as immigration and climate change. About 72 percent of Australians said their government allowed "too much investment" in real estate and agriculture from China, up from 56 percent in 2014.

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• Philippines’ Duterte approves $5.6 billion military upgrade – Reuters

Sub-Saharan Africa

A Kenyan court rejected a Kenyan doctor’s appeal aimed at blocking the deployment of 100 Cuban doctors in Kenya. "The petitioners have not proved that the doctors’ rights and the rights of other specialized doctors were infringed by the decision to import the Cuban doctors," the judge ruled, clearing the way for the Cuban specialists—including radiologists, nephrologists, orthopedic surgeons, plastic surgeons, and neurologists—to begin working at Kenyan hospitals. A Kenyan doctors’ union opposed the ruling, saying 171 local specialists are unemployed.

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• South Sudan’s warring leaders meet for first time since 2016 – Washington Post

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