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By pulling out of the Ukrainian grain deal, Russia risks alienating its few remaining partners

By pulling out of a landmark deal that allowed Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea, Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken a gamble that could badly damage Moscow’s relations with many of its partners that have stayed neutral or even been supportive of the Kremlin’s invasion of its neighbor

The Independent UK

Autocratic Cambodian leader paving way for son, a West Point graduate with PhD in economics, to rule

Cambodia's Hun Sen has been his country's autocratic prime minister for nearly four decades, during which the opposition has been stifled and the country has moved closer to China

The Independent UK

Russia’s exit from grain deal puts focus on Asia’s food prices

Analysts say food prices in Asia are likely to rise but the fallout will be limited for the time being.

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Weekly Must-Read: U.S. Sanctions Have Been Bad for Huawei, but Worse for Its Chip Design Unit

HiSilicon’s share of the global application processor market for smartphones has been bupkis for four straight quarters since April 2022, analyst report shows

Caixin Global

UN chief says the world is in a new era marked by the highest major power competition in decades

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the post-Cold War period is over and the world is moving toward a new multipolar era already marked by the highest level of geopolitical tensions and major power competition in decades

The Independent UK

The U.S. could slash climate pollution, but it might not be enough, a new report says

The Inflation Reduction Act could help the U.S. cut greenhouse gas pollution up to 42% from 2005 levels by 2030. That's still short of what the country promised under the Paris Climate Agreement.

WEKU

Mining the seabed for clean-tech minerals could destroy ecosystems. Will it get the green light?

A little-known organisation is meeting this week in a conference centre in Jamaica. The rules the International Seabed Authority (ISA) are drafting could have immense impact.

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Israeli Foreign Minister Urges France To Help Curb Hezbollah’s Border Provocations

Eli Cohen meets French counterpart to address growing security concerns and seek regional stability

Zenger

Eating meat creates four times more greenhouse gases than being vegan, landmark study finds

Meat-free eating found to have much lower environmental impact on land use, water pollution risk, water use and biodiversity loss

The Independent UK

Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley Takes Pro-Israel Stance, Slams Biden’s Israel Policies

Nikki Haley Criticizes Biden's Handling of Israel, Calls for Stronger Stance Against Antisemitism.

Zenger

Surviving heat waves in Africa – three essential reads

Around the world, temperature records are being broken in countries in Africa, Europe, America and Asia. The planet experienced its hottest day on record at the beginning of July 2023.

The Conversation

US-China climate dealmaking hinges on two diplomats’ deep ties

For roughly a quarter century, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry and his Chinese counterpart, Xie Zhenhua, have sought to make headway in the fight against global warming.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine and Pakistan call for restoring the Black Sea grain deal after talks in Islamabad

The foreign ministers of Ukraine and Pakistan have called for the restoration of the Black Sea grain initiative to ensure global food security

The Independent UK

Grain prices rise after Russian pullout of Black Sea deal sparks food crisis fears

Moscow criticised as concern grows about impact of climbing agricultural commodity prices on poorer countries

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Al Jazeera

Nine dead, 16 wounded in bomb blast in eastern DR Congo

The blast occurred on Wednesday in North Kivu province in the restive eastern DRC where multiple armed groups are based.

Al Jazeera

Middle East Roundup: Cairo grants pardons amidst crackdown

A ‘day of disruption’ in Israel and regional leaders in a frenzy of deals and talks – here’s the Middle East this week.

Radio France Internationale

Riots in France’s banlieues are over for now, but deep-rooted anger remains

French authorities managed to bring a week of nighttime urban violence and looting in its low-income, multi-racial surburbs to a rapid end – but unless the underlying reasons for the rioting are addressed, researchers say we can expect a rerun.

The Guardian - UK

What was the Black Sea grain deal and why did it collapse?

What will happen now that Russia has pulled out of deal that allowed Ukrainian grain to reach world markets?

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Diplomatic row as EU recognises Argentine name for Falkland Islands

BRITISH diplomats have been enraged after the European Union appeared to endorse the Argentine name for the Falkland Islands.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Deep in the heart of Texas: As Abbott ramps up ‘inhumane’ operation, where are the feds?

A toddler, passed out from heat exhaustion and caught on a coil of barbed wire, pushed back without assistance by armed men. Desperate people denied water on orders from above, and left to die as a deterrent to others. These aren’t scenes from some UN observer report on a warzone,…

The Guardian - UK

M&S refused permission to demolish and rebuild flagship Oxford Street store – as it happened

Michael Gove ‘decided to refuse permission,’ in a win for campaigners concerned about the carbon footprint of redevelopment

The Hindu

Western countries are making sensible bet on India, ‘a rising great power’, says Martin Wolf

India is indeed likely to be a rising “great power” and its economy will have the size similar to that of the U.S. by 2050, according to noted economics commentator Martin Wolf who has also highlighted that Western leaders are making a sensible bet on the country.

The Independent UK

In a refugee camp in Kenya, food shortages left kids hungry even before Russia ended grain deal

One of the world's largest refugee camps offers a stark example of the global food security crisis

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: What’s behind Europe’s extreme heat – and the risks ahead

In today’s newsletter: How countries have responded to record-breaking temperatures – and what it will take to change minds and policy

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a huge sign of progress’: the battle to decriminalise suicide

In at least 17 countries, suicide remains a criminal offence – a ‘huge barrier’ to mental health care. As Ghana becomes one of four countries to overturn its law in a year, others could follow

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