Category: Regions
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
Read MoreMalaysia 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
Read MoreNetanyahu 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
Read MoreE.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
Read MoreWeChat 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
Read MoreG20 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…
Read MoreSingapore’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
Read MoreHow 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
Read More‘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
Read MorePutin 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
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