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May 15 0400 UTC Brief
In U.S. and China
Trump and Xi’s meeting was described as warmer than expected, with the two sides spending more than two hours together and moving through the kind of formal choreography both governments love. U.S. trade officials said China appears pragmatic on Iran and is likely to try to limit support for Tehran, while export controls on advanced chips were not a major topic. A broader trade truce extension is expected, though any real breakthrough still looks modest, which is diplomatic code for don’t hold your breath.
In Myanmar
Myanmar’s military government has reportedly expanded restrictions on transporting menstrual products along key routes in the civil war, part of its effort to choke off supplies to resistance forces. Local groups say the bans have pushed women toward rags, leaves, and newspaper, with black-market prices rising and the health and dignity costs landing where they always do, on civilians.
In the Pacific
The Solomon Islands parliament has elected opposition leader Matthew Wale as prime minister after a no-confidence vote removed Jeremiah Manele last week. Wale won 26 votes to 22.
In U.S. news
Oklahoma executed a Tulsa man for the 2007 murders of his former girlfriend and their infant daughter. And in Upper Darby, authorities say four juveniles were inside a home playing with a gun when it discharged, killing a 14-year-old. This is a tragedy, not a crime story with a clever angle, and it deserves to be treated that way.
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