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OSINTSUM: Tuesday 16 July 2024

EU sanctions five Israelis for human rights abuses, French government set to resign, and China holds joint naval drills with Russia

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Global Situation Update
Tuesday 16 July 2024

Africa

Ethiopia: Ethiopia’s central bank signed an agreement with its counterpart in the United Arab Emirates to establish a bilateral currency swap agreement with a value of up to $816.79m.
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Kenya: At least one person has been killed in anti-government protests today after police clashed with protesters demanding President William Ruto step down. The demonstration was the latest in a series of youth-led protests that broke out a month ago over proposed tax increases.
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Rwanda: Incumbent President Paul Kagame - who has been in power since 2003 - won yesterday’s presidential election with 99.15% of the vote, allowing him to extend his rule by a further five years
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Sudan: Over ten million people - or 20% of the population - have now been displaced by the country’s civil war according to the International Organisation for Migration. The war has also left half the country’s 50 million population facing a hunger crisis, the most of any country.
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Americas

Bolivia: The Bolivian government announced the discovery of a natural gas “megafield”, with a capacity of 1.7tn cubic feet of natural gas, in what it says is the biggest discovery since 2005. The discovery is likely to ease an energy crunch caused by years of declining oil and gas production which has impated the country’s currency reserves.
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Colombia: The government has called off a ceasefire with some factions of the EMC rebel group, which is led by former FARC member Ivan Mordisco, after the group rejected peace talks. A previous suspension of the ceasefire caused internal division within the group.
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Asia/Oceania

China: China has begun joint naval drills with Russia in the South China Sea. The exercise, Joint Sea 2024, is an annual event which has been taking place since 2012, and will sea Russia’s Pacific Fleet and the PLA Navy conduct joint air defence exercises, anti-submarine exercises, and practice conducting resupplies while ships are moving.
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China: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said China’s involvement in the construction of a bridge over the Tuman River by Russia and North Korea has not been discussed, but it will not harm his country’s relations with the PRC.
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French Polynesia: A Google ship arrived in French Polynesia last week to survey the ocean floor and plot the best possible route for a planned subsea cable project aimed at connecting various Pacific Islands with Chile and Australia.
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Japan: Two Chinese Coast Guard vessels were spotted entering Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, carrying what appeared to be guns, according to Japanese authorities.
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Europe

Armenia: Armenia has launched joint military drills with the US in a move that is likely to see its relations with Russia deteriorate even further. The “Eagle Partner” war games are aimed at increasing cooperation between units participating in international peacekeeping missions.
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EU: The EU is holding a provisional vote on whether to impose tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs) built in China to prevent the market being flooded with heavily-government-subsidised Chinese EVs. The vote is not binding, and will be followed by a fianl vote after which the European Commission’s tariff proposal will be adopted unless a majority votes against it.
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France: President Emmanuel Macron is expected to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and the rest of his government by the end of today in response to an inconclusive snap election, but they are expected to stay on in a caretaker role until a new cabinet is appointed.
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Spain: Authorities have arrested a leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) who is wanted in Germany - where the PKK is considered a terrorist organisation - on suspicion of collecting money used to fund terrorist attacks as well as coordinating the PKK’s operations.
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UK: Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has downplayed remarks by US vice presidential candidate JD Vance that the UK was an Islamist nuclear-armed country, saying he had a history of making “fruity” remarks.
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Ukraine: Ukrain’s state company Ukroboronservice and Czech ammunition maker Sellier & Bellot plan to build an ammunition factory in Ukraine after joint government meetings in Prague. The Czech Republic has been a major backer of Kyiv in its efforts to hold of Russia’s invasion.
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Middle East

Gaza: Palestinian health officials say at least 57 people have been killed in the latest Israeli bombardments of the southern and central parts of Gaza. Hamas claims Israel is stepping up attacks to derail ceasefire talks, but Israel says it is conducting them to root out Hamas fighters.
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Iran: Tehran is open to restarting negotiations with the US over bringing the nuclear deal back online according to acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani. The US withdrew from the deal - which restricted Iran’s nuclear programmes - in 2018 under then-President Donald Trump.
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Israel: The EU has sanctioned five Israelis and three entities after it described them as responsible for “serious and systemic human rights abuses”. The list includes Tzav 9, which is accused of blocking humanitarian aid trucks delivering vital supplies to the Gaza Strip.
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Saudi Arabia: The International Monetary Fund has revised Saudi Arabia’s economic growth downwards by 0.9% due to oil production cuts. The revision means the Middle East and North Africa region’s projected growth rate has been cut by 0.5% as a whole.
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