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US Central Command Chief Frank McKenzie expresses concern over regional allies seeking support from China and Russia. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/24/as-us-scales-back-in-the-middle-east-other-countries-may-step-in

Julia Sánchez G20 countries may be losing as much as $32bn annually in taxes from just five of the world’s largest tech companies. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/5/24/tech-giants-must-pay-their-fair-share-of-tax-to-help-tackle-covid

Sheila Tlou, Barbara Stilwell The world may face a severe shortage of nurses in the aftermath of the pandemic if it does not take action. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/5/24/invest-in-nurses-to-fight-the-pandemic-rebuild-shattered-health

David Dollar and Don Clark A global shortage of semiconductors has created serious anxiety in some industries and even caused automakers to halt production in several factories...

Melissa S. Kearney and Phillip Levine Recently released official U.S. birth data for 2020 showed that births have been falling almost continuously for more than a decade. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2021/05/24/will-births-in-the-us-rebound-probably-not/

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message reiterated the fact that lifting sanctions by the US is a legal and moral obligation...

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi in a message emphasized that the United States should first provide verifiable sanctions lifting. https://en.irna.ir/news/84340684/Top-diplomat-urges-US-to-provide-verifiable-sanctions-lifting

UNSC calls for ‘full adherence’ to cease-fire https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202105/1224240.shtml

Lithuania, a small Baltic country with a population of less than 3 million, said over the weekend that it was quitting the "17+1" cooperation...