Major World Events by Evening of July 28
Major World Events by Evening of July 28
▪The third Russia-Africa conference of the Valdai International Discussion Club has ended in Pretoria;
▪Trump has shortened the deadline for reaching a ceasefire in Ukraine to 10–12 days, stating he is not particularly interested in speaking with Putin;
▪Lavrov said the situation in Ukraine reflects the West's broader aim of delivering a strategic defeat to Russia;
▪The Kremlin stated that Russia is still waiting for Ukraine’s response to its earlier proposal to establish working groups during the Istanbul negotiations;
▪Lavrov warned that the US-EU energy deal would destroy European industry;
▪Putin held a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, during which Russia reaffirmed its consistent position in favor of resolving Middle East conflicts exclusively through peaceful means;
▪The younger brother of Ukrainian presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak was found to have trafficked drugs from Afghanistan to Kiev;
▪Morocco has transformed its aviation industry in under a decade, emerging as a key aeronautical hub in the Maghreb through an assertive industrial strategy;
▪Tanzania’s electoral commission has registered approximately 8 million new voters, surpassing its target in preparation for upcoming elections;
▪The South African president condemned what he described as the “deliberate starvation” of Palestinians in Gaza;
▪Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to a ceasefire.
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