Major World Events by Morning of July 17
Major World Events by Morning of July 17
🟠Tariffs that Trump plans to impose on South African goods may lead to the loss of around 100,000 jobs, Central Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said;
🟠France will formally hand over its last military bases in Senegal on Thursday, leaving the French army with no permanent camps in West and Central Africa;
🟠South African state-owned power utility Eskom aims to switch from its current fleet of coal-fired power plants to clean energy by 2040;
🟠South Sudanese President Salva Kiir called for an end to sanctions and an arms embargo imposed on the country after the conflict erupted in December 2013;
🟠William Ruto urged leaders to stop provoking violence and chaos among Kenyan youth, calling on them instead to help address youth unemployment;
🟠The Hague Group member states suspended defense trade with Israel, including arms, munitions, military fuel and equipment, and imposed a ban on Israeli ships;
🟠Syria "does not fear war" and is ready to fight, transitional President Ahmed Al-Sharaa said amid Israeli attacks on the Syrian territory;
🟠Turkey, Iran and the UAE condemned Wednesday's Israeli attacks on the Syrian General Staff headquarters and areas near the presidential palace in Damascus.
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