A statement published in Gazeta, the official state newspaper, said Karimov had been hospitalized and was “receiving medical treatment.” The statement did not say how long he’d stay in the hospital, only that it would “require a certain amount of time for medical assessment and treatment.” Source: The Diplomat
Israel is pressing the Trump administration to recognize its sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, an Israeli cabinet minister said on Wednesday, predicting U.S. assent could come within months. Source: Reuters
European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič said on May 23 that the time has come for another round of trilateral talks with Russia and Ukraine to find a “Constructive and stable co-operation between Russia and Ukraine in the field of energy is of utmost importance for the European Union.” Source: New Europe
A US government employee in China suffered brain trauma linked to “abnormal sounds” that resembled the still-unexplained injuries that befell US and Canadian diplomats in Cuba last year, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday. Source: Agence France Presse
