Shortly after the Director of Public Prosecutions announced accusations of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds against all 14 former members of the Catalan government, El Periódico reported that the former First Minister, Carles Puigdemont, who has not been seen all morning, is in Brussels. Source Spain Report
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
