Situation Reports

The European Commission is proposing a delay in the enforcement of some aspects of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act in an upcoming simplification package on Nov. 19, the Financial Times reported on Nov. 6.

An official from South Korea's Office of the President said the country plans to build its first nuclear-powered submarine domestically with enriched uranium from the United States, Reuters reported on Nov. 7.

China accepted a shipment of Japanese scallops, marking the first instance of China importing Japanese seafood since Beijing banned these goods in August 2023, Jiemian reported on Nov. 7.

Swiss commodity trader Gunvor withdrew its bid to acquire Russian oil giant Lukoil's international assets, including refineries, oilfields and retail networks in Europe, Iraq and Central Asia, after the U.S. Treasury Department publicly denounced the deal, calling Gunvor a Kremlin "puppet," and signaled it would not grant a sanctions waiver, Bloomberg reported Nov. 6.

Tanzanian prosecutors have charged at least 145 people with treason for their alleged roles in violent unrest during and after the country's disputed Oct. 29 general elections, Reuters reported Nov. 7, citing court filings.

Sri Lanka's President and Finance Minister Anura Kumara Dissanayake presented the 2026 budget, pledging reforms to keep the $3 billion International Monetary Fund bailout on track, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 7.

The Pakistan People's Party, or PPP, a major coalition ally in Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif's government, rejected several key provisions of the proposed 27th constitutional amendment, Arab News reported on Nov. 7.

The CEO of German car parts supplier AUMOVIO said shipments of chips from Dutch-headquartered semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia's China unit have resumed and that the company received an exemption from Chinese export controls, the Financial Times reported on Nov. 7.

Chief of Army Staff of the Nigerian military, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, told troops in the city of Maiduguri that they should prepare for a new offensive against jihadist groups in the northeast of the country, the Daily Post reported on Nov. 7.

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, said that it had accepted proposals by the United States, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for a humanitarian truce and that it was looking to begin talks on a cessation of hostilities agreement, Sudan Tribune reported Oct. 6.