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DAILY ISSUE · 2026-05-31

Sunday 31 May 2026

4 dispatches · every item carries a primary source and independent corroboration.

Crowns1 filed
Naruhito becomes first emperor in 32 years to watch Tokyo Big6 baseball live, wi
Jiji Press via Nippon.com
CROWNS · asian dynasties · 2026-05-31SCOOP 62

Naruhito becomes first emperor in 32 years to watch Tokyo Big6 baseball live, with Princess Aiko at his side

Emperor Naruhito and his daughter Princess Aiko visited Meiji Jingu Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on May 31 to watch the storied Waseda-Keio fixture in the Tokyo Big6 Baseball spring league — the first time in 32 years that a Japanese emperor has watched a game of the university league live. The Imperial Household accepted the league's invitation as part of celebrations mark

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Capitals1 filed
Colombia's presidential race heads to runoff as outsider De la Espriella ed
Reuters via CNN
CAPITALS · special elections · 2026-05-31SCOOP 68

Colombia's presidential race heads to runoff as outsider De la Espriella edges Cepeda in first round

Colombians voted on 31 May in the first round of the presidential election to choose a successor to Gustavo Petro, who is constitutionally barred from seeking a second term, sending the contest to a 21 June runoff between two starkly opposed candidates. With more than 23 million ballots cast — turnout of roughly 56% of registered voters — right-wing National Salvation candidate

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Coffers1 filed
Euroclear Fights Immediate Enforcement of Moscow's $256 Billion Judgment fo
TASS
COFFERS · central banks · 2026-05-31SCOOP 74

Euroclear Fights Immediate Enforcement of Moscow's $256 Billion Judgment for Bank of Russia

Euroclear has filed a complaint with the Moscow Arbitration Court against immediate enforcement of the ruling ordering it to pay 18.2 trillion rubles ($256 billion) to the Bank of Russia, TASS reported late Saturday, with the filing disclosed by a source who said the complaint 'was filed this week'; Interfax carried the same development as the news ran into Sunday. The Russian

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Couriers1 filed
Syria's al-Sharaa presses Trump in phone call to lift remaining sanctions a
Syrian presidency via AP
COURIERS · envoys mediators · 2026-05-31SCOOP 70

Syria's al-Sharaa presses Trump in phone call to lift remaining sanctions and aid reconstruction

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa spoke by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday, May 31, 2026, telling him that lifting the remaining U.S. sanctions on Syria is 'the primary step toward revitalizing the Syrian economy' and essential to attracting investment, according to the Syrian presidency (reported by Reuters via SCMP and corroborated by Al Arabiya, Arab News and

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