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Today’s Briefing Highlight:

1️⃣ Blinken’s Warning: U.S. Calls Out China’s ‘Dangerous’ Moves in the South China Sea

2️⃣ EU’s €150M Oops: Tunisia Deal Backfires with Human Rights Abuses Linked to Funds

3️⃣ Israel vs. Iran: A Regional Firestorm Brewing?