China’s factory activity slowed in May as disruptions from a five-day break added to pressures on global demand and input costs from the continuing conflict in the Middle East. Source: bloomberg.com

With bilateral relations at a low and Beijing already enacting limited export controls on critical minerals, fears of a broader ban grow. Source: scmp.com

Senior European officials say Russian intelligence agencies have grown more aggressive in their efforts to steal Western research and defense technology, with agents building fake companies and deploying cyber spies to gather information. Source: csmonitor.com

Stocks have boomed while consumers have paid the costs of high energy prices. Source: cnbc.com

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau will meet with officials in the Dominican Republic as part of an official two-day trip that included a stop in neighboring Haiti. Source: apnews.com