Weekly News Roundup – Week 30

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Monday 22nd July

Israel sent tanks back into the Khan Younis area, leading to 70 deaths after a new evacuation order. (Reuters)

Israel orders the evacuation of part of the Gaza humanitarian zone as the war’s toll passes 39,000 Palestinians. (AP)

The Israeli parliament votes to label the UN relief agency a terror organisation. (Reuters)

Scores of people were killed in clashes between Somali forces and al-Shabaab. (Reuters)

Belarus’ foreign minister will visit North Korea for possible talks on Russian cooperation. (AP)

Tuesday 23rd July

Suspected Islamists killed at least 17 civilians in eastern DR Congo. (Reuters)

The world recorded the hottest day on July 21. (Reuters)

Hungary stripped of EU meeting over Ukraine stance. (BBC News)

Demonstrators staged mass protests against Netanyahu’s visit and US military aid to Israel. (AP)

The director of the Secret Service resigns after the Trump assassination attempt. (The New York Times)

Wednesday 24th July

Typhoon Gaemi hits the Chinese seaboard, raising fears of widespread flooding. (Reuters)

The air quality in Calgary is placed at ‘high risk’ with wildfires burning across Alberta. (CBC)

Protesters hoist Palestinian flags in Washington during Netanyahu’s speech. (Reuters)

Netanyahu delivers a speech to the United States Congress. (AP)

NORAD intercepts Russian and Chinese bombers operating together near Alaska in the first such flight. (CNN)

Thursday 25th July

Hamas leader in the West Bank dies in Israeli custody, says a Palestinian government body. (Reuters)

Kamala Harris meets with Netanyahu in a separate meeting from that of Joe Biden as she calls for a cease-fire. (AP) (NBC News)

The leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel was arrested in Texas. (BBC News)

Friday 26th July

India and China agree to work urgently to achieve the withdrawal of troops from their disputed border. (AP)

The Kremlin pledges legal action over the planned EU transfer to Ukraine of interest accrued on frozen assets. (Reuters)

Finland suspects a Russian vessel of territorial violation. (Reuters)

The U.S. told the Philippines it made’missteps’ in a secret anti-vax propaganda effort. (Reuters)

Saturday 27th July

Israel says a Hezbollah rocket killed 12 at the football field. (Reuters)

At least 22 people were killed in a RSF attack on Sudan’s al-Fashir, an activist group says. (Reuters)

Seven people were killed in a stampede at a music concert in the Congo’s capital. (AP)

Sunday 28th July

A mudslide kills 15 people near a tourist site in China as rains from tropical storm Gaemi drench region. (AP)

California’s Park Fire tops 350,000 acres, destroying 134 structures. (NBC News)

Putin warns the US of a Cold War-style missile crisis as the United States talks about placing long-range missiles in Germany. (Reuters)

Venezuelans vote in the election, challenging Maduro’s grip on power. (BBC News)

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