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Today, we will look at U.S. congressional politics, developments in Asia, and other news spanning the globe.
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Africa
-At least seven people have been killed in Togo after protesters clashed with security forces in the capital, Lomé.
Demonstrations began last week amid a cost-of-living crisis in the West African country.
Civil society groups have accused the government of longtime President Faure Gnassingbé of carrying out arbitrary arrests and heavy-handed tactics against the protesters.
The Gnassingbé family has ruled Togo since 1967.
-A second government minister has entered Cameroon’s presidential race. President Paul Biya—the world’s oldest head of state—has yet to say whether he will seek another term.
The vote is slated for October.
Biya has ruled the cocoa- and oil-rich Central African country since 1982.
-Morocco’s economy expanded by 4.8% in the first quarter.
-Annual inflation in Kenya stalled at 3.8% in June, according to government data released yesterday.
Other Links:
Sudan: U.S. sanctions over alleged chemical weapons use come into force - Africa News
Sudan civil war overwhelms border town in neighbor Chad as refugees find little help - AP
A gold mine collapse kills 11 workers in Sudan - AP
IMF disburses about $448 million to Tanzania under two arrangements - Reuters
Aminu Dantata: Nigerian billionaire to be buried in Saudi Arabia - BBC
Americas and the Caribbean
-Chilean Communist candidate Jeannette Jara defeated a moderate rival in a primary election to lead the country’s ruling coalition ahead of elections slated for November.
President Gabriel Boric is term-limited as the country’s constitution bars incumbents from seeking a second consecutive term.
Voting was made compulsory after Boric’s 2022 election victory.
-Colombian politician Alberto Leyva solicited U.S. support for a plan to topple President Gustavo Petro ahead of next year’s general elections, according to El País.
-The Trump administration said it plans to end deportation protections for half a million Haitians living in the United States.
-A group of Americans affected by cartel violence has called on the Trump administration to classify more criminal groups as terrorist organizations.
Other Links:
Brazil ex-leader Bolsonaro rallies thousands of supporters to protest his trial over alleged plot to overturn election - CNN
Argentina Must Turn Over Its 51% Stake in YPF, US Judge Rules - Bloomberg
Guyana to crack down on gold smuggled in from Venezuela at the urging of the US government - AP
China is quietly supplanting Russia as Cuba's main benefactor - Reuters
Barry dissipates after making landfall as tropical depression on Mexico's east coast - CBS
Asia/Indo-Pacific
-U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will host his counterparts from the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue in Washington, D.C., today. The bloc—composed of the United States, Australia, India, and Japan—was established in 2007 as an informal strategic forum.
The grouping was revamped in 2017 by the Trump administration as a means to counter China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific.
The bloc’s leaders are expected to hold a summit meeting later this year in India.
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