# NuseReal

"Trump's cuts are pushing the UN out of Geneva. That may be a win" (LINK) — 11 May 2026

---

Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison (LINK) ground.news: 52 media reports (LINK) — 11 May 2026

— The Corrections Department approved parole after Thaksin served eight months of a 12-month corruption sentence, which was previously commuted from eight years by royal pardon.

---

Trump and China's Xi set for talks on Thursday and Friday spanning Iran, nuclear, trade and AI (LINK) — 10 May 2026

---

At least 69 killed in militia attack in northeast Congo, AFP reports (LINK) — ground.news: 15 media reports (LINK) — 9 May 2026

---

Twelve-fifteen Pakistani police officers killed in car bombing and shootout in northwest (LINK) — ground.news: 24 media reports (LINK) — 9 May 2026

---

Bahrain arrests 41 over alleged links to Iran's IRGC (LINK) — ground.news: 38 media reports (LINK) — 9 May 2026

---

Rwanda-backed rebels accuse the US of falling short as a peace mediator in Congo's conflict — (LINK) — ground.news: 12 media reports — 9 May 2026 (LINK)

---

Israel built secret base in Iraq during Iran war, WSJ reports — (LINK) — ground.news: 107 media reports — 9 May 2026 (LINK)

---

Niger suspends 9 French media outlets, including AFP and RFI, over 'national security', citing content "likely to seriously endanger public order, national unity, social cohesion, and the stability of the institutions of the Republic" — (LINK) — ground.news: 23 media reports — 8 May 2026 (LINK)

---

Utah Supreme Court justice resigns amid probe into alleged relationship with redistricting attorney — (LINK) — ground.news: 60 media reports — 8 May 2026 (LINK)

---

UNCTAD: non-tariff measures such as technical regulations, health and safety requirements, and administrative procedures, impose higher export costs than tariffs for 88% of countries. "Developing countries and least developed countries face the highest costs. Least developed countries lose about 10% of their exports to G20 markets because they cannot meet NTM requirements, Improving transparency can reduce NTM-related trade costs by around 19%" — 7 May 2026 (LINK)

— Nevertheless, tariffs increased sharply in 2025. They rose by 10% for developed countries, 16% for developing countries and 18% for least developed countries.

---

Kenya's plans to host a $1 billion data centre backed by Microsoft and UAE-based G42 have stalled, after President William Ruto said the country lacks sufficient power capacity to support the project. — 6 May 2026 (LINK)

---

Roger Stone paid $50k/month to lobby for Myanmar junta — (LINK) — ground.news: 32 media reports — 5 May 2026 (LINK)

---

China's factory inflation hits 45-month high on energy price shock — 11 May 2026 (LINK)

---

Surge of cartel violence in central Mexico forces between 800 and 1,000 families to flee homes (LINK) — ground.news: 11 media reports (LINK) — 10 May 2026

---

Gaza documentary dropped by the BBC wins BAFTA (LINK) — ground.news: 14 media report (LINK) — 10 May 2026

---

Self-proclaimed Swiss king's 'empire' is riling local authorities — 10 May 2026 (LINK)

---

British sprinter CJ Ujah arrested in crypto wallet seed phrase scam — 10 May 2026 (LINK)

---

Indian police arrest hacker Sriki in $1.3M Bitcoin theft case from 2017 on national and international websites — 10 May 2026 (LINK)

---

Cloudflare cuts 1,100 jobs after AI makes them unnecessary — 10 May 2026 (LINK)

---

Brazilian trojan TCLBANKER hijacks WhatsApp and Outlook accounts and sends phishing messages to their contacts — 10 May 2026 (LINK)

---

Indonesian police arrest 321 foreigners near Chinatown in an operation to crack down on banned online gambling — (LINK) — ground.news: 27 media reports — 9 May 2026 (LINK)

— Transnational gambling syndicates have relocated operations from Cambodia to Indonesia following crackdowns. Among the detainees, 228 were Vietnamese nationals, 57 Chinese, with others from Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Myanmar.

---

Female nudity and art that stinks: key takeaways from Venice Biennale 2026 — 9 May 2026 (LINK)

---

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Switzerland violated the freedom of assembly and association of a demonstration organiser for women's rights in 2019 — 7 May 2026 (LINK)

— The organiser was informed in advance that she would be held personally liable in the event of non-compliance with the conditions of her permit. However, because there were riots at this demonstration, the Swiss courts accused the organiser of having an ineffective security service. She was convicted under criminal law and fined CHF200.

---

Swiss Bitcoin reserve effort withdrawn after resistance from Central Bank — 9 May 2026 (LINK)

---

Monaco slaps UBS with €6 million money laundering fine for 2018 to 2023 — 7 May 2026 (LINK)

---

25 to 27 October 2026: UNCTAD World Investment Forum 9: in Doha — 22 January 2026 (LINK)

---

Road to the First International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals being held in Geneva on 16 to 20 November 2026 — 11 February 2026 (LINKS)

---

11 to 15 July 2027: International AIDS Society announces Geneva as host city for IAS 2027:: Around 5,000 people from more than 130 countries are expected to attend. Registration for IAS 2027 will open in November 2026 — 22 January 2026 (LINK)

---