PUEAA

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Johannesburg to attend a summit of the BRICS group of nations this month, the Indian government said on Thursday.

China denies using ‘wrecking tactics’ to obstruct G20 climate discussions

HONG KONG FREE PRESS

French ecological transition minister Christophe Bechu said that discussions with China, Saudi Arabia and Russia had been “complicated,” while one source told the Financial Times that China had used “wrecking tactics” to block debate.

Tropical Cyclone Kills 2 in Southern Japan

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Typhoon Khanun was hovering near Okinawa Prefecture days after an earlier tropical cyclone, Doksuri, brought death and destruction to China and the Philippines.

West African bloc sends delegation to Niger, says force is ‘last resort’

ALJAZEERA

ECOWAS has imposed sanctions on Niger after last week’s coup and insists that there could be use of force within a week if deposed President Bazoum is not reinstated.

Worldcoin suspended in Kenya as thousands queue for free money

BBC

The Kenyan government has ordered cryptocurrency project Worldcoin to stop signing up new users, citing data privacy concerns.

Migrants continue to pour into Libya following expulsions from Tunisia

AFRICA NEWS

Hundreds of migrants from Africa continue to arrive in Libya daily amid high temperatures, after Tunisian authorities began conducting mass expulsions in early July, according to the U.N. and humanitarian groups.

Cameroon’s anglophone conflict has lasted for six years: what citizens say about how to end it

THE CONVERSATION

The armed conflict in Cameroon between separatist groups and the military is in its sixth year. Armed groups are fighting for secession of the English-speaking north-west and south-west regions and establishment of the Republic of Ambazonia. The government rejected a Canadian peace initiative in January 2023.

Marcos squeezed between allies

ASIA TIMES

The controversial trip last month, which saw Chinese President Xi Jinping seeking Duterte’s assistance to smooth bilateral relations, didn’t go down well in Manila. Duterte’s open criticisms of Marcos Jr’s military cooperation with the West as well as his decision to snub his successor’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) last week further fueled rumors of a falling out between the two.