| President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is due in Berlin tomorrow, a source says, after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz referred to an end to range limits on Ukraine using western-supplied weapons to strike deep inside Russia. NATO chief Mark Rutte meanwhile confirmed the alliance will seek to adopt a new defense-spending target of 5% of GDP at a June leaders' summit, including a 3.5% target for military equipment and 1.5% for defense-related outlays such as infrastructure. Emmanuel Macron is spearheading the latest effort by European Union leaders to woo Southeast Asian nations worried about becoming collateral damage in the US trade war and security disputes between Washington and Beijing. The French president is due in Indonesia and then Singapore after the EU signaled a more amicable approach to the Trump administration, saying it plans to fast-track negotiations to avert a transatlantic trade conflict.  WATCH: What is behind Trump's trade war, and what's next? US private equity firm Cerberus expressed interest in buying the lease for Australia's strategically important Port of Darwin from Landbridge Group, despite the Chinese firm insisting it has no interest in selling. Pressure is building for a change of ownership from the center-left Labor government which pledged during a recent election campaign to bring the key asset back into Australian hands. South Korea's election to replace ousted conservative leader Yoon Suk Yeol offers to be a potential turning point that either brings stability to politics and markets after months of chaos or deepens painful divisions. The leadership vacuum since the end of last year has battered confidence, helping to push the economy into reverse just as Trump's trade tariffs cast a shadow over growth. Our explainer looks at the candidates and what's at stake in the June 3 vote. Suriname's political future hangs in the balance after the two main parties were virtually tied in Sunday's election, reflecting the deep divide over how the South American nation should manage its economic recovery and newfound oil riches. The outcome sets the stage for weeks of horse-trading, since a two-thirds majority of the 51-member National Assembly is required to elect the president.  Suriname's president, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, displays an inked finger after voting in Paramaribo. Photographer: Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images Germany is considering restrictions on military exports to Israel over concerns about civilian suffering in Gaza, a notable shift from one of the country's staunchest backers and biggest weapons suppliers. North Korea sharply criticized Trump's plan for a Golden Dome missile-defense system, a shield intended to counter threats from rivals including Pyongyang. A Brazilian Supreme Court justice authorized the federal police to probe one of the sons of former President Jair Bolsonaro over allegations that he sought to intimidate members of the court while in the US. Argentina's government will issue a five-year peso bond aimed at international investors, a move officials hailed as the nation's long-awaited return to global markets under President Javier Milei. | 
