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Niger Coup: What to Know

New York Times Military mutineers said that they had ousted the country’s elected leader. The move shakes a pillar of democracy in West Africa. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/world/africa/niger-coup-president-bazoum.html

Malaysia to pay households for using their roofs to generate solar energy

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The scheme will lower bills for householders and put cash in their pockets, Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli said. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3229154/malaysia-pay-households-using-their-roofs-generate-solar-energy?utm_source=rss_feed

Netanyahu insists: Biden invited me to the White House this fall

Jerusalem Post Israel and the US “are working on things that will change history,” Netanyahu told ABC in a short interview published on Thursday. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-752751

E.C.B. Raises Rates Again, Citing ‘Too High’ Inflation

New York Times The bank said some price pressures were easing, but that “underlying inflation remains high overall,” as it raised rates a quarter percentage point. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/business/ecb-interest-rates-europe.html

WeChat tells Australian lawmakers China has never asked to spy on users, access private messages

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Representatives of WeChat told an Australian inquiry into foreign interference that Beijing did not have access to its platform, which was based in Singapore and bound by the city state’s laws. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3229151/wechat-tells-australian-lawmakers-china-has-never-asked-spy-users-access-private-messages?utm_source=rss_feed

G20 must lead way on energy transition plans at COP28, new leader urges

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. COP28’s incoming president Sultan al-Jaber and the UN’s climate chief Simon Stiell, jointly said the G20 should lay ‘the path to a strong and credible outcome’, after the group failed on to reach a…

Singapore’s K. Shanmugam, Vivian Balakrishnan demand apology from Lee Hsien Yang for ‘defaming’ them over rental saga

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. PM Lee’s brother, currently in self-exile overseas, had made comments on Facebook about a saga surrounding the rental of colonia-era bungalows by the ministers. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3229141/singapores-k-shanmugam-vivian-balakrishnan-demand-apology-lee-hsien-yang-defaming-them-over-rental?utm_source=rss_feed

How Russia’s State Media Describes Life In Occupied Crimea

New York Times Since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Russian government officials and state television have hammered home the message that everything is fine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/world/europe/russia-media-crimea-ukraine.html

‘Bobi Wine: The People’s President’ Review: A Pop Star Turns Politician

New York Times Uganda has been under authoritarian rule for decades. Wine has doggedly challenged its leader, and this documentary shows the price he’s paid. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/movies/bobi-wine-the-peoples-president-review.html

Putin Promises Free Grain at Africa Summit, Aiming to Help Russia’s Image

New York Times At a summit for African countries, the Russian president insisted that Western hypocrisy rather than his invasion of Ukraine was to blame for disruptions in the global food supply. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/world/europe/putin-russia-africa-summit.html